Its simply amazing to see, this car hold its value so well. No matter how old it gets, the spirit of Shelby simply doesn't die

I remember reading about this coming up for auction last month. $8M was the prediction. It sold for $5.5M a few years ago and Carroll Shelby was personally there. I think someone got a pretty good deal!

@centaurus777

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the owner that bought it for $5.5M and sold it for $5M minus auction fees took a real loss!

That car embodies my favorite Carol Shelby quote.."there's no such thing as too much horsepower. Just not enough traction." Truly wish I could have met that man.

@simonbarker4017

Жыл бұрын

I met him and his wife at Goodwood in 1999! He was a legend, and I was honoured to shake his hand.

Look...people gathered together, and enjoying themselves like they should be. Great to see.

@wileecoyote5749

3 жыл бұрын

This was 7 years ago

@larrymirabal6291

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it was only a couple of weeks ago. I was there (not on Super sat.) and it was awesome. There were people gathered, enjoying themselves. The cigars and beer and cars were all exactly as they were before and it was great!😊👍

@acemechanical275

2 жыл бұрын

@@wileecoyote5749 People were wearing masks 7 years ago? Not that it’s any less stupid to wear them now.

The first real Super Car !

I hope whoever bought this car doesn't just park it forever... I feel like Carroll Shelby wanted cars to be driven, not parked.

@buggerlugz6753

2 жыл бұрын

you just know they will.

@Aheitchoo

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Shelby was also a buisness man... I think he would be happy that his car is worth this much now, and frustrated that he didnt get that cash.

@theworldwelivein482

2 жыл бұрын

I said the same. Sad the wealthy buy these and then let them burn in wildfires for the insurance. 😪😪😪

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody spends 5 million on a one of one car and then makes it worth 1 million by fucking it up. The person who buys this kind of car and wants to drive buys a replica built the same way for a tiny fraction of the price, that is built better. Kirkham will gladly take your money.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

2 жыл бұрын

@@theworldwelivein482 KZread video: Picard Facepalm

This car belongs in a museum in my opinion, Some one now owns the Original Super Car.....

So Awesome To See The True American Car Spirit Alive&Well Again At The Infamous Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale AZ Auction Block!! RIP:Carroll Shelby A True Automotive Legend!! "The Chicken Farmer To End All Chicken Farmer's" "God Bless America" Sincerely: Stephens Motorsports Family

@SvenTviking

2 жыл бұрын

AC cars. Thames Ditton, Surrey UK.

@289cobra9

Ай бұрын

​@@SvenTviking Hybrid.

I saw this car when the IRS was showing it before the sealed bid auction in 1997. Minimum bid was $235,000. It was the original color then that was lighter blue. It has been through changes since first built, different superchargers and somehow the shifter comes out of a different location in the tunnel that before. Dash a little different as well and all those red and blue fittings and braided lines were not there before.

A car like this isn't just an automobile. It's a work of art.

GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!

@ianmangham4570

4 ай бұрын

🇬🇧🙏🤠Amen THE WORLD NEEDS TRUMP 🇺🇸 🌎

I love this car. If I won a 5 million dollar lottery, I'd buy this car .. just so I could live in a cardboard box.

@Nick210

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t race a house anyway.

@Lennystclair

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@marlonelmorefreedomisoursn9744

3 жыл бұрын

That's the way we gearheads think👍🏿👍🏿

@theworldwelivein482

2 жыл бұрын

I would update it. Remote Lambo doors and maybe Subaru WRX suspension with Lancer handling. Also some paddle shifters with Drift lock capabilities.

@theworldwelivein482

2 жыл бұрын

@Chris Williams Shelby believes in Custom not collectors item. Non driven is rude to Dreamers. 🤤

Mr Shelby said that to everybody that he sold his personal car too. He was a Salesman too

My favorite car in the world!

this is as rare as they get

Awesome purchase 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇

Shelby built this car for only 1 reason, it was meant to be driven 🔥🔥🔥

Amazing Automotive History

Actually the winning bidder got a bargain. It sold for at least 5 million in 2007. On a strict inflation basis it should have brought 6.4 million.

@jurkjiggler5818

3 жыл бұрын

As I was scrolling the comments, I was thinking....I watched this car sell for 5.5 million In 07. You'd think with the passing of Carroll, it would be worth way more.

@johnstaley2573

3 жыл бұрын

@@jurkjiggler5818 evidently Carroll was only worth so much, dead or alive. Is that too cynical?

@jurkjiggler5818

3 жыл бұрын

I would say no. Apparently everyone there to bid felt the same way, or it would have gone for more. If it was one of Enzo's personal cars, would it have fetched more then 5 mil?

@dave3802008

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing...

@theneck5157

2 жыл бұрын

Something is only worth what someone will pay for it period no exceptions… it’s funny I’ve owned pawn shops and always laughed when people would say that there product are selling for 2000$ on eBay lol I would say click on sold item come back to me .. as for what it sold for a 15 years ago you have to realize it very well Could have been two billionaire coke heads that made a bundle just before the house market crashed that were throwing around money and 5.6 million meant nothing to that at the time

The Italians have their Enzo Ferrari, and America has its Carol Shelby.

@289cobra9

Ай бұрын

And Shelby beat Ferrari.

A fantastic British car with a Fantastic American engine! my dream car.

I have a 65 Replica with a 302 and it scares the hell out of me at times. I can't imagine what this would do.

@1ring2rule3pigs

3 жыл бұрын

Did you notice how nobody ever actually SAW Shelby driving it? "Oh yeah, a guy I know knew his lawyer, who was a police chief, and said he saw him one time going 190..."

@JimJones-gd2jy

3 жыл бұрын

@@1ring2rule3pigs - B.S. see the hole at the nose ? 190 mph would tear that car a part . . .

@jasonghering4389

3 жыл бұрын

I want to buy a replica so bad. The 65 Shelby is my dream car. How hard was It to build a replica may I ask.

@ryanrogue480

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonghering4389 It takes a lot of work. Additionally, it would take about a year just to receive the kit. IMO just buy one that's already done. Also, there are pros and cons of this vehicle. The Pro's are it's the fastest thing out there. It also gets a lot of attention. The cons are it's not comfortable to drive. I'm 6'0 and 220 pounds and it takes work to squeeze into it.

@Mduffey22

3 жыл бұрын

@@JimJones-gd2jy have you driven it? How do you know

After watching this i am going to hop into my 1978 Cobra Mustang signed by Farah Fawcett and try.......try to peel out !!!

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

Should at least have waited for the '82 GT. That car has NO issues with burnouts - even the best "stock" tires were a joke and trivially easy to overpower. '83 was better, it got MUCH better tires (and still did easy burnouts, I ended up with the same tires eventually on my '82).

i actually had a stock intake for one of these with the dual 4 barrels air gapped for the 428, i didn’t know what i had till someone walked in my shop and said look up that part number and omg the price it was worth but i sold it cheap to a collector to put on his AC cobra

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

427, not 428, in 1965. I don't think the real Cobras ever had a 428 (some of the GT500s I think did).

Man that blue is beautiful

All I can say here is WOW! That is some car!!!!

WhistlinDiesel bought it, next, drives car off a cliff while packed with C-4.

@tinytruckin4096

3 жыл бұрын

Ya right after slapping a F it sticker on it...... if people knew it was him bidding they wouldn't even allow him near the building lmao

@RDC_Autosports

3 жыл бұрын

i wonder if that kid has anything nice 😆

@Shaun-hp2yz

3 жыл бұрын

man i would be so sad

@Everythingisgoingtobealright

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Ultrase7en767

3 жыл бұрын

Actually??

without any doubt the best of any and all automobiles ever made. PURE USA

@philrichmond5919

3 жыл бұрын

Except for the bits made in England 😉

Pure beast.

Shelby seemed to have a lot of personal cars, come up at recent auctions, the one that had an automatic and was red in colour, went to Legendary MotorCars, in Canada, where they restored it back to OEM, with a manual, and later re-sold for $5M+..There are more of his personal cars being sold elsewhere, it was like Burt Reynolds's personal"Bandit" selling at auctions, he had a stable full, I must have counted 5 that he had sold at various actions, same goes for Shelby, he had more than one...😎😎

Can't believe I missed out on this one just because the Greyhound bus I was on broke down an hour away from the auction. Guess I'll put my $6 mil back in the bank. :(

@jamesjones3799

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

I think people are scared of it. Genuinely. Thats why it doesnt bring more money. They know. It commands respect. Carol shelby grade respect... what a badass.

Even if I had an extra $5 million laying around, I wouldn't buy this car. I'd be too tempted to drive it as it was meant to be driven and I'd get myself in WAY too much trouble!

@jonasvalero

3 жыл бұрын

This is for wealthy people that have $5 Million as if it were 5 bucks to them.

@63bplumb

3 жыл бұрын

The Only other one was driven off a cliff into the ocean because the guy driving didn't have the chops to handle it! This is NOT a car for the guy full of BS!

@andrefecteau

3 жыл бұрын

so go buy a "replica" or build one ...better yet go rent one for a and see what 190 feels like in a go cart...you'll stop at 70

@mattjobs3146

3 жыл бұрын

Life is gay af, you shouldn’t get in trouble for that

@mattjobs3146

3 жыл бұрын

They always say there’s some who dream all day and then there’s some who get up and go live their dreams, well guess what, I can’t live mine because I get tickets for it, gAymerica

One of the most dangerous cars in the world and I still want to drive it 😅

Is there a way to see how much they put into it I'd seriously like to know just for myself

I Personally think the Provenance of the car and the Friendship Craig Had with Carrol that, Craig Should have Gotten the Car, I personally Wouldn't of been the Guy who outbid him but, I hope it comes around for sale again and He gets another Chance... I love this Channel, I just watched both the "Little Red" and "The Green Hornet" Episodes and was in awe of the time and Love Put into Restoring both those Cars... Bravo Craig and the Team @Barrett-Jackson

That Car doe's things to my Man bits !

What happened to the Bill Cosby car? I had heard that it was rebuilt and was going to go to auction some time after the first time this car sold...then nothing. It went off Highway 1 on the California Coast somewhere south of Big Sur. Car was destroyed but of course they revive Cobras from a part with a serial number. It was created from a much later 427 while Shelby's car was one of the original Competition Cobras with an early serial number.

I cant believe it's a automatic Never would of guessed that

@Mduffey22

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@josecarbajak6190

3 жыл бұрын

It was swapped , originally manual . As he grew older and became less capable and couldn't drive the car anymore. So they put an auto in it.

@kvnkaveman

3 жыл бұрын

@@josecarbajak6190 The only two Super Snakes were both built with Automatic 3 speeds.

@MikeL-FL

2 жыл бұрын

He knew back then what we all know now; automatics are superior in every way.

@somenteasescrituras4064

Жыл бұрын

​@@MikeL-FL Give me a shelby that is stick vs you with the auto, I'll blow you away by revving higher with a power shift.... You'll see my tail lights fast...

9:29 "SOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLD!!!!"

Eu adoro deus e abaixo vem minha paixão por esse carro

Love this car. Mainly because of the Bill Cosby story but also it's a twin Paxton Supercharged like my Twin Procharged Camaro😊

Man not only is this car super car history but this is legit American History being sold

I saw Carroll driving that car in Scottsdale in 1989 while I was shooting a TV commercial. He drove up to us. Next to him in the car was AL Bricklin. No selfies back then 😒

So does anyone know who bought the car?

Europe has the Mclaren F1 USA has the Shelby Super Snake

@leeelvidge8844

3 жыл бұрын

This is based on a European car my friend

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

@@leeelvidge8844 Very LOOSELY based on an AC model. The 289 Cobra was a lot closer to the original Tiger (also a Shelby car by design).

I wish I could see that car in action

Don’t have that kind of money but if I did I would have given 10 just because SHELBY

Lucky

Lancasters, Spitfires, E-Types, Cobras and GT40's were some of the greatest things to come out of Britain.

This should be given as a gift to the person who figures out how to go warp speed.

if it a last one it sure be in the car museum or a car show to be show off to everyone

Where’s Dorito Dennis (Collins) ?

if i owned that car i would be too worried to drive it anywhere in fear of wrecking it like the other one was

One day I might try to build a super snake

If that car had aerodynamics. It would have been the first super car. Instead carol said i love the flaws. Lets just make the perfect engine of the day

Never thought Prat would sell this

@AuxxiliaryATC

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that Pratte died...but i couldnt find anywhere that said anything about it. Not sure if Ron is still around, but i hope so, he has a wonderful collection.

“ Quick vs Fast are two very different measurements and feelings! “

Wasn't this the record-breaker years ago?

You mean it sold for just a little more than the bat mobile? I would’ve thought it would’ve went for a lot more

Bill Cosby returned a Shelby Cobra. That speaks volumes.

@CovertOperation13

3 жыл бұрын

Bill did a comedy bit in the '60's on this car and how he gave it back as it scared the s**t out of him .

@johnstephens7697

3 жыл бұрын

@Bill Strock, Yes Sir, Absolutely! Only Real Men That Respect Cars,Family, Human Life,Treat Women Respectfully, Shred A Person In A Heartbeat That Could/ Would Hurt A Child. Deserve To Own Such A Car. A True Piece Of Americana Automotive Racing History. Now This Is A Real Piece Of Art. God Bless You&Yours Sincerely: Stephens Motorsports Family

@charlesray

3 жыл бұрын

I heard bill sold it and the person who bought it got killed in in.

@CovertOperation13

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesray I heard that story , only difference is that Bill gave it back to Shelby and he was the one to have sold it.

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIqOtMyeZceZfLg.html

I WILL OWN THIS CAR ONE DAY!!!!

I have a all original 1967 Shelby GT 500 my Dad bought used in 1969 after returning from Vietnam. I drive it as often as possible. I got it with 27,xxx original miles in 1999 and it now has just under 62 k miles. They were meant to be driven. And if someone can afford to spend 5 million on a car he probably can afford to drive it occasionally. But unfortunately this Cobra is viewed as a investment with a significant profit potential because every few years its sold for twice the paid auction price at last sale. Its a shame that Cobra doesnt get to strike as CS's nature intended it to from its beginning

Brings back memories as a kid riding around in a 427 twin super charge (called turbo's today) jimmy raced it had trophy's that where at least 3 to 5 foot tall. It was a great time back then

@johnkempf1808

3 жыл бұрын

Um, A turbocharger relies on a vehicle's exhaust to spool up a turbine to power a compressor. The compressor then pulls in and feeds more air to an engine. On the other hand, a supercharger depends on the engine to rotate. ... A supercharger doesn't rely on exhaust gas and power comes immediately.

@barnetcoll8

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkempf1808 back then a turbo was also called a supercharger you know back 50s 60s

@barnetcoll8

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkempf1808 if you like to look it up you can chassis # 3331

@johnkempf1808

3 жыл бұрын

@@barnetcoll8 Um, no. Supercharger were introduced in 1878 and turbo were introduced in 1905. Both were distinct methods and only the ignorant would call one the other.

@barnetcoll8

3 жыл бұрын

if you would like to give out compliments they will not get you anywhere with me

Is there any videos of this thing actually running and driving?

@tnseclx

Жыл бұрын

They drove it off the stage, so it was running here

It had been a lot nicer if they didn't restore it before they sold it so I sold it as is.

I'll forever see this as automotive art but I'd also question it's stability at 190 MPH even in a straight line. I say that as an honest question that I'm happy to be educated about and would genuinely appreciate. This is certainly in my top three "Dream Car" list.

@BradThePitts

3 жыл бұрын

Dick Smith was clocked at 198 in a Cobra with a standard windshield.

@S356ster1

3 жыл бұрын

Brad the Pitts Thank you for the input. It led to a great article about him and his Cobra.

@SvenTviking

2 жыл бұрын

@@BradThePitts That was gravity assisted coming down off the banking at Daytona?

@countrymorgan2942

2 жыл бұрын

I remember reading that the cobras aero starting hitting a wall after 150 and that was the reason for they Daytonas. Said that after 170 it was taking like 100hp jumps to get 5-10 more mph. fwiw

@hk45c62

2 жыл бұрын

@@countrymorgan2942 The Daytona Coupe was powered by the same 289 as the early Cobras. They made around 380-390 horsepower. The 427 Competition models made 550-600 horsepower. These power numbers were made by 1960's engine technology that was available at the time. The Super Snake engine was a 427 Competition engine with twin Paxton superchargers on it and an Edelbrock crossram intake manifold with 2- Holley 660 cfm carburetors and made 800-850 horsepower with 1960's engine technology. Packaging all that power in a 2400 pound car is what dreams are made of.

Was it me or did 5million not meet the reserve price originally but when it looked like it wasn't going to go higher they took the reserve away??

@boblister665

3 жыл бұрын

Looked like Craig Jackson bid it up to 4.9 than let it go wen it hit 5

@janesmith716

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty tacky for Jackson to shill bid it up then back out, Pratt and him have been overinflaters of values for years, several articles about it.

I wish i can have that car

Imagine if you got that Cobra, the 67’ GT500 Super snake, a GT40, and the Flying mustang and get them all together

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

There is only one remaining Super Snake - the other was destroyed in a crash. Mustang imitations need not apply, no matter how much I like them. 9-)

Back years ago they started to put automatics in cars to help tame the car an make it a little more safer...i was told as cuda an challenger collector certain convertible hemis cars only came in auto trans format...i think to they are more sell able with the auto...if u have a lot of traffic lights in ur home town u understand...having clutch is annoying with a lot of lights every 50 feet

8:34 AC Cars is a British company, so is not only "americano".

Why did the cosby car cease to exist? Did shelby bulldoze it?

Very nice i think the owner will drive it...hopefully they wouldnt scare them selves too bad...the motor with out superchargers is ford racing was 485 with out superchargers 2 added...so u can imagine 700 easy..

Love the story about Cosby driving his... I think it scared him and he send it back. Didn't a dentist or someone end up with it and drive it off a bridge? A car for Carroll... because he could fly a plane... and that thing was as crazy.

@lovehand9531

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZak0I-dc9K0fsY.html

As the buyer of this car I can say two years later I would have paid ten million if I had to I look at this every day and night

Wow, criminally undervalued as in seriously below the price of what it should command. Just think of an imagined comparison from the swinging sixties, let's say Enzo's own street driven bigger capacity Ferrari 250GTO in the same condition as this Super Snake, 1 of 1, now try counting the zeros at auction when that would sell. Hate to say it but take it to Europe, Hong Kong or Japan next time, some guy will pay a lot more.

Very significant car however I’d rather have a 2020 gt500 and the 4.92 million leftover

The one year I don’t go....

Vacuum compensation de ision

That’s the third time it’s hit that gavel price.

Love the car , but needed to be a 4spd car . Scary with an automatic next level scary stick!

@BradThePitts

3 жыл бұрын

The 4spd's at the time would not handle 800hp, this was to Shelby's dismay but he did it anyway.

@ianmangham4570

4 ай бұрын

Needs a bus transmission for all that torque 😮

Automatic transmission ?????

Thought they sold this once already in Jan 2019.

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

Few years off - they mentioned the previous sale around 3:23 - in 2007.

Wish jay leno bought it

Man to think Bill Cosby gave his one back

only $5 million? Especially with Carroll Shelby's history with that car, it should've brought more (I would think). That kind of is a bargain for the new owner.

@LordHolley

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling the last owner thought the same thing. I would imagine people buy this car as an investment but clearly this one is not growing for some reason.

@blessed7fold

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordHolley Do you understand how much 5 million bucks is? And to pay that for a car is insane.

@benwu7980

Жыл бұрын

@@blessed7fold In the world of those classics, it is actually 'cheap' at the price. As they say about investments though, they can go up or down. For a contrast, the same year a McLaren F1 sold for 20.5m$, and in 2018, a Ferrari 250GTO went for 70m$. Both of those cars are special, but they also made more of each that this Shelby and the SC versions (30 of those), yet almost never fail to sell for higher and higher prices. Amazingly of the 36 GTO's made, all were still accounted for when that one got sold.

@gregorsamsa1364

Жыл бұрын

@@benwu7980 that is not cheap in the world of classics. Only a relatively few cars sell for that much or more

@ianmangham4570

4 ай бұрын

😮

Man I wish I was rich!!!!

If I have the cash trust me I would drive this beast with no problem

Only 5kk?? Imagine how much will it be cost in 20 years

I don't like cars, I don't even know how to drive but God damn that is fucking cool!

Ah. Its an automatic but you have to realize. A manual supersnake would be incredibly twitchy in that era. You need a torque converter. Its the only flaw of the car. It wasnt possible to make a manual for that level of power and rev match to a reasonable torque. Shame we never found a way to integrate a clutch into a torque converter for this sort of machine.

Doesn't matter how many toys you acquire, you cannot take it with you.

@moondawg3693

3 жыл бұрын

That's why it has nothing to do with dying, this is about living !

@ChristopherClark-eg4ol

3 жыл бұрын

Can't take the money either

@porsche962lemans

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, you can’t take the money With you so enjoy living and if you have the money buy it!

@scottsharp3356

3 жыл бұрын

However; ya can be buried in it!

@Tom-ks4cy

3 жыл бұрын

@Dave, but it's so much fun playing with them while your here.

Actually sold for le$$ in 2021 than in 2007, sign of the times.

i was in a 69 fastback with a 390 and the guy driven and us were clocked in eccess of 145 mph comind down the parkway in huntsville alabama , on several police radar, then donald punched it comin out of the corner. bad wreck, we lived, was on tv dick van vulkenburg with the news

@cmccarthy

3 жыл бұрын

Liar

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 жыл бұрын

@@cmccarthy I can barely picture a '69 fastback doing 145 with a 4 barrel 390. My Mom's '68 GALAXY *2 barrel* 390 4-door could hit 120 with enough open roadway and FAR worse aerodynamics.

Ten years from now it will have 10 miles added on the odometer

Not sure if anyone knows for sure but I heard a guy from MN bought it.

Funny thing is a regular sc427 would dust it in a street race.

👀

If it was me I'd drive that thing every day of my life u get one u can't take it with you