Shelby Daytona Coupe – The 1965 World Sportscar Champion
Daytona, Hal Keck and Jo Schlesser, 2nd overall, first in GT class. (Photo Courtesy Ford Archives)
The Daytona under construction at Shelby American in Venice, California in 1963. (Photo Courtesy Ford Archives)
The Daytona in the Shelby American shop, Venice, California, 1963. (Photo Courtesy Ford Archives)
Shelby Daytona Coupe In Motion
Dan Gurney was the primary driver of CSX2299, although the car was also wheeled by Bob Bondurant, Jack Sears, Dick Thompson and others.
Sebring 1964, Dave McDonald and Bob Holbert drive the Shelby Daytona to its first class win. (Photo Courtesy Ford Archives)
Dave McDonald and Holbert at Sebring in Daytona’s first FIA GT race. (Photo Courtesy Ford Archives)
The Daytona Coupes ran a 385-horsepower version of Ford’s 289 cid V8 fed by four Weber two-barrel carburetors.
To conform to GT class rules, the Daytona had to be able to accommodate a spare tire and other road going features such as a horn.
