This 1999 Shelby Series 1 CSX 50X2 prototype belonged to the consignor's late husband, Donald J.

Rager, president and chief operating officer of Shelby American from 1994 to 2000.

Only 249 production Series 1 sports cars were produced and sold by Shelby American, Inc.

With serial number CSX 50X2, this car is the second prototype constructed by Shelby American and is the only remaining Series 1 prototype in existence.

With development complete by late 1998, the question of what to do with the prototype arose.

After some deliberation, Carroll Shelby gifted the car to longtime friend and then-President and COO Donald J.

Rager as a bonus for his contributions to the Series 1 program.

The car has since remained in the Rager family, never having been road-registered and still retaining its original manufacturer's Certificate of Origin signed by Carroll Shelby himself.

Finished in Silver, this prototype lacks the characteristic racing stripes found on the production units.

The bolste...