The #187 Cobra Daytona Coupe took on the 1964 Tour de France with Bob Bondurant and Jochen Neerpasch behind the wheel, carrying the hopes of Shelby’s young endurance program. The car was one of the first examples to fully embrace the Daytona’s aerodynamic advantages, featuring a long, low nose and the characteristic fastback tail to cut through the high-speed stretches of France. Bondurant and Neerpasch spent hours fine-tuning the suspension and brakes before the start, aiming to balance the 289 V8’s raw power with the unpredictable mountain passes.
Early laps confirmed the car’s promise. The Coupe could roar down straights like few others, and in corners it remained composed, resisting the snap-oversteer that had troubled some roadsters. Yet the Tour was unforgiving. Mechanical gremlins — mostly minor but persistent — kept the duo in frequent pit stops, and an electrical glitch briefly silenced the radio. Despite this, the #187 finished the event, showing remarkable durability for such a new design. Bondurant summed it up simply: “It’s a brute with a brain — fast enough to scare you, smart enough to survive.”
Our special Finish Line Plus (FLP) edition brings this Daytona Coupe to life with hand-applied weathering, capturing the wear and character of a car that raced hard through the stages of the Tour de France. Being finished by hand, no two FLP pieces are exactly alike.