1965 Shelby

Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Manual

CSX4213

Gasoline

This spec. Alum. Shelby Cobra 40th Anniversary was built for,driven by & personally owned by Carroll Shelby! IMPORTANT...PLEASE READ! This car was sold on Ebay on July 2nd. I spoke personally with this bidder 3 days before the auction ended. At that time it had already met the reserve from a bidder in France. The new bidder from California placed a bid which put him in the lead...and then another bid on top of that. He had a positive feedback of 27...but not for any large purchases like automobiles. He has not responded to more than 6 phone calls or e-mails. We have turned the matter over to the Trust & Safety department of Ebay. PLEASE-Do not place any bids if you do not have the money to pay for this car! Please scroll down through all of the photos and you will see a copy of the actual title to this car. It is titled in the name of Carroll Shelby. We have blocked out his address to protect & safeguard his privacy. This is the 2nd one made of the total production of 40 built! You can own the car that was made by his company, Shelby Automotive, for the creator of the world famous Shelby Cobra.....Mr. Carroll Shelby...automotives greatest living legend! The 1st was sold for OVER One Million Dollars. This is the 2nd one of Forty built & 1 of 3 with this special all aluminum 427 engine. Exterior Paint: Special order Electric Blue Paint specified by Carroll Shelby. Interior: Black Leather Serial Number CSX4213 Engine Number CSX-278 Mileage: 1,301 Engine specifications: All Aluminum 427 Side Oiler with original Top Loader 4/speed transmission Horsepower: Dyno tested at 550+ This particular car was built personally for Carroll Shelby. This particular car was driven by Carroll Shelby This particular car was owned by Carroll Shelby This particular car has Carroll Shelby's signature on the title and the MSO. Carroll Shelby signed the dashboard and the inside of the car hood. It has the special anniversary badging on the front, rear and sides. It has Autometer dash gauges. It also has a Carbon fiber hood scoop, side pipes, roll bar special anniversary floor mats and Goodyear sports special racing tires. Since it was specially built for the Legend himself...it was built with the money is no object approach! It is number 2 out of a total of 40 ever built! I have been told by an excellent informed source at Shelby that only 3 of the 40 cars were built with this special All Aluminum 427/550HP+ engine. The 1st One was sold to Ron Pratte at a Barrett/Jackson auction for a staggering amount of money! Many times more than you can own this extremely valuable and historically documented 427 Aluminum Cobra. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!!!!! I have personally driven this car! 0-60 happens in just over 3 seconds! You don't want to take any friends for a ride as a passenger who have a weak heart...this car can literally pin you back so hard in the seat that it takes your breath away! I did not drive it over 75mph (in 2nd gear) but fully am aware that this is easily a 200mph+ car in a hurry! This incredible cars is owned by and has been on display in the front lobby of the incredible Cars Of Dreams museum in North Palm Beach at 133 U.S. Highway One. If you would like to receive a link to the actual Cars Of Dreams Museum, please e-mail me at luvdg@aol.com with your e-mail address. The owner of the museum has driven this car a few miles. It is started on a regular basis and driven a couple of miles, cleaned and detailed and put back inside the lobby of one of the world's greatest car museums...Cars Of Dreams. The Museum is air conditioned and climate controlled 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The following comments and photo can be seen at the Cars Of Dreams website History and Development The AC Cobra was an Anglo-American sports car built in the 1960s. Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC Cars had been using the smooth, refined Bristol straight-6 engine in its small-volume production, including its AC Ace 2-seater roadster. The engine was a pre-World War II design of BMW which by the 60s the company knew was considered dated. Bristol decided in 1961 to cease production of its engine and instead to use Chrysler 313cid (5.1 L) V8 engines. Although untrue, it is commonly believed that AC was left without a future source of power and that American ex-racing driver Carroll Shelby saved the company from bankruptcy. AC started using the 2.6 liter Ford Zephyr in all of its cars. In September 1961, Shelby airmailed AC a letter asking them if they would build him a car modified to accept a V8 engine. Shelby had previous experience with Anglo-American hybrids, having raced an Allard. He first went to Chevrolet to see if they would provide him with engines, but not wanting to add competition to the Corvette they said no. Ford however, wanted a car that could compete with the Corvette and they happened to have a brand new thin wall small block engine which could be used in this endeavor. AC agreed, provided a suitable engine could be found. It was, in the form of, Ford's 260 cubic in HiPo (4.2 L) engine - a new lightweight, thin-wall cast small-block V8 tuned for high performance. In January 1962 mechanics at AC Cars in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England fitted the prototype chassis CSX2000 with a 221ci Ford V8. After testing and modification, the engine and transmission was taken out and the chassis was air freighted to Caroll Shelby in Los Angeles on February 2, 1962. Here it was fitted with an engine and transmission in less than eight hours and taken out on test. Carroll Shelby claims the name "Cobra" came to him in a dream. Production proved to be easy, since AC had already made most of the modifications needed for the small block V8 when they installed the 2.6 liter Ford Zephyr engine, including the extensive rework of the AC Ace's front end. The most important modification was the fitting of a stronger rear differential to handle the power of the Ford V8. A Salisbury 4HU unit with in-board disk brakes to reduce unsprung weight was chosen instead of the old ENV unit. It was the same unit used on the Jaguar E-Type. On the production version, the inboard brakes were moved outboard to reduce cost. The only modification of the front end of the first Cobra from that of the AC Ace 2.6 was the mounting of the steering box, which had to be moved outwardly to clear the wider V8 motor. Badge The first 75 Cobra Mark I (including the prototype) were fitted with the 260 engine (4.2 L). The remaining 51 Mark I model were fitted with a larger version of the Windsor Ford engine, the 289 cubic in(4.7 L) V8. Toward the end of 1962, Alan Turner who was the chief engineer at AC completed a major design change of the car's front end and was able to fit it with Rack and pinion steering while still using transverse leaf springs suspension. The new car went into production in early 1963 and it became known as the Mark II. The steering rack was borrowed from the MGB while the new steering column came from the VW Beetle. About 528 Mark II Cobras were produced to the summer of 1965 (the last US bound Mark II was produced in November of 1964). By 1963 the leaf spring Cobra was losing its supremacy in racing, Shelby tried fitting a big Ford FE engine of 390 cubic in. A new chassis was developed and designated the Mark III. Shelby AC Cobra The new car was designed in cooperation with Ford in Detroit. A whole new chassis was built which featured 4" main chassis tubes (instead of 3") and coil spring suspension all around. The new car also had wide fenders and a larger radiator opening. It was powered by the famed "side oiler" Ford 427 engine (7.0 L) developing 425 bhp (317 kW) and attaining a top speed of 163 mph (262 km/h) in the standard model and 485 bhp (362 kW) with a top speed of 180 mph (290 km/h) in the competition model. The production of the Cobra Mark III began on January 1st 1965, two prototypes had been sent to the United States in October of 1964. Cars were sent to the US as unpainted rolling chassis, and they would be finished in Shelby's workshop. A total of 300 mark III cars were sent to Shelby in the USA during the years 1965 and 1966, including the competition version. 27 small block narrow fender version which were referred to as the AC 289 were sold in Europe. It was raced successfully by many privaters and went on to win races all the way into the 70's. AC Cobras had an extensive racing career. Shelby wanted it to be a "Corvette-Beater" and at nearly 500 lb (227 kg) less than the Chevrolet Corvette, the lightweight car did just that. The Cobra was perhaps too successful as a performance car and reputedly contributed to the implementation of national speed limits in the United Kingdom. An AC Cobra Coupe was calculated to have done 185 mph (298 km/h) on the M1 motorway in 1964, driven by Jack Sears and Peter Bolton during shakedown tests prior to that year's Le Mans 24h race. This car is owned free & clear and is on display at the fabulous Cars Of Dreams Museum in North Palm Beach,FL. We are urging you to PLEASE come and inspect the car in person, drive it or to hire an expert inspector to do this for you. AGAIN....Please do not ask us to recommend anyone....we want you to select & hire your own inspector. If you wish to schedule an appointment to see this car, please call me at 954-873-6495 or 954-895-7940...I need at least a one day notice. This car is stored at the fantastic Cars Of Dreams Museum in North Palm Beach, Florida. The Museum is private, and is not open to the public and is only open to a few special charity events throughout the year. These events are: 1. Shop with a cop in October done in conjunction with the Palm Beach Sheriff's Association to raise money for underprivileged kids (November 7th, 2010) 2. Make-a-wish foundation 3. American Cancer Society 4. Hospice of Palm Beach County 5. Darrell Gwynn foundation for kids who are handicapped and need special wheel chairs 6. Florida Highway Patrol for FHP officers who are injured or killed in the line of duty. Event to raise money to send their children to college. (October 17th, 2010) All cars are owned free and clear by the owner of the Cars Of Dreams Museum and we have the title on hand. After you speak with us on the phone, it is possible to have a scanned or faxed copy sent directly to you. Please don't buy a car like this unless you have a garage to store it inside. We do not think this car has ever been left outside. We don't "play games" We love when a car is inspected prior to meeting the reserve. We have no secrets and are proud of our 100% feedback. Please...do not e-mail us and ask "What is your reserve" just call us and we can discuss money...the car...a trade...or whatever is on your mind. Instead call me direct at 954-873-6495 or 954-895-7940....even if your calling from Australia,Europe or Japan. We will not e-mail you the reserve but will discuss it with you on the phone! We are all car guys that are very easy to speak with...no Prima Donnas at this end...just car lovers that do this for the fun and passion of loving our hobby...for the past 50 years! We really do love the cars...a lot more than the $. Once you speak with us...you'll agree...we are sincere and dedicated to this eternal love affair with the automobile The reserve is set at a fair number...if you wish to discuss the amount...please don't write and ask "What is the reserve price" Instead...please call us at 954-873-6495. Anytime between 10:00 am EST and 7:00pm EST. As with all of our fine cars...we invite your and urge your personal inspection. If you see it....and drive it...you will buy it! For financing...try www.jjbest.com JJBEST has financed many of the cars previously owned by Cars From Dreams, LLC. If you have a trade...please e-mail us a complete photos....details and a phone number. We accept most anything in trade but please, NO Motorcycles, Kit Cars, Boats,Airplanes, Jewelry, Motor homes, Real Estate,ect. We will consider any nice vintage or antique car or late model Luxury car with a clean carfax report. Please call us first and discuss this with us..and if we have an interest, we would then have you e-mail a complete set of photos and details. Thanks and best of luck! Please write or call for more details.... If you are interested in this vehicle, please call us at (954) 873-6495 and we will stand next to the car and go over everything with you in great detail...there will be NO surprises...or better yet...come and inspect it yourself. (appointment a day or two in advance is required) eBay recommended services · History Report - get a vehicle history report and protect yourself from hidden problems · Shipping - get free shipping quotes and information on options to pick up this vehicle · Financing - learn about lending choices · Buyer Checklist - review steps to take to make a safe, successful purchase AS IS - NO WARRANTY This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle, and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to bid based upon that judgement solely. The seller shall and will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects associated with this vehicle at the buyer's request prior to the close of sale. Seller assumes no responsibility for any repairs regardless of any oral statements about the vehicle. There is no such thing as a "PERFECT" car...especially when dealing with vintage cars that are 25,35 and even 50 years old. Arranging for an independent third-party inspection is a great way to validate a seller's claims about a vehicle's condition. There are many companies and individuals who offer such a service. Of course your personal inspection and scrutiny are suggested and most welcomed. The seller has made a diligent effort to accurately describe this vehicle but does not expressly or implicitly guarantee the accuracy of the above description. Bidders and prospective purchasers are urged and cautioned to conduct their own due diligence, including a physical inspection in person or through a qualified third party inspector or appraiser, before contemplating a purchase or making a bid on this vehicle.In fact, we would welcome and encourage such an inspection, and will make every effort to make the above described vehicle available at a time convenient to the perspective purchaser or their agents We charge NO fees of any type. NONE! We will help arrange to have your vehicle picked up on a bonded, licensed and insured carrier. There are no dealer fees or other charges and you are responsible to pay all sales taxes in your home state . Required payment is 20% within 72 hours and the balance in full within 7 days thereafter.If you buy a car from us and are not happy with something, please call us and let us know. If we feel it's our fault, we are only too happy to discuss making a possible adjustment on the price...even though the vehicle has already been paid for. On Apr-25-10 at 18:16:20 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Delight buyers. Get your own map of past buyers. Also, we welcome your inspection in person at the Cars Of Dreams Museum in North Palm Beach or any friend or expert you might like to send prior to the end of the auction. We have two lifts available for inspection purposes in the 10,000 sq. foot shop area. The Museum is located a short 15 min. ride from Palm Beach International Airport. The Museum recently purchased the Factory Concept car...The 1st Shelby Hertz GT500H Convertible (0001) and it will take the place of this car in our Lobby. The Museum is closed to the public...but is open 5-6 special days a year to raise money for special charities and worthwhile causes. We are located 3 minutes drive off of I-95 and we are on Northlake Blvd facing U.S. Highway One in a large shopping center. We can make this Rare Shelby Cobra available any weekday for inspection between the hours of 9:00am thru 5:00pm. You need to make an appointment and have photo identification before you can enter the premises. The Museum is not ever open on weekends or Holidays! On Jun-01-10 at 07:52:18 PDT, seller added the following information: On Jun-28-10 at 18:15:47 PDT, seller added the following information: Special Custom Made Cobra Sign! I have received 3 e-mails wanting to know if the Special Custom Neon Cobra Sign & Chrome Stanchion will be included with this car to the winning bidder. YES IT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE CAR! To those writing and asking if the sign can be purchased, sorry...but it is going to go with the car to the winning bidder. If you want to have one made they cost approx. $3000. We are going to post some photos taken today with the sign lit in the Museum. The Photos appear to be a little dark...but if you e-mail me at luvdg@aol.com I can send them to you direct. Thanks for your interest. Cars Of Dreams Car Museum On Jun-29-10 at 08:24:42 PDT, seller added the following information: