Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe Could Break Auction Record
Sports Car Digest | Feb 25, 2009 | Comments 9
Mecum Auction announced they will auction a very rare 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe (CSX2601) at their 22nd annual Dana Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction on May 13-17 in Indianapolis.
Mecum Auction anticipates the championship race car – one of only six built – to garner the highest bid ever paid at public auction for an American automobile, estimated to reach well into the eight figure mark.
Built by Carroll Shelby to compete against the dominating Ferrari in the GT race class, the Daytona (chassis CSX2601) created one of America’s finest hours in racing history when it clinched the 1965 World Manufacturer’s Championship for Shelby American. Driving the car to victory on July 4, 1965, in Reims, France was legendary American driver Bob Bondurant.
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Read the story about the sister car..
CSX2287
http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=87
And what about the Ferrari 250 TR? I thought that was supposed to break the record? Why are these both for sale in this crap market?
Here’s the Ferrari:
http://www.sportscardigest.com/archives/2893
Great story about Phil Spector’s CSX2287. Thanks for sharing.
The Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2287 is now on public display at the new Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. Dr. Simeone assembled over 50 years one of the gratest collections of racing sports cars in the world.
complete information is at: http://www.simeonemuseum.org
In addition to the Cobra, the Museum features a 250 TR, the “Hippie” Porsche 917, an AM DBR1 driven by Moss, Brabham and Clark, and the Cunningham that won the 53 Sebring. (Oh, and I didn’t mention the Le Mans-winning Bugatti “Tank”, Jaguar C-Type, D-Type, Ford Mks II and IV.) Probably the “jewel” of the collection is the 1938 Alfa Romeo 2900B that won the Mille Miglia in 1938.
It’s a fabulous collection displayed in dioramas depicting the races where the cars actually ran. If you’re at the New Jersey Motorsports Park for an event, the Museum is an easy 45-minute drive.
READ the article. The last time I checked Ferrari wasn’t an American car. The article says it should break the record for AMERICAN cars.
James
You’re right, but if it sells for the estimated “Well into eight figures,” it will break any and all auction records. The current record is $10,894,000 by a Ferrari 250 GT SWB Cal Spyder.
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