Equipment
RHD. 427 side oiler, Halibrand starburst centerlock alloy wheels, Dunlop Racing tires, black side exhausts, woodrim steering wheel, outside fuel filler, driver's paperclip rollbar, wind wings, quick jack pickups, Holley 4-barrel, cold air box.
Condition
#1 Concours
World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.
Midwest raced when new by first owner William G. Freeman, exported to the U.K. shortly thereafter and converted to RHD. Won first time out at Brands Hatch Ilford 500 driven by Bob Bondurant and David Piper. Later converted back to LHD for Mike Shoen and eventually restored in RHD by Legendary Motorcars for Larry Bowman in the early Naughts. It is an early 427 side oiler Comp Cobra and, aside from the location of the steering wheel, highly original including the body (according to the catalog). Very good paint and unblemished upholstery. The engine compartment and chassis are like new. Done right and not too much.
Market commentary
Sold for $593,600 by RM at Boca Raton in 2003 when blue and with the steering wheel on the left. RM offered it in London in 2009 where it didn't sell on a reported bid of $867,625 (GBP 525,000 at the time; the bid here is GBP 2,113,800), both well before the most recent high quality restoration. It has only one significant international victory in period but a sequence of informed, sympathetic owners who have preserved it meticulously now in its Brands Hatch configuration and livery. All of that is good, but so is the reported high bid here at Amelia. Looking for a little bit more seems adventuresome.