1965 Shelby Cobra 289 R&P

VIN: CSX2485

$605,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Auctions

  • Location

    Monterey, CA; US

  • Event date

    Aug 15 - Aug 16, 2008

  • Lot

    438

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    CSX2485

  • Body style

    Roadster

  • Odometer

    53694 M

  • Interior Color

    Black leather

  • Exterior Color

    Metallic Blue, White stripe

  • Generation

    1962-1967 Shelby Cobra

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Headers, wind wings, grille guard, translucent sun visors. Banged up and awful. Paint peeling in big chips. Rusty chrome wire wheels. An intriguing car but it has a known history of neglect, repaints and modifications that doesnt really classify it as a barn find. Now running and driving, with wire wheels instead of the original Halibrands and no longer its original White. Also has a correct date coded replacement engine block.

Market commentary

This isnt anything like a barn find. Its a sadly neglected 289 Cobra with a bad repaint and swapped block that just looks like its been home to chickens for forty years. The so called originality of this car is largely an illusion and so is the buyers and underbidders vision of its value. Now it will probably be restored, cutting its perceived value in half.

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