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Collector – Shelby 427 Competition Cobra

Take a ferocious 289 Cobra, widen the chassis a good five inches and bulk up the bodywork to accommodate a massive tire mount and 550 horsepower. Here you have what made the legend of Carroll Shelby.

Published on 22/01/2023 à 15:30

Gautier Calmels

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Collector – Shelby 427 Competition Cobra

Shelby 427 Competition Cobra © RM Sotheby's

Shelby developed the 427 Cobra with the firm intention of racing it himself in Group 3. This required producing one hundred competition cars for homologation purposes, but by the time FIA ​​inspectors arrived at his facilities , only fifty-one cars had been built.

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Gautier Calmels

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