Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 SHELBY COBRA 427 SUPER SNAKE sells for $5.5 Million Barrett-Jackson
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Auction Barrett-Jackson
Scottsdale - March 2021
Reserve RESERVE Met
Status Sold
Price $5,500,000.00 with commission
Lot 1396
Year 1966
Make SHELBY
Model COBRA 427
Style SUPER SNAKE
VIN CSX3015
Exterior Color DARK BLUE
Interior Color BLACK
Cylinders 8
Engine Size 427CI
Transmission 3-SPEED AUTOMATIC
Description
Lot 1396 - #CSX3015 is the real deal. Powered by a 427ci V8 engine with twin Paxton superchargers and an automatic transmission, it is one of 23 427 competition roadsters built. On September 7, 1965, CSX 3015 was shipped and invoiced to Ford Advanced Vehicles, England, as a 427 #Cobra Competition roadster, together with CSX 3014 (another 427 Cobra Competition) and two R-model #Shelbys (5R107 and 5R209) for a European promotional tour. It returned from Europe in late 1966 still as a 427 Cobra Competition. Sometime early to mid-1967, CSX 3015 was transformed into the Super Snake and reclassified as 427 Cobra Semi-Competition (SC). The reason was quite simple: a 427 Cobra Competition didn't have mufflers, windshield, bumpers, etc. It was a race car only and not street legal. Although many SCs were raced and never saw a public road, all 427 Cobra SCs had titles and were legal to drive on public roads. 427 competition and SC Cobras have different hips and noses. The February 1968 Road & Track pictures of CSX 3015 reference the hips and nose of a 427 competition roadster, not an SC. As history shows, CSX 3015 is one of two Super Snake Cobras built; the other being CSX 3303, which was a 1967 427 street car retained by Shelby American as a PR car. Shelby American later sold it to S&C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. Maxey destroyed himself and CSX 3303 by driving off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. After thorough inspection when CSX 3015 arrived home, which included comparing it to other competition Cobras, it was determined CSX 3015 is a full Competition Roadster, still retaining its original body with its 1967 aluminum Super Snake hood. It has its original date coded 1965 Competition Girling CR and BR calipers. It still has its 427 Competition 377 rear end with its original rear end oil cooler and pumps. It even still has its original 1965 date-coded engine block, 5M17, December 17, 1965. 3015 still has its original headers with its original chromed side pipes that had been spray painted flat black. In fact, CSX 3015 is so period original, it was opted to renew instead of restore. A select offering from a private collection.
Wow, that’s incredible and the story alone is worth it. Too bad we’ll never see it in public again.
the man was a LEGEND !!
That's for sure.
The rarest of the rare. What an amazing Cobra. Incredible history , Thanks Rich
Hey Lloyd, for sure. Have a great weekend!
incredible piece of Shelby history
Rich, Just image to be able to drive it would be awesome. Somebody's got deep pockets. Thank you very much.
You and your family have a blessed week.
I know that thing would scare the hell out of most people. Have a great weekend!
😍 👍
I will take 2, thanks!
Pretty amazing!
Hey George, The stuff that shows up at auction and what people are willing to shell out is amazing. Hope all is well with you.
The commissoin of $500k gets you a decent house in many parts of the country....think about that !
No dobut!
you could buy a lot of houses with that money!
For sure, not as fun though :)
@@MustangConnection1 true that brother 😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
That’s a ridiculous price what stupid person pays that amount
There are certain cars just like paintings or baseball cards or stocks for that matter transend the fact it's a car and end up having signicant collector value. Someone with deep pockets can easily afford this and then some.