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AUTOS: 50th Anniversary Cobras Sold Out
Customers, dealers snap up all 50 of the limited-edition small-block sports cars from Shelby American.
Thr 50th anniversary Shelby Cobras are all painted black with wire wheels and special badging. (Photo: Shelby American)
If you’re thinking about scooping up one of those 50th anniversary Cobras from Shelby American, forget about it. You’re already too late.
Actually, the entire run of 50 of the small-block Shelby Cobras were sold out just 48 hours after the company announced their existence Jan. 21 at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. Both private buyers and dealers ordered their cars, so you still might get your chance when they come up for resale, undoubtedly at a steep markup.
“The strong demand for these cars proves that the Shelby Cobra is still as desirable and sought after today as it was 50 years ago,” said John Luft, president of Shelby American. “People who didn’t have the opportunity to buy one in the 1960s jumped at the chance to own one of these very special collector’s edition Shelbys.
“Although the entire factory allocation has been spoken for, a few of these anniversary cars are still available from our Shelby Cobra dealers who seized the opportunity and bought multiple cars.”
The limited-edition Cobras celebrate Carroll Shelby’s original melding of a simple British sports car, the AC Ace, with a Ford V8. The famed result was an agile competition car that performed as well on the track as it did in appealing to drivers.
The small-block Cobras were produced through 1965, and in 1996, Carroll Shelby began producing it again as a street-version continuation that retained the original style, suspension and other features of the original.
The 50th anniversary models, all painted glossy black, add special badging, wine leather interiors, wire wheels and Wilton wool carpeting. The cars are sold completed except for the drive trains that customers must have installed.
Pricing for the anniversary Cobras started at $69,995 for fiberglass or $134,995 for an aluminum-bodied car.
Actually, the entire run of 50 of the small-block Shelby Cobras were sold out just 48 hours after the company announced their existence Jan. 21 at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. Both private buyers and dealers ordered their cars, so you still might get your chance when they come up for resale, undoubtedly at a steep markup.
“The strong demand for these cars proves that the Shelby Cobra is still as desirable and sought after today as it was 50 years ago,” said John Luft, president of Shelby American. “People who didn’t have the opportunity to buy one in the 1960s jumped at the chance to own one of these very special collector’s edition Shelbys.
“Although the entire factory allocation has been spoken for, a few of these anniversary cars are still available from our Shelby Cobra dealers who seized the opportunity and bought multiple cars.”
The limited-edition Cobras celebrate Carroll Shelby’s original melding of a simple British sports car, the AC Ace, with a Ford V8. The famed result was an agile competition car that performed as well on the track as it did in appealing to drivers.
The small-block Cobras were produced through 1965, and in 1996, Carroll Shelby began producing it again as a street-version continuation that retained the original style, suspension and other features of the original.
The 50th anniversary models, all painted glossy black, add special badging, wine leather interiors, wire wheels and Wilton wool carpeting. The cars are sold completed except for the drive trains that customers must have installed.
Pricing for the anniversary Cobras started at $69,995 for fiberglass or $134,995 for an aluminum-bodied car.
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