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Here is how my buddy Nick rolls.  I am pretty jealous.

I pretty sure a regular contributor of this forum was involved with getting this car road worthy again.  We'll see if he chimes in.

A little wax, some Armor All...

PM sent.

I know someone who has one of these and loves it.  Price includes delivery and setup.  Sometimes they will run a sale on these and drop the price by $1000!

https://www.costco.com/Challenger-Lifts-4-post-Home-Storage-Automotive-Lift.product.100302337.html

I've got a '62 Cobra in the Bronx (CSX 2000) that I'll let go for only $20 mil.  Right after I sell the Brooklyn Bridge. 

Wow Bob, thanks for sharing.  I questioned the green lettering to start.  From some older Autolite ads I've acquired it seemed that yellow and red could be colors for OEM Autolite batteries, while green was a lesser quality/cheaper line for service replacements.  They also had a higher quality/ more expensive gold lettered also.  The owner of that R model seemed pretty adamant about it being correct in the article, go figure.  Never mind the Prestolite knowledge.

I've been studying the different batteries for the Shelby American products used from 1965-1970, and I came across this article:

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mump-1101-ford-1965-shelby-gt350/

It is about car 5R213, and the owner says this about it:

"It even has the original Cobra vented battery caps," he says. "There are probably less than a half-dozen left in the world. It's got the genuine battery sitting in the trunk, an Autolite reverse-post 24C series, with the only original negative battery cable I have ever seen."

Is that correct for this model?  Would it have been green lettered? 

Just not too polished.

[$475 or Best Offer]

Not mine, but I'm sure someone is looking for a pair of these.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-S7MS-1967-Shelby-tailight-frames-aluminium/292485126447?hash=item441978d92f:g:g0IAAOSw3fpaqxLV

ORIGINAL 1967 Shelby tailight frames cast in part # S7MS-13A537-A and S7MS-13A538-A. FoMoCo marked with SAE TSDB-67-AMG.  No cracks or breaks. These have the lower shelf on them (see pictures). studs dont go all the way through the frame. Studs will need to be taken out and replaced(rusty). Some studs are broken(see pictures). These don't come up for sale very often.....Lower 48 US sales only.

$475 or Best Offer

They used Bugeye Sprites as race cars at the High Performance School?

[Price: $1,150,000]

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/shelby/csx/1760383.html

Can anyone tell me what number this Cobra is?  It's an early one with a 260.

Location: Cameron, Texas, 76092
Stock #: 50332
Transmission: Manual
Condition: Excellent

Seller's Description: This stunning, black on black original Shelby Cobra CSX20XX is one of the first Cobras built by Shelby American in 1962. It is equipped with the original 260 C. I. V8 engine, the original differential and the original aluminum case T10 Borg Warner four speed transmission. All the other components are either refurbished originals or NOS. Well over $100,000 was invested in the restoration.

This beautifully restored slab side Cobra is 100% correct, right down to the windshield squirter nozzles. During inspection, the only non-correct component we noted was the VIN tag, which was installed so that the car could be registered in Texas. It is a correct VIN tag, but for a later model slab side Cobra (built after CSX2125.)

The current owner of this 1962 Cobra has owned it since the 1970's. The car was a bit dusty the day we took the pictures, but the black paint is stunning. It is an excellent, highly detailed restoration. Sometime during its life, it was painted red, but it was repainted the correct black color during the restoration.

This authentic Shelby Cobra can be purchased for $1,150,000 US. With Cobra values on the rise, this is an excellent investment.
Price: $1,150,000

I just wanted to share this.  Here is an original Magstar rim which was purchased back in 1968.  The seller informed me that his father was the original owner of a 67 GT350, and that he ordered 2 extra rims from the dealer to mount snow tires.  One was lost, but might still be at his fathers house which he will look for.  I thought this was interesting in 2 ways.  First, it shows the color of the raw metal centers on an early version of the rim.  Second, I've never seen an original box before.   Pretty cool.  The seller told me he was going to mount it on the wall, and use the rim to coil his garden hose around.  He certainly would have had the coolest garden feature in his neighborhood.

Here is an original in situ:

Nothing too exciting guys.  Just an NOS 67 drivers side mirror.  I'm sure they were pretty plentiful a few years ago, but I've been searching for while with no luck.


Brian