Used Car of the Day: 2003 Shell Valley Cobra

by Tim Healey

June 29th, 2023 1:30 PM

used car of the day 2003 shell valley cobra

Today's UCOTD is a unique one. This 2003 Shell Valley Cobra is titled as a 1967 Cobra in Maryland, where the seller resides.

There's a long list of stuff here, so we'll just hit the highlights. Under the hood is a 347 cubic-inch Ford small block making 415 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque. The compression ratio is 10:1 and the heads are aluminum, and this car has hydraulic roller cams, a cast-steel crank, forged pistons, an Edelbrock manifold, and MSD distributor/coils/wires.

There's more, including a Ford Performance air cleaner, and the interior includes VDO gauges, a four-point harness, bucket seats, and a fire extinguisher.

The clutch and flywheel are Ford Performance units and Tremec T5 manual with a Hurst shifter. Out back is a nine-inch Ford rear end with a 3.5:1 drive ratio.

Fifteen-inch BF Goodrich rubber sits on American Racing wheels, there are four-wheel disc brakes and coil-over shocks.

The seller says the engine is new, and the car has been driven lightly, mostly to car shows like Cars and Coffee. The seller also has some spare parts available.

We've hit just the highlights here, for the sake of brevity -- the listing has a lot more details here. The seller is asking $26,940.

Check it out.

[Images: Seller]

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Flipper35 on Jun 30, 2023

This is the brand I have. They are a decent build and the price is decent on this one.

The tires are fine if you can control your right foot, but I would swap them for Bilboards or Avons.

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THX1136 on Jul 02, 2023

Nice car for a reasonable price as Lou said. If I lived in a more temperate climate it'd be a fun car to have.

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