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£385,746 (Est: £374,020 - £448,824)
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
United States • 28 Feb 2025
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AI Listing Summary
This Shelby Cobra is a unique example with a rich history, including time as a Ford dealer demonstration vehicle. It has been restored with a handcrafted aluminum body and features numerous competition-inspired updates, including a 500+ hp engine, making it a compelling classic for collectors.
Condition
8
The car has been restored with an aluminum handcrafted body, which suggests significant work has been done to bring it to a high standard. The numerous competition-inspired updates, including a modified engine, also indicate a focus on performance and quality. The car's history as a dealer demonstration vehicle and its inclusion in the Shelby American Automobile Club Leaf Spring Cobra Registry add to its uniqueness and value.
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CSX 2134
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LHD
A truly unique, genuine Shelby Cobra; the summation of a 60-year career in motorsports Originally finished in off-white over red, and prepared with the Class “A” accessory group Retained by Ford through mid-1964 and used as a dealer demonstration vehicle Believed to have been sold to its first owner in 1964 via Carroll Shelby & Lew Spencer's Hi-Performance Motors of Los Angeles, California Restored with an aluminum handcrafted body by Bruce and Collin Kimmons Numerous competition-inspired updates including 347-cu.-in.
stroker V-8 engine reportedly rated at over 500 hp Documented in the Shelby American Automobile Club Leaf Spring Cobra Registry
Points of note
£88,254
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£754,622
Median Price (Since 2020)
£2,957,095
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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