Equipment
427/485hp, 4-speed, Smiths gauges, reproduction Halibrand centerlock wheels, side exhaust, roll bar, woodrim steering wheel, offered after 25 years of ownership, includes history file from SCCA and spares.
Condition
One of 29 427 S/Cs (Semi-Competition) built. Originally finished in Ivy Green and sold in California. Its first owner quickly sold it on and so did its second owner in Oregon after his wife and kids had both burned their legs on the side pipes. Run in SCCA regional events in 1969-70. Later sold in 1981 to Shelby historian Ken Eber, and restored in the 1990s. Excellent body. The paint has some minor light dispersion under direct light. The engine compartment is very well detailed and shows little use. The underbody is excellent and indicates little use. The interior shows very little usage. An excellent example of a 427 S/C Cobra only needing moderate paint correction to be perfect.
Market commentary
In the hierarchy of big-block Cobras, the cars fitted with the cheaper, lower-output 428 sit at the bottom. Cars fitted with the racier 427 are a step up, and most valuable of all are the Competition and Semi-Competition cars like this. The S/C is essentially a detuned and street-converted competition car. Many kit Cobras go for the S/C's fat-fender and side pipe look, but finding a genuine one for sale is very rare. Another did pop up for auction earlier this year, though, and it brought a similar $2,750,000.