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Is it really worth this much??

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Original Shelby Cobra Grill 289 427

The holy Grail of Grills original 289 427 Cobra grill replaced by my father who bought 7 cars from Shelby America I have cancelled check with serial #'s two were factory race cars. This grill has scribed #97. Car was sold to the beach boy who drowned in the harbor in Los Angeles I think I can't guarantee it, but my dad had a strong relationship with Shelby buying parts and cars. Real story real part rough and pitted crooked and lovely! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to hit me up. Cheers.

If this can be documented it came off a car worth 5 million now.


US $19,289.00 or Best Offer

I'm pretty sure Pete was called in for this one.  Any idea what number this is?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCS5Fbntzw

Quote from: 65shelby on December 12, 2023, 02:49:02 PM
Yes, we all do.
Always a somber time seeing all the wonderful pics posted of the GT350 Tours he anchored.
We just did our 3rd annual 'Toast to Woody' last month at our old Watering Hole.... Kristopher's in Matthews.
Hard to believe it's been 3-years.... We Face-Timed his daughter Noel and everyone got to visit.

So good to hear that Mark.

Part of the 'Greatest Generation'.  God Bless him for his service.  Here is a great article on the Gentleman's Racer site about him and his amazing Cobra:

https://www.thegentlemanracer.com/2012/09/the-hank-williams-cobra.html

The Hank Williams Cobra

It is a rare sight to see an original Cobra on the road, even at car shows many of the "Cobras" are simply replicas, but rarer still is finding an original car, with the original owner. A plaque on the windshield reads "History-Making Cobra" and that statement is true in more ways than one. Hank Williams moved to Southern California in 1964, an aspiring racing driver piloting an Austin Healey 3000, but the world of sports car racing was moving towards bigger engines and faster lap times and the old Healey was not going to cut it much longer. The new Cobra as being raced at Riverside International Raceway not far from Hanks home in Fontana, and less than a year after seeing a Cobra on the track, he was at the dealership purchasing his car.

But it was not as simple as that, the dealership that had sold Hank the car did not really own it, it was on loan from another dealer as a display item, when he returned to pick the car up the next day it had gone back to the dealer in Pomona that had loaned out the car. After about two weeks of run around and red tape he threatened to sue, the next day the car magically appeared.

Hank was soon hitting the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) racing events in Southern, California. For 10 years the hank and his machine competed in 394 events and took home 35 trophies, including a plaque that commemorated his drive as the first African-American to drive around Indianapolis Speedway.

The car is almost 100% original, having had minor race damage repaired over the years, even the Hard Top was a factory Shelby option, and a rare one at that. And that grey-blue paint... it is some kind of a mistake, the car was supposed to be light blue, but three cars left the factory with this unique color. Hank guessed that they just had a little silver and a little blue so they mixed them and painted the car.

Hank is now 72 years old and has owned the car for nearly 50 years, look for him at events, he is still active with the Shelby clubs and attends several shows a year.

Quote from: NC TRACKRAT on December 26, 2023, 03:35:56 PM
Here's an interview that will be of interest:
https://youtu.be/MuH7G4N-dYU?si=EpKHpRaOVoafmsjA

Awesome Stan.

Nice Bret.

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Real deal early 1965 small letter Cobra gt350 Shelby intake manifold S1MS9424A

Early real deal 1964-65 Cobra 289 Hi-Po small letter aluminum high rise intake manifold.  S1MS 9424A. No porting or milling. No water port corrosion. No welded ears. It does have the common hair line crack ( very small ) in exhaust crossover. I do not want to have it fixed everyone has there own way of doing this. Honest should not even matter up to you but had to mention it. If you have a problem with the asking price just move on. Very rare intake now days. You may never see another in any cond.

$3,000

2 HIPO engines, freshly rebuilt.  No mention of dates or specs.  Hmmm

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(2) Fresh Rebuid 289 Hipo K Code Standard Bore Engines. Yes they have Big Main Caps, Big Bolt Rods, Flat Top Pistons, Solid Lifter Cams, Hipo Heads, Big Balancers, Crankshaft Counterweights, Cobra Intakes, Shelby Valve Covers. Dual Point Distibutors with New Pertronics Ignition, New Rotating Assembly Balance Job, Valve Job, Rings, Bearings, Pistons, Oil Pumps, Timing Chain and Gears, Gaskets, Seals, Freeze Plugs Rebuilt Carbs. New Never Been Fired. $12,500 Each. Optional Parts- Headers, S1MS Cobra Aluminum Oil Pan, Deep Sump Steel Oil Pan, S2MS Lemans Holley Carb. Cash or Wire Transfer Only. Can Ship.

$12,500 each

Awesome as always Bri.

Quote from: FL SAAC on December 18, 2023, 10:27:49 PM
Hey Brian since you brought this topic up....would you know who has owned the most cobras  ?

Asking for a friend......

You'd have to ask Ned or one of our other Cobra Gurus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QVq9un2PzI

I will Mark.  Btw, I sure do miss Woody.  I was thinking about him the other day

I hope everyone is doing well, and that the holiday season hasn't stressed you out to the max, lol.  It's never to early to start to think about next years Shelby events in the Carolinas.  Since the Springtime event at the airport seems to be such a hit, we were thinking of continuing the streak, but we are open to any new suggestions to improve it overall.  Also, how about a fall event?  Thoughts?


Brian

Thanks to everyone who participated this year.  I finally got to see Corey B's beautiful '68 GT350 in person.  I haven't always been the biggest fan of Lime Gold, but his car looked absolutely amazing in the sun.  Parked next to him was a BlackJade '69 GT350 ragtop that has been in the original owner's family since new.  Both were awesome!

003, an intriguing Shelby.  A good watch.