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You can leave a message on his site, which also has feature stories, but the message box isn't big enough and no way to send pictures.

Shelby already had running, driving and racing Cooper Monaco -based Ford 289 cu. in. powered "King Cobras "
in '64, why did Ford ignore those and pour money into the Lola Mk.VI -inspired design? Or was the top end of the open Cooper-Monaco based King Cobra with Ford power still not much better than a Daytona coupe?  (They needed 200 mph plus to beat the Ferraris) Or was it regarded too fragile to carry a coupe body? Seems like they could have gotten ahead faster by funding that car rather than the Lola-inspired one. Maybe it could be reduced to politics--Ford wanted a car engineered at Ford Dearborn and didn't want to run a race car first put together by hot-rodders from a mail order  chassis?  Incidentally lots of good pictures of a King Cobra coming up for auction in Jan. at Kissimmee here:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0123-546329/1964-shelby-cooper-monaco-king-cobra/

I have seen pictures of the stock white DeTomaso Mangusta once shown at Ford's Design Center wearing a metal SHELBY badge in the grille. i was wondering if anybody ever heard which Ford official was promoting the idea that Ford import the Mangusta and that it be sold as a Shelby. As I understand it,  Ford turned down the Mangusta because of build problems (too much hand labor) but as usual "success has many fathers and failures none" so it's had to find out now who was pushing the Mangusta, which ended up being imported by Kjell Qvale, a SF car importer.

Sorry if i bring up old stories but isn't that what this website is all about--old cars>  A few years ago at the LaJolla concours, a magnificent shoe by the ocean, i saw a red GT40 roadster. Then later I saw it at Laguna Seca at a vintage race. i told the owner that I was told by Steele Therkelson, a Shelby mechanic, that Ford ordered the car destroyed. Carroll Smith told me the same thing--it was coming apart and unsafe to drive. Steele saw a hole dug and the car rolled in and dirt put in top.  But I never read of the re-discovery of the car. I have nothing against tribute cars but would like things properly labeled as such. I wrote the LaJolla concours but they said they can't check out every car.

I saw this roadster at Dean Jeffries shop-I remember being puzzled why he wanted to put an overhead engine in  it when it wasn't built that way?  I saw a story on  it on the net when it was displayed at a charity function--maybe it's part of Mecum's personal collection. Being one of five I would think it's valuable but with no big racing victories , still worth less than a LeMans winner. I even wonder why a roadster when it raced at LeMans when it rains almost every time?

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Comp engine painting, and portrait of Shelby from back when he piloted Maseratis. Auction begins Jan, 4th but those two don't come  up'til 9th.it' It is a HUGE auction--4000 cars.

https://monthly.mecum.com/2022/12/16/from-author-to-artist/

https://mycarquest.com/2022/12/big-block-cobra-coming-up-at-mecum-auctions-in-kissimmee-2023.html

Converted to s/C in 1971. Did Carter Ghetti(Ghetty?) own several 427 Cobras in succession? I know he owned the unrestored one near Pasadena-- the' Hertz gold one.

How much is a cammer 427 by itself , engine only? How picky are Cobra 427 buyers  in wanting the same engine block number as the car was delivered with? in early Ferraris it's very important.

CSX2009 the Essex wire car. I read it would spit two foot flame out the hood scoop at start-up, hence the nickname. Was this a "backfire" through the carburetor? Was it running a Holley four barrel or Webers? i hope now that McCluskey has tuned it ,  it no longer has that bad habit. What block was it running when racing? Still cast iron, with what intake manifold? Dry sump or wet?

At first glance I thought it was a big block, then I read the description and realize it's a genuine small block Cobra, CSX2517,  but one which subsequent owners modified to be more big block in looks. Here's the official description (one long quote ):
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"CSX2517
Invoiced to Yount Ford Sales, Inc. in Barrington, Illinois on November 6, 1964
Circa 1969, the car's original body and substructure were sold and removed while the original chassis and legal paperwork remained with the original owner
The chassis and drivetrain were acquired in 1975 by Cobra specialist Bill Kemper of Barrington, Illinois
Kemper proceeded to reconstruct the car to street specs using fresh substructure, the undamaged left-hand side sheet metal from CSX2215 and fresh right side alloy panels
Owned by famous actor and comedian Tim Allen from 2007-2022
Finished in Black with Black leather interior
289 CI V-8 engine with Weber carburetors
4-speed manual transmission
Desirable rack and pinion specification
SC Competition-style wheel flares
Oil cooler slot
Chrome roll bar
Quick jacks
6-spoke Halibrand wheels
Detailed history listed in the Shelby Registry
Owned by famed actor-comedian Tim Allen from 2007 to 2022, this 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster was invoiced to Yount Ford Sales Inc. in Barrington, Illinois, on November 6, 1964. CSX2517 was delivered finished in Rouge Iris paint with a beige leather interior and fitted with Class "A" accessories including WSW tires, five chromed wire wheels, an outside rearview mirror and a radio and antenna. It was reportedly sold to a young enthusiast who, after several unsuccessful attempts at obtaining an SCCA competition license, parked the car.

He was later approached by a friend who wanted to purchase the body and substructure, and circa 1969 the car's original body and substructure were removed and sold while the original chassis and legal paperwork remained with the original owner. In 1975, Cobra specialist Bill Kemper of Barrington, Illinois, purchased the chassis and drivetrain from the original owner. Kemper proceeded to reconstruct the car to street specs using a fresh substructure, the undamaged left-hand side sheet metal from CSX2215 and fresh right-side alloy panels.

After a number of subsequent owners including John McCaw of Seattle, Washington, CSX2517 was sold to a Spanish buyer and then spent time in Japan before being acquired and returned to the United States by Symbolic Motorcars of La Jolla, California. Purchased by Tim Allen in 2007, this highly documented, early rack-and-pinion Cobra is now finished in black with a black leather interior. It is essentially prepared to USRRC specifications, incorporating a Weber-carbureted 289 CI V-8 engine, long-tube headers with side-exit exhaust, a 4-speed manual transmission, an engine oil cooler, quick jacks, a chromed roll bar and S/C-style wheel flares. An interesting detail can be found in the car's FIA Halibrand six-spoke knock-off wheels, which were cast by Bill Kemper, who then owned the original molds. Offered with an unbroken chain of title since 1964 and documented in detail in the Shelby Registry, CSX2517 is an outstanding specimen of the highest quality and is sure to bring its new owner the enjoyment only possible behind the wheel of Carroll Shelby's epochal creation."
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My reaction is: it would be more practical to drive than a big block, not so quirky (even Carroll Shelby told me "a big block can kill you in a second") yet can be counted on to always appreciate because, under the big block updates,   it's the real thing. It could be converted back to small block body styling, and repainted the same color it was when new. I view it as like a thoroughbred horse that you find over in some riding stable but nobody knows its pedigree, it's got the breeding and the potential...

The celebrity owned thing? Maybe I'd like to buy a car owned by some more macho dude like Clint Eastwood...not a comic. I mean look at that Jag XKSS once owned by Steve McQueen...to me, it has more presence when you think who owned it.

Apparently Rick Grant III had a grandfather that worked with a guy named Al Sloan who started a little firm called General Motors. Rick III grew up to be an ultra enthusiast. A lot of his 50 car estate collection is being rolled across the stage at  Kissimmee, including Ferraris and a small block Cobra. Here's their spiel on the small block Cobra:

CSX2516
HiPo 289 V-8 engine
4-speed manual transmission
Chrome knock-off wire wheels
Delivered new with Class A accessories
Billed to Shelby American on July 21, 1964 and shipped to Los Angeles aboard the SS Dongedyk
Invoiced on October 19, 1964 to Harr Ford in Worcester, Massachusetts
The car was delivered to Massachusetts by Shelby truck
Known ownership includes Biff Bering and David Greene of Houston, Texas in the early 1970s
Acquired in 1975 by Virgil Nelson of Iowa, who retained ownership for 31 years
Nelson sold it in 2006 to Richard Cohen of Del Ray, Florida
Purchased later in 2006 from Cohen by Rick Grant of Dayton, Ohio
Part of the Rick Grant Collection since 2006
Grant commissioned a restoration and had it finished in Red with a Black interior
Displayed at the 2011 Dayton Concours d'Elegance
Copy of Nelson's Iowa title from 1979
History listed in the Shelby Registry
Having reached the pinnacle of international motorsport as a Le Mans-winning co-driver for Aston Martin in 1959, Texan Carroll Shelby soon achieved even greater fame as a constructor with his potent AC Ace-derived, Ford V-8-powered Cobra. The product of a long and challenging early road, the Cobra came about when Britain's AC, the maker of the renowned Ace, learned of engine supplier Bristol's pending cancellation of its excellent BMW 328-derived 2.0L engine. Lightweight and well-proven with countless victories already to its credit, the Ace could, Shelby thought, be even better with American V-8 power.

In September 1961, Shelby wrote Charles Hurlock of AC Cars proposing a combination based on the Ace; Hurlock was interested if a suitable V-8 was available. When Hot Rod Magazine Editor Ray Brock told Shelby of Ford's new lightweight small-block V-8, Shelby had an early 221 CI unit stuffed into a stock Ace, with the compact Ford V-8 weighing little more than the Bristol it replaced. When the 221 grew to 260 CI for the Falcon Sprint, Ford Engineer Dave Evans shipped a pair of the new engines to Shelby, who immediately air-freighted them to AC. Shelby then flew to England to test-drive the new car he dubbed the "Cobra" on February 1, 1962.

Beginning from modest facilities in Venice, California, in August 1962, Shelby American had the press flog his first car, CSX2000, in polished aluminum and a variety of paint colors. Cobra production commenced with the leaf-spring chassis supplied by AC. According to data supplied by the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC), Shelby American first built 75 Cobras with Ford 260 CI V-8 engines, followed by 655 more powered by the larger-displacement 289 CI High-Performance solid-lifter unit, including 453 street models.

Numbered CSX2516 and documented in the "Shelby American World Registry," this 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra was originally finished in Vineyard Green with black upholstery, invoiced to Shelby American on July 21, 1964, and shipped to Los Angeles on July 30 aboard the SS Dongedyk. On October 19, 1964, it was invoiced to Harr Ford Inc. in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a base price of $5,195 plus the "Class A" accessory package including WSW tires, five chrome wheels, antifreeze and transportation, bringing the Cobra's total price to $5,929.05. Delivery of the Cobra to Harr Ford was completed via Shelby American truck.

The Cobra's known owners include Biff Bering and David Greene of Houston, Texas, in the early 1970s, with CSX2516 acquired from the latter in 1975 by Virgil Nelson of Iowa. Nelson retained ownership for the next 31 years before selling it in 2006 to Richard Cohen of Del Ray, Florida, through whom it passed that year to Rick Grant of Dayton, Ohio.

Grant commissioned a restoration, with the Cobra refinished in red with a black interior compartment. Powered by a proper HiPo 289 CI V-8 engine paired with a 4-speed manual transmission and riding on a set of chrome knock-off wire wheels plus a mounted spare inside the trunk, CSX2516 has been part of the Rick Grant collection since 2006 and was displayed at the 2011 Dayton Concours d'Elegance. Documents include a copy of the prior Iowa title issued to Virgil Nelson and dated 1979. Pure sports car royalty, this leaf-sprung, 289-powered Shelby Cobra represents the spearhead of Ford Motor Company's famed "Total Performance" corporate racing program and the genesis of Shelby American.
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Not too many owner, no mention of it being raced. Seem to me the only thing hurting it is that it is not painted the color it came with. Turns out the owner had several of his cars painted a shade of red he liked.

I don't know how it happened, but when I reproduced one portrait of Shelby he came out smooth faced,  looking like Elvis.  Same painting on  black paper came all all craggy-faced. so a lot depends on the paper. But I sell a portrait it  will be as a 20" x 30" canvas print. Another of mine, depicting him as a racer is scheduled for Mecum Kissimmee 23

Here's their description:


1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra

CSX 3011

   "A true triple threat: The only Cobra to feature on the Cobra Caravan, in a major Hollywood movie, and in-period competition
Utilized by Shelby as a part of their famous Cobra Caravan publicity tour
Documented as Elvis Presley's "hero car" in the 1966 MGM Studios film Spinout
First owned and raced in period by the Formula One driver Moisés Solana Arciniega
Retained by the consignor between 1982 and 1993, then reacquired in 2006
It was classic Carroll Shelby, a delightfully mad idea made even madder: Take the already ferocious 289 Cobra . . . and "upgrade" it with a 427. Ford's engineering department assisted in redeveloping the Cobra platform to take the massive powerhouse, re-engineering the chassis to be five inches wider, and mounting coil springs all around. To contain wider wheels and tires, the body swelled with menacing fender bulges, as if it could barely conceal the throbbing 500 horsepower being produced by the cast-iron 427-cubic-inch V-8 within.

Shelby intended to race the 427 Cobra in the FIA's Group 3 GT-class, and planned to produce 100 competition cars for homologation purposes. But by the time FIA inspectors arrived at his facility, only 51 of the cars had been completed, and so he was denied their approval. He subsequently canceled his order for the remaining competition cars, with a total of 53 competition chassis produced, of which 23 were completed in full race trim and sold to private teams. Two additional were retained as prototypes, and one rolling chassis was sent to Ford Engineering.

These 427 Competition Cobras feature a number of differences that separate them from the standard street machine, including larger rear brake rotors with heavy-duty front and rear calipers, optional bronze suspension bushings, an external fuel filler, Stewart-Warner "Booster" fuel pump, a special 42-gallon fuel tank, as well as the front and rear jacking points and roll bar. Additionally, beneath the scooped hood, they had magnesium intake manifolds, aluminum cylinder heads, an oil cooler, rear differential cooler, and the intimidating, unbaffled side exhaust. Each was finished in primer, with a black interior, and air shipped to Shelby's facilities upon completion.

CSX 3011, THE 427 COBRA PRESS CAR

As documented by the Shelby American Automobile Registry, this 427 Competition Cobra (CSX 3011) was first invoiced by AC on 11 January 1965, and then subsequently completed by Shelby on 14 May. It is recorded as the only example of the initial batch of 19 competition cars which was not pre-sold to a privateer racing team.

By September, CSX 3011 had been painted Guardsman Blue with white stripes and fitted with FIA-spec Halibrand magnesium racing wheels. CSX 3011 first worked publicity duty when it was supplied to Jerry Titus' Sports Car Graphic magazine staff for testing at Riverside International Raceway. In their words, "...the 427 Cobra is a brute. There's no other word for it."

It was then subsequently included on the famous Shelby Cobra Caravan publicity tour across the USA. Paired with a GT 350 R, GT 350, Street 427 Cobra, Cobra Daytona Coupe, and Rob Walker's GT 40, CSX 3011 and the Cobra Caravan stopped in 12 major cities to celebrate the company's victory in the 1965 FIA International Championship for GT Manufacturers, and to promote Carroll Shelby's new book, The Cobra Story. Even though CSX 3011 remained unsold nearly a year after its completion by the factory, there can no doubt that Shelby American still got their money's worth from this competition chassis.

By March 1966, it was surely the most photographed and widely seen example of the company's new competition model. Shelby derived plenty of sales from their successes in motorsports, but they also needed to get their race-proven cars out in front of the buying public—in Ford showrooms, auto exhibits, and the media; CSX 3011 was a crucial sales tool of the latter effort.

CSX 3011 further cemented its title as de facto 427 Competition Cobra Press Car when, on 7 February 1966, it was loaned to MGM Studios for the filming of an upcoming movie starring "the King of Rock and Roll," Elvis Presley. The resulting project was later released in October 1966 under the title Spinout, with a plot involving a single, road-racing musician who finds himself trapped between three different women seeking to marry him. CSX 3011 (then painted white) features prominently in the popular film as none other than the "hero car" of the protagonist, Mike McCoy, as played by Elvis. Having completed filming 10 weeks later, Shelby American invoiced MGM Studios on 25 April for a grand sum of $12,595.

INTO PRIVATE HANDS

In October 1966, CSX 3011 was finally sold into private ownership. On 11 October, Shelby American invoiced Formula One driver Moisés Solana Arciniega for the car, freight delivery, and a compendium of additional racing spares totaling $11,393. The order was placed via Ford of Mexico, and CSX 3011 was subsequently delivered on 15 October to Laredo, Texas in immediate preparations for a race Solana had entered. Interestingly, Solana specified the fitment of a dry sump lubrication system, Koni shocks, and shoulder harnesses.

The talented Mexican driver had previously garnered much success while driving a 289 Cobra, and so this new competition model seemed a natural fit for him. Solana would race CSX 3011 several times in Mexico and the United States until he suffered a fatal accident in an unrelated hillclimb event on 27 July 1969.

From Solana's estate CSX 3011 then passed to his countryman Juan Carlos Bolanos, who continued to race the car for several years until it was subject to a significant pit fire that damaged its original engine and body.

In 1978, the car was tracked down in Mexico by the Cobra enthusiast Jim Southard of Marietta, Georgia, and brought to the well-regarded technicians at Cobra Restorers (Kennesaw, Georgia) for a full resurrection of the highest quality. Partway through its restoration, CSX 3011 was purchased by the consignor—a noted Shelby Cobra collector and vintage racer based in Ontario, Canada. This important 427 Competition Cobra was subsequently completed from the bare frame up with new alloy bodywork attributed to Brian Angliss of Cobra Parts/Autokraft fame, as well as a new interior, chromed roll bar, white side pipes, and fresh coat of Rangoon Red paint.

The consignor retained CSX 3011 until 1993, and then having regretted its sale, spent the interceding years trying to purchase it back; he finally reacquired it in 2006. After exhibition during SAAC 32 (2007) at Miller Motorsports Park in Erda, Utah, CSX 3011 was submitted to a restoration back to its original factory specifications, as shown during its 1965–1966 publicity duties. The renowned specialists Cobra Automotive in Wallingford, Connecticut painstakingly restored CSX 3011 over the course of three years, engaging multiple marque historians and SAAC concourse judges as consultants. Invoices on file totaling nearly $300,000 firmly illustrate that absolutely no expense was spared in returning this important Competition Cobra to a state of ideal mechanical performance and historically accurate presentation.

Newly restored, CSX 3011 debuted in 2011 during SAAC 36 at Virginia International Raceway, and promptly secured Gold Award class honors.

As a carefully treasured prize of the consignor's significant collection of Shelby Cobras, CSX 3011 has always been thoroughly enjoyed while under their ownership. Today, CSX 3011 is accompanied by restoration invoices, historic imagery, owner's manual, Spinout movie memorabilia, and an original Cobra Caravan press brochure.

The 427 Competition Cobras have always been the most desirable Cobras ever built, and ownership is a dream of many Shelby enthusiasts. Perhaps even greater than its 22 427 Competition Cobra siblings, CSX 3011 is truly a triple threat of Shelby significance: It is the only Cobra to have featured in the Cobra Caravan tour, a major Hollywood movie, and in-period competition."

Now I say if only it had sported this blue paint scheme in the movie, the tie-in would be better....maybe they feared if the car was too flashy it would upstage Elvis the Pelvis. But I'll throw in some shots of it in its bare white movie look

Now there's a 427 cobra S/C listed for auction at Mecum Kissimmee. Only Mecum says it is a stock 427 converted to S/C.
Here's what they claim for it:

CSX3270
Converted to S/C appearance in 1971 with additions including a hood scoop, Halibrand wheels, roll bar, side pipes, comp fuel cap and S/C lips on rear flares
In 1981 the car was converted to Competition spec by Geoff Howard of Accurate Restorations in Danbury Connecticut
The 427 CI engine was built by expert Joe La Pine of Danbury Competition engines
Ported and flowed aluminum heads
The suspension received a full Competition treatment by Howard including boxed and reinforced A-arms, Koni shocks, braided lines, bronze bushings and hardened steel sleeve inserts and grease fittings
The suspension design was replicated from CSX3002, a factory team race car that Howard used to own
Recent no expense-spared cosmetic and mechanical restoration completed in 2022
Body stripped to bare metal and finished in Guardsman Blue
Black leather interior
4-speed manual transmission
Restoration photo book included
History listed in the Shelby Registry
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I poked around on the net and found a picture posted in 2004 of a 427 with that same SN having a cammer (sorry for the fuzziness of the image) Two references said it was owned by Carter Getty (Ghetty? Getti? ) a dealer, but i thought he owned the ex-Hertz gold car unrestored, npw in  Calif. Maybe as a Ford dealer he owned several Cobras in  a row. Mecum doesn't say anything 'bout  cammer so i was wondering it it would get more at the auction if it still had that ultra rare engine. When they sold S/C CSX3006 at Monterey in 2022 it didn't have the chrome grille cavity protector they have on this one, true comp cars didn't run with those. so hard to say if that will affect it topping CSX3006's price.

Accepted for MECUM Kissimmee auction in Florida starting Jan. 4th, 2023 two 20" x 30" canvas giclee prints  each embellished with oils by the artist  after printing,
one a portrait of Carroll Shelby as race car driver, when he raced in Europe
the other a
289 engine in small block Cobra fitted with four Weber carburetors
Both entered at No Reserve, meaning if there's no competition you might get a bargain (one of his works sold for $1700 at Mecum Monterey 2022). Soon the art should be visible on the Mecum Kissimmee 2023 website, as well as the cars. That company has it set up so bidders can bid before the physical auctioning starts, so, going in, on the first day a live audience is bidding,several  cars or pieces of Road Art may have bids going in.
By the way they have over ten Shelbys posted on the Mecum site already including a '65 GT350, documented, (and a regular Mustang customized to be a GT350). '68s, '69s, even a Shelby de Mexico (not built by Shelby but authorized by him. One website speculated on how high the stock '65 GT350 will go, saying some have already sold for $600,000, which sounds like a small block Cobra price to me but then again I haven't followed the latest small block sales. If a two seater AC Cobra is entered, we'll see if the Shelby Mustang beats it.

Anybody g\heard of it? It was damaged when the rear bodywork fell off at speed, not latched. The body shop changed hands. I winder if the car is still there?

The featured car for this month is our 1963 Shelby Cobra MK I 289.

It was in 1953 that the John Tojeiro designed AC Ace was first introduced. Powered by AC's proven two litre overhead cam straight-six 100 HP engine, this elegant aluminium bodied two seat sports racing car proved to be a huge success. It was soon joined by a coupe or hard top version called the Aceca. By the mid 1950's the AC power plant was seen as inadequate and by 1956 AC offered the car with the option of Bristol's two litre six cylinder engine with triple carburettors giving significantly improved performance. By 1961 Bristol had ceased to build their two litre six cylinder engine, creating a big problem for AC. For a very short period AC offered the 2.6-litre straight-six 'Ruddspeed' option. Basically, a Ford Zephyr engine adapted by Ken Rudd.

Around the same time American automotive icon Carroll Shelby needed a new platform to race and approached AC with the idea of installing a big American V8 engine in their AC Ace. Ford came to the party and agreed to supply their Windsor V8 engines for the car. The rest, as they say, is history and the Shelby Cobra went on to become a legend.

Shelby built 655 'small block' 260 & 289 'leaf spring' Cobras for the street and track between 1962 and 1964. 61 of these cars were built under licence by AC Cars in the UK and sold as AC Cobras, for non American markets. Shelby introduced the 'big block' Cobra 427 in 1965.

Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale this fabulous 1963 Shelby Cobra MK I 289.

According to the World Registry of Cobras & GT40s, this particular car was the 105th of 126 Mk I Cobras built and one of only 51 Mk I Cobras fitted with the 289 engine. It was originally finished in blue with a black interior. The car was delivered new on the 4th January 1963 to Shelby America and then shipped to New York on the 4th April 1963 on board the 'SS Vlist". It was invoiced to Coventry Motors, Walnut Creek, California on the 6th May 1963.

The Mk I Cobras were all fitted with worm and sector type steering. Many of these early cars had their steering upgraded to a rack and pinion type steering, which was standard on the Mk II Cobras. This particular example has had the steering rack upgrade at some stage.

Highlights:

- Documented in the World Registry of Cobras & GT40s
- The 105th of 126 Mk I Cobras built and one of only 51 Mk I Cobras with the 289 engine.
- Delivered new on the 4th January 1963 to Shelby America.
- Invoiced to Coventry Motors, Walnut Creek, California on the 6th May 1963.
- Originally finished in blue with a black interior.
- Upgraded to later rack and pinion steering at some stage.
- Purchased by Oldtimer Australia and imported into Brisbane in 2003.
- Acquired by the current owner in 2010.

The Shelby Cobra is one of the most desirable and sought-after world market collector cars. Currently there are only a handful of these amazing cars in Australia. Given the current taxes you would have to pay to import one, it is not very likely that that number will increase. As such, here is a unique opportunity to acquire a rare 1963 Shelby Cobra MK I 289.

This fabulous car is ready for its next custodian to enjoy, show, take to the track or use for Sunday drives.

Price $1,649,950.

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Our Next Big Event is on Nov 5-6, 2022:

LASAAC Open Track At Willow Springs Raceway

For several years, VARA has been extending the opportunity to LASAAC to run Exhibition Group Open Track sessions during their Big Bore Bash race weekend. We run an enhanced open track (more liberal passing than just the front and back straights) rather than full-on race sessions.



We're reaching out to those who have made up our core group of open track folks over the years. VARA's BBB weekend is November 5 - 6... we're hoping to get as many commitments as possible, so the club can put on a good "show".



Our LASAAC Exhibition Group will be for vintage track-ready vehicles of LASAAC members and friends with an emphasis on Shelby... Cobras, Mustangs and Tigers. However, all interested participants with a newer Ford-Performance vehicle should contact Randy Richardson for consideration... YOU MUST BE PRE-APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE! We are targeting at least 20 cars. Drivers with experience in open track events will be considered. The fee is $200.00 per vehicle for morning and afternoon open track sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

If you are interested or have any questions, contact LASAAC President, Randy Richardson:

the book was published in 2006 by three GT40 fans, one of whom bought an '06 after driving the factory loaner. Book long out of print, Has plenty of color  including some shot at the factory.(2 pages shown) Can be personally autographed to you.GT40 prints sized 11" x 17"mon heavy art paper to choose from include LeMans winner , cutaway of '64 line drawing, J-car rear 3/4, GT40 roadster (one of five made) Cashier's check only )or cash in Los Angeles. Leave your phone no. and email at malibucarart@gmail.com

Author culling his bookshelf:


DeTomaso The Man and his Machines published by Pantera International

$100 , Will deliver in IE or Los Angeles, cash only.

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