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1965 Shelby Cobra

289 Dragonsnake
Mecum exceeds $200M in Kissimmee
Thursday, 6 January - Sunday, 16 January 2022
$1,375,000
Sale Price
Yes
Reserve
14 January 2022
Sold Date
F155
Lot Number
#2+
Competition restoration
Mecum Auctions
Auction House
Chassis no. CSX2427. Yellow with white nose band and black leatherette top over black leather. 289/325hp with factory 4-Weber intake "Stage III" package, chrome braced paperclip roll bar, 5-spoke centerlock alloy wheels, AC 2-lobe nuts, Goodyear Super Cushion front tires, 8-7.60-15 M&H slicks at the rear, known ownership history from new.

Evaluation: One of five factory-built Dragonsnake drag racing cars and the only one built to customer order for Don Reimer in Gettysburg, PA. Special order paint to match his T-Bird tow car. Excellent paint, chrome, and lightly creased upholstery. Restored like new with OEM and NOS parts for Steven Juliano. Better than new without being overdone.

Bottom Line: Sold by RM in Arizona in 2001 for $209,000 then re-restored to acknowledged high standards that brought it a series of awards. Offered as part of the Juliano collection at Mecum Indy in 2019 where it was bid to $1.4M but not sold on the block. Today’s result mirrors that one and is still plenty of money for a Cobra that has no practicality at all.

by Rick Carey
21 January 2022

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