teranfon

http://www.leftlanenews.com/1965-she...a-auction.html


Beautiful, isn't it?

CG2PROJECT

Nice.

Blazing GT

not really interested....

teranfon

I suppose it doesn't appeal to everyone, but for me it's much more than just the car. It represents the time in the sixties when two industrialists went to war: Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. Ford chose to enter European car racing to further promote their vehicles, and Henry Ford II, after an unsuccessful attempt to buy Ferrari in 1963, enlisted the help of a number of Ford engineers and drivers, Lee Iacocca, and a Texas chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby to dominate the European tracks. And they did. For a number of years, Ferrari's best could not catch the cars from the Ford racing stable, and this is the car that started it all.

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

I thought it was the GT40 that earned Ford it's respect in the euro races???

Danil ACE

Yeah that's definitely not a Shelby Cobra, it's a Daytona coupe.

teranfon

I think the 40s were known more for their Le Mans victories, the Cobra Coupes also raced at such tracks as Goodwood, Nurburgring, and Reims.

I remember seeing old photographs of these cars when I was a kid and being completely mesmerized.

teranfon

Actually, the Shelby Cobra Coupe never received it's "Daytona" moniker until the first car raced in the Daytona 2000 km.

juniorbean

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Someone around here has a Shelby Daytona replica and that thing makes my pants tight... I couldn't imagine a real one. Very hot.

Josh99CL

That car is gonna sell 20 miles away from me.

Anyone know how I can make 11 mil before the 15th?

chill_dog

Gorgeous.

Scrib

Indeed.

F23A4

Although I respect them, cars from that era (60s) really don't float my boat. I'm an 80s guy and at the likes of the Buick GN, Porsche 959 and C4 ZR1.

nokiaman

Looks beautiful. God knows what I'd do with that kind of cash though.

GIBSON6594

I'll still take the Ferrari

neuronbob

Hawt. I wish I were a multimillionaire so I could get in on that.

They'd better be showing that particular Mecum auction on TV (Discovery HD), I'll be watching that.

Bearcat94

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...53&postcount=1

TSX 'R' US

That's hawt

I wonder if they'll make a modernized version...

AMGala

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You aren't just buying a car, you are buying a piece of history.

JediMindTricks

is this the same one from gone in 60 seconds?

AMGala

iTrader: (4)

That was a Mustang

nsnrider

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thats definitly one of the nicest cars of all time, but i still can't imagine paying millions of dollars for it though.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

He's just reading the comments in the link you posted.

kneedragger87

Such a nice car with a interesting history. If I was able to acquire that beast, I'd just sit there and stair at it in the garage every morning!

JediMindTricks

i'd just stare at it.

teranfon

I realize that. The cars are, however, still correctly categorized to as a "Shelby Cobra". Most collectors and enthusiasts refer to them as a "Shelby Cobra Coupe", or in some instances, "Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe".

JnC

iTrader: (12)

For someone interested in a project, Factory Five, located in Wareham, MA, has some really nice kit replica shelby cars.

http://www.factoryfive.com/

Greenie knows what I am talking about

Moog-Type-S

stunning

teranfon

I love the following photographs. She's parked outside of the Plaza Hotel in New York. The bellmen and passerby alike pose and take photographs of her.


http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/s8XDb...ar/5Pyk3_8YI2d

dallison

:bananahump:

juniorbean

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I'm pretty sure the kit car I mentioned above is a Factory Five car. Not 100% sure, but fairly confident.

chill_dog

I've thought about getting one of these for the last few years. I'm leaning very heavily towards it.

stangg172004

$$$$

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Gen7Milan

iTrader: (1)

I have one of those....in 18th scale lol!

mattg

spdy0001

JnC

iTrader: (12)

Go for it

Stevoe88

nice

mrmako

That is a work of art. Absolutely beautiful. I'd be scared to death if I drove it.

Hell, can you insure something like that? I know there is special insurance for real classics, but for 10 - 15 Million, I don't think it's insurable for road use.