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£286,460
1963 AC Shelby Cobra 289 MkI Chassis no. CSX2125
United States • 13 Aug 2010
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AI Listing Summary
This 1963 AC Shelby Cobra 289 MkI, chassis CSX2125, is a signature edition autographed by Carroll Shelby for his friend Ned Stone Tanen. It was the last to be built with worm-and-sector steering and has undergone cosmetic detailing and mechanical restoration, retaining many original features.
Condition
7
The car received a sympathetic mechanical restoration in 2008, including some engine work and a new clutch. Otherwise, seats, carpets, and the Shelby signature, are all original, though they appear as new. The car had new red paint in 1999 and the odometer shows just over 30,000 miles, known to be correct.
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Transmission:
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Chassis No:
CSX2125
Odometer:
30,000 miles
Reg Number:
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RHD/LHD:
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This, literally, is a signature edition 289 Cobra: Carroll Shelby autographed it for his friend, long-time owner Ned Stone Tanen.
Tanen, a studio executive and producer for Universal Pictures ( American Graffiti , Jaws ) and Paramount ( Fatal Attraction and Top Gun ) before going independent, had a growing car collection, in which the Cobra was a particular favorite.
The Shelby Cobra story is quite well known, although different people tell it differently.
A.C.
Cars, Ltd., was a boutique British automaker whose heritage descended from 1908.
Originally makers of small delivery vehicles (the intials came from Auto Carrier), the company got into sports cars in the 1920s.
After World War II, there was a sports hiatus while the company built some invalid cars, but in 1954 the Ace debuted, a new tube-frame car with all-independent suspension by John Tojeiro.
From 1956, A.C.'s own engines were supplemented with outsourced units from Bristol and Ford of England.
Carroll Shelby, meanwhi...
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