This Shelby Daytona Cobra coupe (CSX2601) is one of the original six built by Carroll Shelby to take on Ferrari in FIA's World Manufacturers Championship GT class. And this particular Cobra was driven to victory by Bob Bondurant at the 12 Heures du Reims in Reims, France on July 4, 1965.
Perhaps you recognize this car, which was on the auction block at Mecum's Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis less than two months ago. However, it failed to meet the reserve price there, so Mecum is trucking it to Monterey for its first ever auction during the Monterey Historics weekend. The auction starts at 10 a.m. August 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey.
Mecum says somebody bid $7.5 million for the Cobra after the Spring Classic auction, but evidently, that didn't count. Any guess how high the bidding will go in Monterey?
firstwagon says:
08:02 AM, 07/27/09
I'd imagine most people with big money to spend will be putting it into the market right now instead of collector cars.
If you want to sell a really rare car it would be better to wait a year or so until the big guys have made their money back and are feeling flush again.
fuhteng says:
08:12 AM, 07/27/09
What do you do with a car like this? Keep in it a garage? It can't possibly be street legal. However, if you can drop $8 million on car, then you can probably have someone do all the hard work getting the car to the track for you and getting it ready, then you drive it.