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In 1966, CSX 3015 S/C was selected and converted into a special model called the Super Snake, the "Cobra to End All Cobras." Originally part of a European promotional tour before its conversion. This conversion called for making the original racing model street legal with mufflers, a windshield and bumpers amongst other modifications.
Sold for $5.5 million in 2007, the automotive icon’s own Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake crosses the block through Barrett-Jackson in March.
In 2003, Carroll Shelby International and AC Motor Holdings Ltd. announced the production of an authentic Shelby/AC Cobra, with the production vehicle arriving at dealers in July 2004. Initial models included Shelby AC 427 S/C Cobra and Shelby AC 289 FIA Cobra, which were branded as the CSX 1000 and CSX 7500 Series, respectively.
Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake: CSX 3015 Barrett-Jackson: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: US$5,500,000 $8,082,000 [245] [246] August 20, 2016 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta 0046 M Gooding & Company: Pebble Beach, California, United States: US$5,445,000 $6,912,704 [247] August 21, 2015 1960 Porsche RS60 718-044 Gooding & Company
Having developed the AC Cobra/Shelby Cobra into a successful GT race car, he realised that the weakness of the open-cockpit sports cars at Le Mans was the aerodynamic drag which limited top speed on the 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long Mulsanne Straight to around 157 miles per hour (253 km/h), nearly 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) less than the Ferrari 250 ...
The automaker ordered a Guardsman Blue 1963 Cobra 289 with a black interior, chassis #2195, the first year for the 289-cubic-inch Fairlane V8 with 271-horsepower, rack-and-pinion steering, and ...
Richard Symons's documentary recounts the origins and rise to racing history of the AC Cobra, the car requested by Carroll Shelby.The film details the history of the Cobra and Carroll Shelby's racing career from its humble beginnings to the 1959 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Roy Salvadori at the wheel of an Aston Martin DBR1.
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