1999 Shelby SERIES 1

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RARE FIND!!!!EXTREMELY RARE WHITE DIAMOND WITH METALLIC BLUE STRIPES SHELBY SERIES 1 CAR NUMBER CSX 5144 !!! THIS SHELBY SERIES 1 IS ONE OF THE RAREST SUPERCARS ON THE PLANET!!! I'VE ALWAYS SOUGHT TO OWN DRIVIN' MACHINES THAT STAND APART FROM THE CROWD AND REALLY 'POP'. THIS CARROLL SHELBY SERIES 1 HANDILY FILLS THAT BILL! THE SHELBY SERIES 1 IS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE SHELBY LEGACY IN ALUMINUM AND CARBON FIBER. IT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CAR CARROLL SHELBY HAS EVER BUILT. IT IS A RACING DREAM BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED AS A LUXURY SPORTS CAR. IT IS RAW POWER UNDER THE DEMONIC SPELL OF HIGH TECH ENGINEERING AND PRECISE CONTROL. IT IS PERFECT 50/50 FRONT/REAR WEIGHT BALANCE. THE SERIES 1 DELIVERS 1G LATERAL ACCELERATION AND RAZOR SHARP HANDLING. THIS CAR IS 1 OF ONLY 249 EVER PRODUCED !!! ALTHOUGH SERIES 1'S WERE PRODUCED FROM 1999 TO THE EARLY 2000'S THEY ARE ALL TITLED AS 1999 MODELS. CARROLL SHELBY SOUGHT OUT TO BUILD A LIMITED NUMBER OF 500 CARS BUT DUE TO LICENSING AND LEGAL ISSUES ONLY 249 OF THESE RARE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED, A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER NUMBER THAN WAS PLANNED MAKING THIS SUPERCAR THAT MUCH RARER OF A COMMODITY. CARROLL SHELBY'S PLAN WAS TO OFFER THE CAR TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR JUST UNDER $100K. YOU COULD ONLY PURCHASE A CAR FROM A LICENSED OLDSMOBILE DEALER. WHEN THE CAR DEBUTED THE MSRP WAS A LOFTY $115K. AS ORDERS KEPT ON COMING IN AND THE COST OF MANUFACTURING THE CAR INCREASED IT DROVE THE MARKET PRICE AS TESTED U.S. MSRP TO $174,975.00 IN 2001. BY THE END OF THE PRODUCTION RUN THESE SUPER CARS EVENTUALLY SOARED OVER $200,000.00!! THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE WHITE SHELBY SERIES 1'S EVER PRODUCED!!! ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TEST CARS WAS SOLID WHITE. THIS CAR THAT I AM ADVERTISING FOR SALE IS PART OF MY PRIVATE COLLECTION. IT IS CAR NUMBER CSX5144. IT IS THE ONLY WHITE DIAMOND SHELBY SERIES 1 WITH BLUE METALLIC STRIPES IN EXISTENCE!!!! IT IS TRULY ONE OF ONE!! APPROXIMATELY 95% OF ALL SHELBY SERIES 1'S WERE PAINTED CENTENNIAL SILVER, SOME WITH DUAL RACING STRIPES AND SOME WITHOUT STRIPES. ALL OF THE PROPOSED ORIGINAL 500 LIMITED PRODUCTION SHELBY SERIES 1'S WERE EARMARKED TO BE PAINTED CENTENIAL SILVER FROM SHELBY AMERICAN! IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND A SHELBY SERIES 1 FOR SALE THAT IS NOT SILVER, ESPECIALLY IN WHITE!!! THERE ARE ONLY 3 KNOWN WHITE SERIES 1'S THAT WERE PAINTED WHITE FROM THE FACTORY AT SHELBY AMERICAN!!! YOU CAN PURCHASE A SOLID CENTENNIAL SILVER SHELBY SERIES 1 SHOWING BETWEEN 2000 TO 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FOR AROUND $85K TO $100K IN TODAY'S MARKET. OF COURSE, ANY SERIES 1 WITH LESS THAN 2000 MILES WILL COMMAND MORE. ADD ABOUT $5K FOR DUAL RACING STRIPES AND KEEP ON ADDING FOR ADDITIONAL UPGRADES AND OPTIONS. BASED ON RECENT SHELBY SERIES 1'S SALES THAT HAVE SOLD IN THE LAST 6 MONTH OF 2012, NON-SILVER SHELBY SERIES 1'S HAVE BROUGHT A PREMIUM ANYWHERE BETWEEN $35K TO $50K, VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORD GT HERITAGE EDITION. PRICING IS VERY SENSITIVE WITH REGARDS TO MILEAGE FOR THE SERIES 1 DUE TO THE LOW PRODUCTION NUMBER. IN TODAY'S MARKET,SHELBY SERIES 1'S WITH LESS THAN 500 ACTUAL MILES, THE CARS CAN BRING UP TO $10K TO $20K MORE IN ASKING PRICE THAN OTHERS. DUAL RACING STRIPES USUALLY INCREASE THE VALUE BY ABOUT $5K. IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND ONE OF THESE SERIES 1'S WITH LEATHER INTERIOR THAT SURROUNDS THE INTERIOR OF CAR NUMBER CSX5144. THERE IS A NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY BETWEEN THE STANDARD VINYL INTERIOR AND THE LUXURIOUS PREMIUM QUALITY LEATHER INTERIOR WHICH INCLUDES CARROLL SHELBY AUTOGRAPH-SCRIPTED TWO-TONED SEATS EQUIPPED WITH PNEUMATIC LUMBAR SUPPORT. THIS OPTION ALONE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL $10,500.00 FROM THE FACTORY AND IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY WHEN YOU SEE IT! THE PLASTIC WRAPPING STILL COVERS THE SPECIALLY SERIES 1 LOGO EMROIDERRED FLOOR MATS JUST LIKE THEY LEFT THE FACTORY. LASTLY, CSX5144, HAS AN INTERIOR THAT POSSESSES THAT EXTRA RACE APPEAL FEATURING A STRIKING OPTIONAL UPGRADED CARBON FIBER DASH INSIDE THE COCKPIT. THIS ADDS A VALUE OF AN ADDITIONAL $1,200.00. ADD ALL OF THESE GOODIES UP AND MY BUY IT NOW IS A BARGAIN! THIS PRICE DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ANY MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE PASSING OF THE LATE CARROLL SHELBY WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN EXPERIENCED. NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF.......THE MOST ADVANCED PRODUCTION CHASSIS IN THE WORLD FEATURES EXTRUDED TUBULAR AND HONEYCOMB SUBSTRATE SHEAR PANELS, 6061-T6 ALUMINUM SPACEFRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNPARALLELED STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS... AT 52 HERTZ, MORE THAN TWICE THE TORSION AND RIGIDITY OF MOST SPORTS CARS. THE CAR FEATURED A MULTI- LINK INDEPENDENT WISHBONE SUSPENSION WITH UNEQUAL-LENGTH UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, ADJUSTABLE PUSHRODS AND RACE- BRED ROCKER ARMS LINKED TO INBOARD -MOUNTED COIL-OVER SHOCKS, TUBULAR ANTI-ROLL BAR, FRONT AND REAR. STEERING IS RACK AND PINION, POWER ASSIST WITH A 14:7:1 TURNING RATIO. FRONT BRAKES ARE 13.0 INCH VENTED DISC AND REAR ARE 12.0 INCH VENTED DISC WITH POWER ASSISTED DOUBLE PISTON CALIPERS. CUSTOM WHEELS ARE MADE OF SAC CAST ALUMINUM/MAGNESIUM 18X10 FRONT AND 18X12 REAR.WHEELS ARE ENVELOPED IN GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 SUPERCAR TIRES, P265/40ZR18 FRONT, P315.40ZR18 REAR. THE POWERTRAIN CONSISTS OF A FRONT ENGINE REAR WHEEL DRIVE AURORA-DERIVED POWERPLANT WITH A SEQUENTIAL FUEL INJECTED 4.0 LITER RACE ENGINE WITH 90 DEGREE V8, ALUMINUM BLOCK AND HEADS BORED AND STROKED TO 3.43X3.31/87.0X84.0.THE ENGINE BOASTS A 10:3:1 COMPRESSION RATIO WITH 320HP @6500 RPM AND 290 LBS-FT TORQUE AT 5000 RPM. WITH A CURB WEIGHT OF 2650 POUNDS, THAT GIVES IT A WEIGHT TO POWER RATIO OF 8.28 TO 1.THE VALVE TRAIN IS DOHC, 4 VALVE PER CYLINDER. THIS BEAST CAN DO A STANDING QUARTER MILE IN 12.8 SECONDS AT 109.9 MPH ON PUMP GAS AND 0 TO 60 IN 4.4 SECONDS! TRANSMISSION IS A ZF 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSAXLE WITH 4:21:1 AXLE RATIO AND 3:12:1 FINAL DRIVE RATIO. THE TUNED STAINLESS STEEL BORLA EXHAUST AND HEADERS GIVES THE SERIES 1 A HEALTHY GROWL. ENTIRE BODY DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED BY VENTURE INDUSTRIES IS MADE OF COMPOSITE CARBON FIBER & CAR WEIGHS ONLY 2650 LBS !!! CHECK OUT THE PHOTO THAT IS ATTACHED HIGHLIGHTING THE ACTUAL FIBERS IN THE CARBON FIBER BODY WHERE CLIPS HOLD THE SIDE PANEL IN. RARE OPTIONAL PREMIUM QUALITY LEATHER INTERIOR!!! RARE OPTIONAL CARBON FIBER DASH PACKAGE!!! ZF 6 - SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION!!! ONLY 385 ACTUAL DOCUMENTED MILES!!! MUSEUM QUALITY!!! SUPERB DOCUMENTATION FROM SHELBY AMERICAN INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS DURING THE BUILD STAGE IN ADDITION TO THE BUILD SHEET DETAILING ACTUAL QUALITY CONTROL OF THIS NUMBERED SHELBY SERIES 1!!! I HAVE ATTACHED A FEW PHOTOS FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE OF CSX5144 BEING HAND BUILT AND ASSEMBLED AT SHELBY AMERICAN IN LAS VEGAS LOCATED NEXT TO LAS VEGAS SPEEDWAY. THERE IS ALSO A PHOTO OF CSX5144 BEING DELIVERED TO ITS ORIGINAL OWNER IN THE PARKING LOT OF SHELBY AMERICAN. AS I STATED BEFORE, ALL SHELBY SERIES 1' WERE SOLD BY OLDSMOBILE DEALERS. CSX5144 WAS SOLD TO ITS FIRST OWNER BY SUBURBAN OLDSMOBILE IN MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 18, 1998. THE ORIGINAL OWNER CHOSE TO HAVE THE CAR PAINTED WITH A CUSTOM WHITE DIAMOND PIGMENT, GM PAINT CODE 93-WA-9097. TO INCREASE SALES VOLUME, SHELBY AMERICAN ALLOWED A FEW OF THE LAST OWNERS TO CHOOSE THE CUSTOM COLOR OF THEIR CHOICE FOR THEIR SERIES 1.THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS CARROLL SHELBY PERSONALLY SIGNING THE REAR DECK LID THE DAY CSX5144 WAS DELIVERED TO ITS NEW OWNER. CARROLL SHELBY ALSO PERSONALLY SIGNED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL PHOTOS AND MORE DOCUMENTATION THAT WILL CONVEY WITH THE VEHICLE. MAKE NO MISTAKE......THE SHELBY SERIES 1 IS THE ONLY CAR THAT THE LATE CARROLL SHELBY BUILT FROM SCRATCH.... PERIOD!!! HIS INTENTION WAS TO BUILD A STREET LEGAL RACE CAR AND HE ACCOMPLISHED THAT TASK. HERE IT IS!!! THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND RUNS GREAT! IT IS AN ACCIDENT FREE VEHICLE, ALL ORIGINAL PAINT, NEVER SMOKED IN, ALWAYS KEPT IN CLIMATE CONTROLLED GARAGE, NEVER SEEN RAIN, NO EXCUSE VEHICLE!!! AS GOOD AS IT GETS!!! THIS CAR CAN BE THE CENTERPIECE OF ANY SERIOUS CAR COLLECTORS STABLE. FOR SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY,PLEASE CALL 703-625-1285.