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6 units built
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Homologation number: 115
Homologation start: 9/5/1963
Analytical specifications and drawings
V8 (90o) cylinder
4727cc capacity
OHV with 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with 4 x Weber 48 IDM Carburetors
Power output, 390 bhp / 291 KW @ 6750 rpm or 360 bhp / 269 KW @ 6500 rpm (Willment)
Torque, 462 Nm / 341 ft lbs or 432 Nm / 319 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm (Willment)
Borg Warner T10 Manual 4 speed gearbox
1st: 2.36/1
2nd: 1.78/1
3rd: 1.41/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 2.42/1
1st: 2.32/1
2nd: 1.69/1
3rd: 1.29/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 2.42/1
limited slip rear differential, 4.09/1, 2.72/1 to 4.56/1
aluminium panels on steel tubular chassis, made by AC
Suspension (fr/r) lower wishbones, upper transverse leaf spring, telescopic shock absorbers
rack-and-pinion steering
discs, all-round
Length 4150 mm (163.4")
Width 1720 mm (67.7")
Height 1180 mm (46.5")
Wheelbase 2286 mm (90")
Track (fr/r) 1308 mm (51.5") / 1333 mm (52.5")
1050kg
Results in WSCC
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayt | Sebring | Targa Florio | Spa | Consuma | Nurb | Rossfeld | Le Man | Reims | Freiburg | Tourist Trophy | Sierra Montagna | TdF | Brigde Hampton | Paris | |||||
| Team | 2000km | 12h | 500km | Hill climb | 1000km | Hill climb | 24h | 12h | Hill climb | Hill climb | 500km | 1000km | |||||||
| Shelby American Inc, CSX2287 | #14, fire | #10, 4th | #1, 22nd | #6, disqua lified* | #14, gear box | #22, 11th | #186, mecha nical * * | ||||||||||||
| Shelby American Inc, CSX2299 | #17, in entry list | #5, 4th | #15, over heating | #21, 3rd | #188, wheel bearing | ||||||||||||||
| Shelby American Inc, CSX2300 | #187, eng ine * * | ||||||||||||||||||
| A.C. Cars Ltd, A98 | #3, acci dent | in entry list | |||||||||||||||||
| Ed Hugus | #7, in entry list | ||||||||||||||||||
| Willment Racing Team, CSX2130 | #24, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total points 28 |
7 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 14/6 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/1 | 2/0 | 3/3 | 3/0 | ||||||||||||
| Drivers | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shelby American Inc | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Holbert | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dave MacDonald | 14, 17 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lew Spencer | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Hill | 1 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Gurney | 5 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Bondurant | 5 | 15 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Innes Ireland | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jochen Neerpasch | 6 | 14 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. S. Cunningham | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Amon | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A.C. Cars Ltd | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Sears | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Bolton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ed Hugus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ed Hugus | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Willment Racing Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Olthoff | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ford France | |||||||||||||||||||
| André Simon | 186 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Dupeyron | 186 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Trintignant | 188 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard de Saint-Auban | 188 | ||||||||||||||||||
*B. S. Cunningham entry
* *Ford France entry
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