Equipment
260, 4-speed, wire wheels, Pirelli Cinturato tires, wind wings, Moto Lita woodrim steering wheel, Smiths gauges. Leather upholstery.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Reportedly used as a daily driver at the Miramar Naval Air Station. Original colors. Believed to be original engine. Good older paint. Large blemish on the left rear wheel. Lightly worn seats. Tidy underneath. A clean, honest early Cobra with the smallest V8, but it's certainly not down on power.
Market commentary
This early, 260-powered Cobra sold for $577,000 at RM Sotheby's Arizona in 2020, then got a repaint and other attention and sold for $728,250 at the Bonhams Audrain auction in 2021. With that sale as a reference, the reported high bid in Amelia seems fair.