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Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe #11 S. Thompson 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 CMR 1:18

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Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe #11 S. Thompson 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 CMR 1:18 CMR114 Diecast
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CMR's 1:18 diecast Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe recreates car #11 from the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans. This used example has working doors and bonnet for a closer look at the cabin and engine. The outer box carries traces of storage while the model itself is unaffected. A genuine slice of endurance racing history.
Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe #11 S. Thompson 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 CMR 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Shelby
Model Manufacturer
CMR
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
CMR114
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About the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe #11 S. Thompson 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 CMR 1:18

TL;DR: CMR's 1:18 diecast Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe reproduces car #11, driven at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, with opening doors and bonnet. This is a used example; the box shows traces of storage, the model intact. A hand-detailed replica of one of Le Mans's most distinctive American entries.

The Daytona Cobra Coupe was Carroll Shelby's answer to Ferrari's GT dominance, a hand-formed aluminium body over Cobra mechanicals built purely to win at speed on the Mulsanne Straight.

Opening Features and Diecast Build of the CMR Cobra Coupe

This model's doors and bonnet open, letting a collector inspect the cabin and the engine bay the way the original crew would have between stints. The hinges settle where you position them rather than swinging loose, a sign of properly fitted diecast tolerances rather than a cheap mechanism. Beneath the panels, the zinc-alloy body carries real heft, which suits a subject built for durability under racing stress. Racing liveries reward this kind of detail work: the number 11 roundel, sponsor decals and period-correct wheels are all picked out cleanly, and the wider seam widths typical of an opening-panel diecast are a fair trade for genuine cabin access. As a used piece, the model has been previously displayed or handled, and the outer box shows traces of storage consistent with time on a shelf; nothing about that affects the casting or its printed detail.

The Daytona Cobra's Place in Le Mans History

Shelby built only a handful of Daytona Coupes, and their 1965 season, capped by a class-winning campaign, remains one of the great American incursions into European endurance racing. That rarity is precisely why a scale replica matters: original examples are effectively unobtainable, so a detailed diecast is the closest most collectors will get to studying the coupe's aerodynamic tail and low, purposeful stance. Displayed alongside other 1960s Le Mans GT entries, this Cobra provides a genuine contrast in engineering philosophy against contemporary Ferraris and Jaguars, and its opening panels make it a natural centrepiece for a themed endurance-racing cabinet.

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