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Presented by Mecum Auctions – One of the crown jewels of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection, this 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra, CSX3178, was owned by Carroll Shelby from the day it was assembled in March 1966 until his passing in May 2012. One of just five 427 Cobras finished in gorgeous Charcoal Gray, the car arrived […]

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Presented by Mecum Auctions – Much has been written over the years about the Shelby Cobra, especially in 427 trim like the car offered here. Its unadulterated track prowess, ongoing mechanical development and international attraction are part of that. The encroaching pressure of federal automotive regulations was what finally caused the storied import-based package to […]

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Presented by Mecum Auctions – One of only 34 examples of Carroll Shelby’s all-conquering GT350R SCCA B Production racers, Serial No. 5R106 was raced in Midwest SCCA National events by its first owner, Richard Jordan of Downers Grove, Illinois. A veteran Corvette racer and graduate of the Carroll Shelby School of High Performance Driving at […]

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Presented by Mecum Auctions – Just as Carroll Shelby’s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the 1964 announcement of the new Ford Mustang reset the American public’s expectations for affordable performance in a mass-production automobile. The most inspired and brilliantly targeted product in automotive history, the […]

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Presented by Mecum Auctions – Almost 60 years after its inception, the Shelby Cobra remains a touchstone of American automotive history, one that literally redefined performance. This 1964 Shelby Cobra 289, CSX2498, has recently emerged from an extensive nut-and-bolt restoration to like-original condition that was completed in 2020. As chronicled in the Shelby Cobra Registry, […]

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Murfreesboro to Memphis at midnight is a great way to experience Tennessee. Not that I have ever attempted such an irresponsible adventure, but it would be a blast in a Shelby Mustang. With the ability to reach 9,000 rpm in the blink of an eye, the only legal way to have such fun would be […]

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“Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.” Once the GT500 made its return, we knew this day was coming. So it is with a heavy heart that we must announce that the 2020 Shelby Mustang GT350 and GT350R will not be returning for the next model year. These cars offered the first American flat-plane […]

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Forced induction is the recipe for big power, so what happens when a twin-turbo 2020 Ferrari 488 Pista lines up against a supercharged 2020 Shelby GT500? Mustang fans that follow Stangmode know he has pushed the new GT500 farther than anyone thought possible. The Coyote block is a marvel of modern metallurgy, but it is […]

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Rental cars are not race cars….If you believe that, you should probably stop reading now. If you thought modern rental cars are slow, imagine renting one in 1965. That’s why Carroll Shelby and Hertz joined forces to create the 1966 Shelby GT-H. This high-performance Mustang was legal to race in many events, so it became […]

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