ERTL 65/95 Ken Miles #98 Shelby AC Cobra Street (Silver) LE 1:18 Die Cast-In Box

Description

ERTL 65 (Shelby American) Ken Miles #98 Shelby AC Cobra.
Limited Edition 1,467 of 2,500 -
(1/2 of a matched number set.)
1:18 scale Die Cast Historical Race Car
A very rare collectible for the true
Ken Miles Shelby American Race
Car
fan.
During 1964 and 1965, CSX2431 served as Ken Miles’s personal race Cobra. One of six similar cars designed specifically to win SCCA’s U.S. Road Racing Championship professional series, it had wider Halibrand wheels, bigger fender flares, a short, rounded windshield, and cutback doors to match the rear flares. Adjustable front and rear anti-sway bars were also fitted. Improvements to the usual Girling aluminum brakes included vented rotors and Aeroquip stainless steel lines. A fuel tank switch (off-reserve-main) was mounted in the floor just in front of the driver’s seat. The big Smiths “tell-tale” tachometer rotated so it was easy to read at high rpm. The car’s original paint was a unique silver-blue, and the usual upright windshield was removed in favor of an Indy roadster-style shield, significantly reducing drag. To avoid fuel spills onto the driver, the filler cap was moved to the right side of the rear cowl. A pair of huge outside exhaust pipes helped keep the floor reasonably cool. To prevent differential overheating, an electric pump moved lubricant through a rear-mounted cooler. The final Weber carburetor manifold design also evolved on this car. All manner of modifications were tested on CSX2431 during 1964 and 1965, even while the car was being raced. In that sense, this car could be considered the ultimate example of a period competition Cobra, and the modifications influenced all Cobras that followed.
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Specifications:
* Official licensed product
* Scale: 1:18
* Length: 8.25  Inches (approximate)
* Width:  4.25  Inches (approximate)
* Height:  3.00 Inches (approximate)
Features:
*
Matched numbers
ERTL 65 (Shelby American) Ken Miles #98 Shelby AC Cobra
No. 1,467 of 2,500
(1/2 of identical numbered matched pair.)
* Color:
Silver w/black interior.
*
Car is in pristine condition. In original Ertl Collectibles/American Muscle/Collector's Edition box.
* Steering front wheels, all wheels turn, knock off racing wheels, with super wide rubber racing tires.
* Opening doors
and
hood.
 Simulated wood steering wheel.
* Detailed headlights, signal lights, and brake lights
* Detailed interior & exterior
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