The type 65 coupe is designed to be an accurate replica of the original 1965 world championship daytona coupe. Ride of the week.
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Factory five type 65 coupe review. The best of 1965 and today. The factory five type 65 coupe captures the look and feel of the original 200 mph gt cars but as with all factory five designs it is more reliable and comfortable. Loosely based on his earlier car designs carroll shelby was able to achieve a higher top speed with the daytona than with the ac cobra because of the better aerodynamics of a closed cockpit. Cars are good for people. To step things up a notch the team at factory five decided to build an r version of the type 65 coupe. Karens factory 5 type 65 coupe video in the mid 60s the shelby daytona coupe was built to beat ferraris 250 gto.
Named type 65 after the development project that would come to be known as the shelby daytona the factory five version is modified a bit from the pete brock design that was shaped with high speed. Karens factory five racing type 65 coupe back in the mid 60s the shelby daytona coupe was built to beat ferraris 250 gto. The decision to make a full competition version of the street chassis was a logical next. Carroll shelby loosely based it on the chassis and drivetrain of the ac cobra but the daytona was able to achieve a higher top speed than the ac cobra because of the better aerodynamics of a closed cockpit.
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