Showing posts with label shelby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shelby. Show all posts
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Why did the 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake sell for 5 5 million
on January 21, 2007, at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction The 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake made history. It fetch $5.5 million, a world record price for an American car, auction organizers said.
The buyer was car collector Ron Pratt of Chandler, Arizona. This fastest sport with
powerfull car engine with 800-horsepower was only two produced for personal transportation. There are made by performance-car builder Carrol Shelby and Famed racer.
At the time there were 84 Syelby presented at anual auction, that was held in Scttsdale, Arizona. It was presented also by hundreds if collector who bid millions for sport car, muscle cars, and other vehicles.
Actually Shelby made two Super Snakes, The other one was bought by comedian Bill Cosby. Cosby returned the car after only once drive, Then the Super Snake was wrecked in a road accident that killed the driver, said Cluxoton in his writing on Barrett-Jackson site.
Sole surviving Super Snake still had many original components, such as its engine block, exhaust system brake calipers, and oil coolers, Cluxton said.
"This Cobra car defines the American muscle car. He does it all, and without the help of ESP, ASR, ABS, carbon fiber, engine management ECUs, titanium, or the United Nations. How cool is that?" said Cluxton in his writing
AC/Shelby Cobra is the epitome of high-performance cool car. The man responsible for it. A real talent makes Shelby a world-famous race driver by 1959, he won LeMans for Aston Martin.
The buyer was car collector Ron Pratt of Chandler, Arizona. This fastest sport with
powerfull car engine with 800-horsepower was only two produced for personal transportation. There are made by performance-car builder Carrol Shelby and Famed racer.
At the time there were 84 Syelby presented at anual auction, that was held in Scttsdale, Arizona. It was presented also by hundreds if collector who bid millions for sport car, muscle cars, and other vehicles.
Actually Shelby made two Super Snakes, The other one was bought by comedian Bill Cosby. Cosby returned the car after only once drive, Then the Super Snake was wrecked in a road accident that killed the driver, said Cluxoton in his writing on Barrett-Jackson site.
Sole surviving Super Snake still had many original components, such as its engine block, exhaust system brake calipers, and oil coolers, Cluxton said.
"This Cobra car defines the American muscle car. He does it all, and without the help of ESP, ASR, ABS, carbon fiber, engine management ECUs, titanium, or the United Nations. How cool is that?" said Cluxton in his writing
AC/Shelby Cobra is the epitome of high-performance cool car. The man responsible for it. A real talent makes Shelby a world-famous race driver by 1959, he won LeMans for Aston Martin.
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| 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Car |
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| 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Cars |
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| Engine of 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Car |
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| Exterior of 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Car |
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| Front of 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Car |
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| Interior of 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Car |
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| On Stage 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Muscle Car |
Sunday, May 5, 2013
2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake
After being named one of the sexiest cars on the New York auto show in 2011, the new version of the GT500 Super Snake (available in both coupe and convertible in) not only offers impressive horsepower, also gives the customer the possibility customized at will of the fireball.
Motivated by the many requests to create a package for the 2013 Shelby GT500 technicians worked in collaboration with Ford Racing to create this stunning car that is able to dispense 662 HP in its basic modification, which is carried up to 850 HP with the summation of various improvements (road legal).
The HP 662 configuration includes a six-speed manual transmission with shorter ratios, revised suspension, cooling pack, 20-inch wheels shod in high-performance, new exhaust system, brakes Wildwood, cooling intakes for back brakes and fiberglass hood. All this can be added a supercharger that increases the power to 850 HP.
As for aesthetics, the buyer can choose between different shades for the sporty lines of the bodywork and wheels, matching all the available palette of standard GT500. Inside, two-tone leather upholstery available and you can see the logo of the Super Snake in headrests and carpets among others.
The base price for the 662 HP versions is $ 28,995 and $ 39,995 for the 850 HP without including in both cases the value of the car that is used as a base. Only 500 units will be manufactured in the 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake.
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