One prominent car on the auction block at the Mecum Indy auction this weekend is this 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe. This isn't a kit car replica by any means. It's Shelby Cobra CSX 2601, the car Bob Bondurant drove to victory in the 12 Heures du Reims on July 4, 1965, beating Ferrari's GTOs. This win was enough to secure the FIA championship for Team Shelby, aka Team America.
This Cobra is part of a lot scheduled to be sold at 8 p.m., Friday May 15 (editor's note: date corrected) in Indianapolis. If we had to guess, we'd hazard to say someone will pay too much for it.
See the full list of cars at Mecum's 22nd annual Spring Classic Auction
Follow the jump to see more photos of Shelby Cobra CSX 2601.
caheew says:
06:06 PM, 05/14/09
There is no such thing as "Friday, May 16th."
cwc1 says:
06:21 PM, 05/14/09
I could never quite get into the styling and look of those old Ferraris from the '50s and '60s. The back end of that thing looks awful. A bit before my time, I guess.