Carol Shelby's Cobra went for what?????

[spirockp]

$5,000,000 That's crazy!

 

[Renato]

What's crazier is the 10% buyer commission of $500,000

 

[Eyeless_Seven]

Thats not just any cobra, that's a super snake one of two built. The other was wrecked and belonged to Bill Cosby

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070121/ap_on_re_us/car_auction

 

[zookeeper]

I was just as shocked by the '67 Shelby clone outselling the real GT500 on (I think) Friday. There was a white w/blue stripes '67 GT500 that was modified, but still stunning. It looked original, but had an all-aluminum Shelby FE-427 abd a 5-speed. It was lowered a bit, but had Shelby 10 spoke wheels and other than the motor and the TCP bragin under the hood, it looked stock. The announcers ripped on the car for not being a nut and bolt resto, and the car brought something like $140K. Not long after that, a '67 Mustang rolled up, all black, it had the Shelby rear taillight stuff, but I don't think it had the shelby nose. Anyway, it was heavily modded, the announcers raved about the car and it ended up selling for around $150K! WTF? I swear, people with money amaze me...

 

[geostang351]

The guy who bought this cobra, also bought the 07 Shelby for $600,000 (serial #001) and the RIGHT to buy #002 at retail (sticker cost)

 

[02TruBlueGt]

that rich bastard wish i had that kinda cash to own the super snake and 2 gt500's i hate him

 

[zookeeper]

There's lots of rich guys that do a lot worse with their money than buy cars. Look at it this way: it's all about perspective. A guy with a vintage Cobra looks at that guy and wishes he had enough money to buy the $5,000,000 Cobra. Another owner of a nice '66 GT350H wishes he had the money for a Cobra roadster. I'm building a Shelby clone, and I'd give anything to be able to own a real Shelby Mustang. There's a kid in a nearby town who owns a '65 Mustang coupe he converted from a I6 to a V8 and he thinks I've got the neatest car he's ever seen. And you can bet there's a 14 year old kid near him that'd give anything to own his bare-bones coupe. I guess it's the "grass is always greener" thing.

 

[Jsprint68]

There was a white w/blue stripes '67 GT500 that was modified, but still stunning. It looked original, but had an all-aluminum Shelby FE-427 abd a 5-speed. It was lowered a bit, but had Shelby 10 spoke wheels and other than the motor and the TCP bragin under the hood, it looked stock. The announcers ripped on the car for not being a nut and bolt resto, and the car brought something like $140K.

There was a car like this last year that went for over $250k, it was black or something like that. Had aluminum 427 and some other mods.

 

[crayonbreaking]

that is insanity! didn't believe it at first!

 

[1320stang]

Man, the car I want is the 1 of 1 '67 GT-500 'vert prototype car that was built and never destroyed as per instructions. Can you imagine the owners that bought it after it was turned into a '68 and didn't know?

 

[krash kendall]

Man, the car I want is the 1 of 1 '67 GT-500 'vert prototype car that was built and never destroyed as per instructions. Can you imagine the owners that bought it after it was turned into a '68 and didn't know?

Is it fishing season already?

 

[Eyeless_Seven]

Is it fishing season already?

He's right. He is talking about ethier "Little Red" or the "Green Hornet".
I forget which is which. One is the 67 shelby prototype "vert" the other is a 68 Shelby notch back. Both are one of one.

 

[zookeeper]

The 'vert is still alive and was featured in one of the Mustang mags a while back. Nice car.

 

[JEE740]

You had to expect that car to go for a lot of money. It's not uncommon for a cobra to bring over $1 million at auction lately, and this car is basically the ultimate Shelby cobra.
I've seen the 67 Shelby vert in person. It's at the Volo auto museum in Volo Illinois. I think they did a restoration on it, cause it looks newer but doesn't look that great. The hood to fender gaps are pretty far off, and the paint is real dark for candy apple red. I drive down to Chicago for the auto show each year and they usually have it on display there. If I'm not mistaken though, little red was the name of a coupe prototype that was destroyed. Green hornet was the 68 coupe that had a one off IRS and fuel injection. That car is still around and was just in a mag a few months back.

 

['66 coupe]

He's right. He is talking about ethier "Little Red" or the "Green Hornet".
I forget which is which. One is the 67 shelby prototype "vert" the other is a 68 Shelby notch back. Both are one of one.

I thought both of those were coupes.

I know the Green Hornet is a coupe and still exists. It was supposed to be destroyed, but ended up on a Ford surplus lot and bought by an employee. That guy sold it because it was too much power for a daily driver.

 

[Eyeless_Seven]

Both of you are right " lil Red" and the "Green Hornet" are both notchback's.
The vert I was talking about is the one at the Volvo museum, guess it did not recieve a name, but shelby did sign the paper's saying it was one of his.

 

[enferno]

He's right. He is talking about ethier "Little Red" or the "Green Hornet".
I forget which is which. One is the 67 shelby prototype "vert" the other is a 68 Shelby notch back. Both are one of one.

little red was destroyed after a year of shows.