1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million
AP
"I killed a buzzard with it," owner Carroll Shelby said of his 1966
Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake. "Nasty, nasty."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Jan. 21) - An 800-horsepower Shelby Cobra, once the
personal car of the racing veteran who developed the iconic sports car,
has sold for $5.5 million at auction, a record for an American car.

The sale of the 1966 Shelby Cobra "Super Snake" brought a packed house
to its feet Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction after
a pair of bidders drove the price up.

Carroll Shelby, 84, who created the Cobra in the '60s using Ford
engines and a British sport car chassis, said he built the Super Snake
- with twin superchargers on a 427 cubic inch V-8 - and drove it for
years.

"It's a special car. It would do just over three seconds to 60 (mph),
40 years ago," Shelby told the crowd before the sale.

"I killed a buzzard with it," he said. "Nasty, nasty."

The car had a twin, built for comedian Bill Cosby, but that car was
destroyed in an accident while being driven by another owner, according
to the Barrett-Jackson Web site.

"Tim" wrote in message
ups.com...
1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million
AP
"I killed a buzzard with it," owner Carroll Shelby said of his 1966
Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake. "Nasty, nasty."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Jan. 21) - An 800-horsepower Shelby Cobra, once the
personal car of the racing veteran who developed the iconic sports car,
has sold for $5.5 million at auction, a record for an American car.

The sale of the 1966 Shelby Cobra "Super Snake" brought a packed house
to its feet Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction after
a pair of bidders drove the price up.

Carroll Shelby, 84, who created the Cobra in the '60s using Ford
engines and a British sport car chassis, said he built the Super Snake
- with twin superchargers on a 427 cubic inch V-8 - and drove it for
years.

"It's a special car. It would do just over three seconds to 60 (mph),
40 years ago," Shelby told the crowd before the sale.

"I killed a buzzard with it," he said. "Nasty, nasty."

The car had a twin, built for comedian Bill Cosby, but that car was
destroyed in an accident while being driven by another owner, according
to the Barrett-Jackson Web site.




A 427 developing 800 hp............Wow!!

A bit of trivia: Do you know how many movies the Shelby Cobra appeared in?

JimH wrote:
A 427 developing 800 hp............Wow!!


And that was back int he early 60's and was streetable!

A bit of trivia: Do you know how many movies the Shelby Cobra appeared in?

Not sure, I think there was one in "Vanishing point" and was there one
in "American Graffiti?"

"Tim" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
A 427 developing 800 hp............Wow!!


And that was back int he early 60's and was streetable!

A bit of trivia: Do you know how many movies the Shelby Cobra appeared
in?

Not sure, I think there was one in "Vanishing point" and was there one
in "American Graffiti?"


Bzzzt. Try again.

wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:46:40 -0500, "JimH"
wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
roups.com...
1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million
AP
"I killed a buzzard with it," owner Carroll Shelby said of his 1966
Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake. "Nasty, nasty."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Jan. 21) - An 800-horsepower Shelby Cobra, once the
personal car of the racing veteran who developed the iconic sports car,
has sold for $5.5 million at auction, a record for an American car.

The sale of the 1966 Shelby Cobra "Super Snake" brought a packed house
to its feet Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction after
a pair of bidders drove the price up.

Carroll Shelby, 84, who created the Cobra in the '60s using Ford
engines and a British sport car chassis, said he built the Super Snake
- with twin superchargers on a 427 cubic inch V-8 - and drove it for
years.

"It's a special car. It would do just over three seconds to 60 (mph),
40 years ago," Shelby told the crowd before the sale.

"I killed a buzzard with it," he said. "Nasty, nasty."

The car had a twin, built for comedian Bill Cosby, but that car was
destroyed in an accident while being driven by another owner, according
to the Barrett-Jackson Web site.




A 427 developing 800 hp............Wow!!

A bit of trivia: Do you know how many movies the Shelby Cobra appeared
in?


26.... not counting replicas.....
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My sources say.........No.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 22 Jan 2007 05:48:22 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million

Yeah - that's quite a price even for a collector.

I wasn't much into Shelby's - I've never been a Mustang fan.

I'm more of a Corvette guy.

I'm so so about Mustangs myself. Love that early 'fastback' design...but
the 70s version (Charlie's Angels) was a joke...
Anyway aren't we talking about a 'real Cobra'...not a Mustang.
The real Cobra is my all time favourite sportscar.... followed by the
Triumph TR6

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 22 Jan 2007 05:48:22 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million

Yeah - that's quite a price even for a collector.

I wasn't much into Shelby's - I've never been a Mustang fan.

I'm more of a Corvette guy.

Cobra's ate Vette's for lunch.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:25:19 -0500, "JimH"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 22 Jan 2007 05:48:22 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million

Yeah - that's quite a price even for a collector.

I wasn't much into Shelby's - I've never been a Mustang fan.

I'm more of a Corvette guy.

Cobra's ate Vette's for lunch.

You wish.

No............I know. ;-)

JimH wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
ups.com...
1966 Shelby Cobra Sells for $5.5 Million
AP
"I killed a buzzard with it," owner Carroll Shelby said of his 1966
Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake. "Nasty, nasty."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Jan. 21) - An 800-horsepower Shelby Cobra, once the
personal car of the racing veteran who developed the iconic sports car,
has sold for $5.5 million at auction, a record for an American car.

The sale of the 1966 Shelby Cobra "Super Snake" brought a packed house
to its feet Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction after
a pair of bidders drove the price up.

Carroll Shelby, 84, who created the Cobra in the '60s using Ford
engines and a British sport car chassis, said he built the Super Snake
- with twin superchargers on a 427 cubic inch V-8 - and drove it for
years.

"It's a special car. It would do just over three seconds to 60 (mph),
40 years ago," Shelby told the crowd before the sale.

"I killed a buzzard with it," he said. "Nasty, nasty."

The car had a twin, built for comedian Bill Cosby, but that car was
destroyed in an accident while being driven by another owner, according
to the Barrett-Jackson Web site.




A 427 developing 800 hp............Wow!!

A bit of trivia: Do you know how many movies the Shelby Cobra appeared in?


It must have been a "Cammer" motor. They were around 650 hp naturally
aspirated if I remember correctly.

For those interested, here's some pictures of the Cobra in discussion.

(Have to make more room in the garage ..... I wish ... LOL)

http://www.eisboch.com/5MCobra

Eisboch