Detail Info for: Shelby : Series 1 SHELBY SERIES 1 EXTREMELY RARE ONLY 1 OF 2 IN THIS COLOR ONLY 440 ACTIAL MILES!

Transaction Info
Sold On:
01/26/2012
Price:
$ 155000.00
Condition:
Mileage:
440
Location:
Virginia,
Seller Type:
Private seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1999 Shelby Series 1
Submodel Body Type:
Convertible
Engine:
8 - Cyl.
Transmission:
Manual
VIN:
5CXSA1814XL000256
Vehicle Title:
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
1999 SHELBY SERIES 1 CSX5256 EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTIBLE!!! SALE INCLUDES EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTIBLE, AUTOGRAPHED BY CARROLL SHELBY AND DESIGNER JEFF HAMILTON, LIMITED EDITION COMMEMORATIVE JACKET COMMISSIONED BY CARROLL SHELBY HIMSELF SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SHELBY SERIES 1 !!! A MUST HAVE FOR ANY SHELBY SERIES 1 COLLECTOR!!! ONE OF THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL BLUE CHIP INVESTMENT VEHICLES IN THE WORLD!!! OUTRAGEOUSLY GORGEOUS!!! 440 ACTUAL MILES!!! BULLET- PROOF DOCUMENTATION!!! RARE COLOR COMBINATION - CLASSIC SHELBY!!! ONLY (2) PRODUCED IN STONE WHITE WITH BLUE STRIPES!!! CARBON FIBER TRIM KIT FLOOR MATS THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST CARS YOU WILL SET YOUR EYES ON!!! THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 249 SHELBY SERIES 1'S IN EXISTENCE TODAY INCLUDING COMPONENT CARS WHICH THERE WERE ONLY A HANDFUL OF THOSE COMPONENT CARS MADE.THERE WERE ONLY (2) SHELBY SERIES 1 'S PRODUCED THAT WERE STONE WHITE WITH BLUE STRIPES!! THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CARS!! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR RAREST OF THE RARE LOOK NO FURTHER!! APPROXIMATELY 95% OF ALL SHELBY SERIES 1'S WERE CENTENNIAL SILVER. THEY WERE PRODUCED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT STRIPES OF DIFFERENT COLORS. MOST THAT CAME WITH STRIPES HAD THE GARNET RED STRIPES. THE DEGREE OF INVESTMENT GRADE IS DEPENDENT ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING RARITY OF OPTIONS, COLORS, MILEAGE AND DOCUMENTATION. ONE OF THE RAREST OPTION WAS THE OPTION OF PURCHASING THE CAR IN A COLOR OTHER THAN SILVER!! THIS WAS AN $11,000.00 OPTION. STRIPES ALONE WERE A $4000.00 OPTION. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR MY CAR'S RARITY!!! THE FACT IS THAT THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE WHITE CARS, A COUPLE BLACK CARS, A COUPLE YELLOW CARS, A COUPLE BLUE CARS AND A VERY SMALL HANDFUL OF RED CARS MADE!!!!! THE OTHER RARITY THAT EXISTS WITH THIS CAR IS THAT I HAVE A TON OF PAPERWORK AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE ORDER DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2001 THAT LISTS ALL DETAILS OF THE PURCHASE INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL OWNERS INFORMATION. THE SALES PRICE ON THIS VEHICLE WAS $152,954.25. OPTIONS INCLUDED THE CARBON FIBER TRIM KIT,FLOOR MATS,STRIPE OR OTHER PAINT OPTIONS ($11,100.00 FOR THE RARE STONE WHITE PAINT WITH BLUE STRIPES). THE PURCHASE WILL INCLUDE THESE PROMOTIONAL PIECES FROM SHELBY AMERICAN ON THIS RARE CAR! REMEMBER......PAPERWORK IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD, THE INVESTMENT VALUE OF A CAR WITHOUT PAPERWORK IS WORTH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS LESS THAN A CAR WITH BULLET PROOF PAPERWORK!!! FINALLY THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAS ONLY 440 ACTUAL MILES MAKES THIS PARTICULAR SERIES 1, ONE OF THE HOLY GRAILS. TYPICALLY INVESTMENT GRADE VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ARE WORTH SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN CARS WITH ANYTHING OVER 1000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAGIC NUMBER. THE LESS MILEAGE UNDER 1000 THE BETTER!!! THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS CAR AT THIS PRICE!!! DON'T COMPARE THE PRICE THAT I AM ASKING TO OTHERS UNLESS THEY ARE ONE OF THE RARE COLORS OTHER THAN SILVER, HAS LESS THAN 1000 ACTUAL MILES, HAS DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND ESPECIALLY HAS THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THIS CAR POSSESSES. SUPPLY AND DEMAND DICTATES PRICING AND THIS CAR ONE DAY WILL DEMAND MORE THAN THE OTHERS!!!! TRY FINDING ANOTHER SERIES 1 CAR THAT ISN'T SILVER. GOOD LUCK! THERE ARE A COUPLE SILVER SHELBY SERIES 1'S CROSSING THE AUCTION BLOCK AT BARRETT JACKSON THIS MONTH AND (1) CROSSING THE AUCTION BLOCK AT RUSSO STEELE THIS MONTH. GUESS WHAT COLOR THEY ARE?? YOUR ARE RIGHT....SILVER! THESE CARS SHOULD BRING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $100K TO $150K INCLUDING AUCTION FEES. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUPERCHARGED WHICH WOULD BRING ANOTHER POSSIBLE $25K. THIS IS A VERY SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THESE CARS AT THESE PRICES. DO NOT FOOL YOURSELVES AND THINK THAT THE PRICES WILL COME DOWN, THEY ARE ALREADY DOWN AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT CARROLL SHELBY BUILT FROM SCRATCH!!! IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE PRICES OF THESE CARS HIT THE NEXT STRATOSPHERE!!! HAPPY 89TH BIRTHDAY CARROLL SHELBY!!! YOU WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE GREATEST RACING LEGENDS OF ALL TIME!!!! GOOD LUCK!!