Asking price was $1 million. The car was able to match the Shelby Daytona's speed despite running a higher differential ratio (2.88 instead of 3.07) and a lower state of engine tune for reliability (265kW[355hp; 360PS] instead of the Daytona's 287kW[385hp; 390PS]). However, as the old saying goes boys will be boys and the boys in question just couldnt resist the temptation to go just a little bit further: so they also fitted twin Paxton superchargers to the little beast. Maxey destruy el CSX 3303 al conducir por un acantilado y hacia el Ocano . Fords sporty luxury car was the Thunderbird, with the Shelby Cobra filling what was seen as a niche market for an outright sports car. This 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake sold for $5,500,000 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 20, 2007. Shelby Cobra GT500 Crash - Full Version 561,595 views Dec 5, 2015 625 Dislike Share Save Julian Groves 2.88K subscribers This version contains the 1st run with traction control on and 2nd run. The most notable modification is the addition of Twin Paxton Superchargers, TPS. The car was destroyed and Tony Maxey died of his injuries. (6.4 liter) version of the heavy Ford FE V8 in a Mark II car number CSX2196. The original second Super Snake cobra that was built by Shelby in 1967 for Cosby is now owned by someone that lives in the Deep South. Carroll Shelby retained it for a time, but in late 1968 he put it up for sale. View Topic_ shelby cobra.pdf from HISTORY B-9 at Texas Virtual Academy. Its no surprise why Hollywood stars, comedians, and performers would want to snag one. It was produced intermittently in both the United Kingdom and later the United States since 1962. AC had already made most of the modifications needed for the small-block V8 when they installed the 2.553-litre (156cuin) inline 6 Ford Zephyr engine, including the extensive rework of the AC Ace's front end bodywork. Production of Mark III cars with numbers CSX/CSB 3001-3100 began in January 1965 and it didnt prove possible to achieve homologation by manufacturing the required 100 cars to enable the Mark III to be raced in the 1965 season. The motto of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment is Who Dares Wins. CSX 3303 was given to comedian Bill Cosby, his close friend. The vehicle was returned to Ford and now resides in the Detroit Historical Museum. Today, it remains the only original Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake in existence, as the other one met its untimely demise when its second owner, Tony Maxey, drove it off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. Two new 'Cobra' style cars were launched in 1997, the 'Superblower', an aluminium-bodied car with a supercharged 4,942-cubic-centimetre (301.6cuin) Ford V8 providing 239kW (320hp; 324PS) and the cheaper 'Carbon Road Series' (CRS) with a carbonfibre body and a 168kW (225hp; 228PS) version of the Ford V8 engine. By the end of the first lap, the Cobra had a lead of the length of the start-finish straight. Just one other Cobra Super Snake was built by Shelby American, but the car and its owner, Tony Maxey, perished decades ago when it was driven off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean. Shelby's team paired this engine along with a transmission into CSX2000, in less than eight hours at Dean Moon's shop in Santa Fe Springs, California, and began road-testing.[10]. The first unpainted car sans engine and gearbox was shipped from AC Cars in Britain in October 1964, enabling Carroll Shelbys team to get to work on the car in January 1965. This car was based on the Shelby Cobra Mark III but was fitted with a 302 cu. In September 1961, American retired race car driver and automotive designer Carroll Shelby wrote to AC asking if they would build him a car modified to accept a V8 engine. Shelby American sold it to S and C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. When racing a broken crankshaft or dropped con-rod can be a tad inconvenient, so they got the oil first. Companies like Superformance build recreations of the iconic Cobra, often to the customers spec. Believe it or not, the 427-equipped roadster could hit 60 mph in just over 4.0 seconds, just about as fast as a new Audi S4. Shelby went to Chevrolet to see if they would provide him with engines, but not wanting to add competition to the Corvette, Chevrolet declined. Maxey, suffering the same issues as Cosby did with the car, lost control and drove . The only other change was moving the fuel filler to the center of the car, a modification that required shortening of the trunk/boot lid. Cosby's record album titled '200 MPH' attests to the fact of why he only drove it once before returning it to Shelby American. CSX 3015 was a rare beast even before its modification and subsequent orphaning. By 2002 the company had ceased operations and was purchased initially by Private Corp. before being purchased by AC Motor Holdings. The Super Snake started out in 1966 with the modest aim of making a racing Cobra street legal. However, Ford wanted a car that could compete with the Corvette and they happened to have a brand new engine which could be used in this endeavor: the Windsor 3.6-litre (221cuin) engine a new lightweight, thin-wall cast small-block V8. [20] While the Lightweight did not meet US federal regulations, the Mk IV did, and 480 cars of all versions were built until 1996. The first, Serial nbr. The car was raced at Sebring by British driver Ken Miles who was nicknamed Teabag Teddy for his British propensity for regularly consuming nice cups of tea. The supercharged CSX 3303 was so scary to drive that Bill Cosby gave his car back to Shelby American. The partially completed cars were then sent back to AC Cars for fitting with engines and gearboxes and final finishing work. The American Electric Car Company used an even further modified chassis for their vehicles. The car has roughly 200 miles on it and has been kept in like-new condition. V8 engine. Shelby's personal Super Snake was sold at. The twin sister SCX 3303 which was originaly built for Bill Cosby was destroyed together with its second owner,Tony Maxey, while he was committing his suicide by driving it of the cliff into Pacific Ocean. The AC 428 Frua was nonetheless built on a Shelby Cobra Mark III chassis that was made 6 longer., The AC 428 Frua was fitted with the 7.01 literbig block Ford FE 428 long stoke engine, but the high performance Ford FE 427 side-oiler engine was available as an option, and cars fitted with that optional engine are normally referred to as an AC 427 Frua. Cosby reportedly drove the car only once and then it was sold to a Mr Tony Maxey who ended up driving off a cliff into the Pacific ocean thus destroying the car. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. It is to be noted that Maxey's accident was largely speculated as suicide. He achieved his objective, and thanks to a set of two giant superchargers, he created the iconic Super Snake. in. Shelby American sold it to S and C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. [citation needed] The car proceeded on at the predetermined conservative lap time and for the next stint remained trouble free. AC Car Group introduced two new models for 1997; the Carbon Road Series, a carbon fiber bodied car powered by a 225 bhp Ford V8 engine, and the Superblower which featured a more expensive aluminum body and was powered by a supercharged 4,942cc Ford V8 developing a robust 320 bhp. Quin fue Tony Maxey? S&C Ford then sold it to customer Tony Maxey. In late 2003, the Frimley factory was under the control of AC Motor Holdings. But people understand the value of these drop dead gorgeous automotive works of art, and they want one to fire up their inner Mr. Hyde. It failed to finish with the engine expiring due to damper failure. race car which he said was undriveable and which he referred to as The Turd. $119.95. CSX 3303 had been crashed heavily by owner Tony Maxey, who later succumbed to injuries received in the accident. The survived CSX 3015 was sold in 2007 for 5 million dollars! As Bill Cosby tells the story the car was terrifying in the driveway, before hed even put it in reverse to back out. That almost put [Kirkhams] out of business. To this end car numberCSX 3015 S/C (S/C = Sports/Competition) was chosen and the modifications to the racing car were kept as minimal as possible: it was fitted with mufflers, a windscreen, and nice chrome bumpers to make it look respectable. Pete Brock started his design work using Ken Teabag Teddy Miles as his model. Of course, that was Carroll Shelbys personal car, and there can be no greater brag among American cars. The company also built a lightweight version of the Mark IV Cobra which tipped the scales at2,360 lb (1,070 kg) whilst the standard Mark IV weighed 2,620 lb (1,190 kg). Tony Maxey. They set about putting a continuation Shelby Cobra in production which they called the Autokraft Mk IV. Even today, the Shelby Cobra 427 is an impressively fast car. Carroll Shelby understood that it was beyond his means to simply create a new car but he also knew, from his racing contacts, about potential cars that could serve as the basis for what he wanted to build. Sadly, Mr. Maxey drove CSX 3303 off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. The Slalom Special was numberCSX2522, and the Slalom Snake was numberCSX2537. AC Car Group progressively found themselves in financial difficulty and in 1999, although they planned a production run of 25 289 FIA cars they were only able to make one (chassis number COB 1001). He approached AC in September 1961 and they could see the potential to both make money and build the AC name in the States, so they said yes, if he could find a suitable V8, and the Cobra was born, although it was not yet called a Cobra. The race started well with the AC, chassis number A98, maintaining its position in the top two in GT and even leading the class for a time. The original twin-Paxton car, the one featured here, was left alone in the world. Its an uncommon car whose history and cultural significance are as eye-popping as its performance, and this twin-Paxton Cobra certainly qualifies as such. Their next move was to examine what changes, if any, would be desirable to move from prototype to production car. The US operations were granted to AC AutoKraft, Llc, of Michigan. This had a hand-built body with a steel tube frame, and aluminium body panels that were made using English wheeling machines. Cosby used it in a comedy sketch, "200 M.P.H.," and on a 1968 album of the same name, but soon returned it, perhaps after taking the wheel and sensing his mortality. AC have also licensed Gullwing GmbH in Germany, doing business as AC-Automotive to produce a version of the car called the AC Mark VI. : Autos: Questions have been raised over Carroll Shelby's claim he's building 43 of his classic Cobras using original chassis. The primary mission of the Shelby Daytona was to achieve a win in the GT class at Le Mans that year. His heart was in sports cars, and so a health issue brought his motor-racing career to an unexpected end (a health issue that required him to slip a nitro-glycerin capsule under his tongue when he went racing) he decided to dare to take the gamble and try his hand at sports car building. On 20 April 2008, AC announced its Heritage Series, the UK operations were granted to Brooklands Motor Company, dba AC Heritage. V8 versions was of course not going to win an economy competition. One day, when Maxey was driving his Super Snake, the throttle jammed open. 1962-65 Double Hump Hi-Po Air Cleaner Assembly. Cosby gave the car back to Shelby, who then shipped it out to one of their dealers in San Francisco, S&C Ford on Van Ness Avenue. CSX 3055 was sold to the Willment Race Team and was fitted with a Fiat body designed by Ghia. Original 427 Shelby Cobra 2500 lbs vs 2011 2 TON TUNA BOAT 4000 lbs Shelby Super Snake. Some Cobra 427s were fitted with Ford's 7-litre (428cuin) engine, a long stroke, smaller bore, lower cost engine, intended for road use rather than racing. Real Shelby Cobras command high prices today. The ad pictures the car and lists it as a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake. [23] Shelby admitted that the chassis had been manufactured in 1991 and 1992 by McCluskey Ltd, an engineering firm in Torrance, California, and were not original AC chassis,[23] however Shelby denied having misled anyone and said he was a victim of a campaign by Brian Angliss, a British competitor, who owned AC at the time and was also building Cobras from the original tooling and wished to enhance his sales by smearing Shelby's car.[23]. Interestingly, Shelby wouldnt be, This is an 8.3 liter V10 engine from a Dodge Ram SRT-10, a high-performance pickup truck developed by the American automaker back in the, This vehicle started life as a1964 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45, in more recent years it was rebuilt and it now rides on a Land, This Range Rover Classic from 1983 has had a more interesting life than most, it was bought new by the Metropolitan Police in London, The traditional Silodrome was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the Wall of Death." Shelby paid that way for two years and then finally [Kirkhams] got a great big order and Shelby's truck driver said he forgot to bring the check. This is one of just two examples of the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1 that were ever made. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. Bill Cosby would have loved this one. Shelby American sold it to S and C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. The AC 428 Frua was made as a luxury GT competitive with the likes of Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and Britains own Aston Martin. Very rare cobra rumored for sale. Maxey destroyed himself and CSX 3303 by driving off of a cliff and into the Pacific . There was no question the name given it byRoad and Track has stuck, but not as much as the one Shelby Americans general manager gave it a few months later, says Colin Comer, Hagerty marketplace editor and author of Shelby Cobra Fifty Years. 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"[citation needed], "Shelby Cobra" redirects here. #4. Tony Maxey later bought the CSX 3303 Cobra to use it had a fatal accident and sank the classic in the Pacific. Youre probably less familiar with the less-formal Shelby versus Ferrari competition that played out on the U.S. highways surrounding Lake Tahoestarring not a GT40 and a P3, but a 427 Cobra and a 275 GTB. Bill Cosbys briefly owned Shelby Cobra killed its last owner. In light of Cosbys cars demise, its placement high above a landscape of city lightsnot to mention the albums titleis rather ominous: The car then passed to a distinguished collector before appearing at auction in 2007 and in 2015, when it twice earned the status of most expensive Cobra of all time. The company also created a different version called the 212 S/C powered by a twin turbocharged Lotus 3,506 cc V8 producing 350 hp in 2000, but only two of these cars were made. Auction: Scottsdale 2007: Reserve: NO RESERVE: Status: Sold There remained much enthusiasm for the car after it had been taken out of production however and in 1982 the AC name and tooling were purchased by Brian A. Angliss' AutoKraft company. To date most continuations are produced in fiberglass, with some ordering cars with aluminium or carbon-fibre bodywork. #4 07-15-2007, 12:33 AM Supersnakes. (4.95 liter) Ford V8 mated to a Borg Warner T5 Transmission. AC Cobra Shelby Cobra. The Shelby Daytona began life in 1964 and remains one of the best known of the Shelby Cobra variants. While it isnt cheap, its certainly more affordable than buying an original Cobra. in. S&C Ford then sold it to customer Tony Maxey. It was powered by the "side oiler" Ford 7.0L (427cuin) FE engine equipped with a single 4-barrel 780 CFM Holley carburetor rated at 317kW (425hp; 431PS) at 6000 rpm and 651Nm (480lbft) at 3700 rpm of torque,[12] which provided a top speed of 264km/h (164mph) in the standard model. The six Shelby Daytonas made racked up an impressive stack of victories during 1964 and 1965 and set no less than 25 land speed records at Bonneville. The Cougar II concept car was essentially a Corvette likecoup based on a Mark I Shelby Cobra chassis number CSX2004 and was made in 1963. A new chassis was required, developed, and designated Mark III. 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake. Once the placement of things was figured out by Pete Brock and Bob Negestad with help from Ken Miles the Daytonas aerodynamic body was designed and then created in hand beaten aluminum. For the standard version the standing to 60mph time was just over 4 seconds and the standing quarter mile was accomplished in a neck straining 12.4 seconds, by which time the Cobra was doing 106 mph. The most important modification was the fitting of a stronger rear differential to handle the increased engine power. After thorough inspection when CSX 3015 arrived home, which included comparing it to other competition Cobras, it was determined CSX 3015 is a full Competition Roadster, still retaining its original body with its 1967 aluminum Super Snake hood. in. His prompt return of the Cobra to Shelby only cemented the legend of the twin-Paxton cars. After he returned it to Shelby, the car resided at S&C Ford in San Francisco. The engine was a pre-World War II design by BMW which by the 1960s was considered dated. A South Carolina dealer listed on Auto Trader last week #348, which is the one and only Sonic Blue car. The Willment race team became interested in Shelby's Cobra-based coupe and inquired on purchasing one. Previously, the car has. He decided where he wanted the driver to sit in the cars chassis and then got Ken Miles to sit in that place whilst between them they worked out design and placement for the windscreen, which was the first thing made for the car. Cobras had been originally produced out of a block of serial numbers reserved for 100 vehicles. in. R&T found the arrangement quite logical, since the gentlest driving nets just about 9 mpg. The magazine dubbed it the Cobra to end all Cobras, and it logged 11-second quarter-mile times. The initial version for continuation was a 427 S/C model which was represented in the CSX4000 series. AC Cars kept producing the coil-spring AC Roadster with narrow fenders and a small block Ford 289. This became Carroll Shelbys personal car which he also occasionally used for competitions such as the Turismos Visitadores Cannonball-Run race in Nevada. He loved driving. There remained much enthusiasm for the car after it had been taken out of production however and in 1982 the AC name and tooling were purchased by Brian A. Angliss AutoKraft company. Shelby American sold Cosby's supercharged Cobra (CSX 3303) to S&C Ford in San Francisco, where it was purchased by Tony Maxey. Bristol engines for the AC Ace two-seater sports car had recently been discontinued so AC agreed, provided a suitable engine could be found. It was created by a man who was passionate about sports cars and who had a vision for building what might best be described as the greatest fun machine in the automotive world. To remedy the situation, Shelby had the twin-supercharged specialty roadster delivered to Cosby. 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Specifications Model: 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Horsepower: 800 Torque: 462 @ 2800 Transmission: 4-Speed Manual Pros Cons Shelby Cobra 427 Super. History and development Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC Cars had been using the smooth, refined Bristol straight-6 engine in its small-volume production, including its AC Ace 2-seater roadster. More recently Acedes Holdings have arranged production of an AC Mark II Classic (in 2012), the AC Mark1 260 Legacy Edition (in 2017), and the AC 378. The Ferrari dusted the Cobra, provoking Shelby to build the two wildest Cobras in history. Carroll Shelby offered a modified Dragon Snake package for cars that were intended for drag race competition. 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 (CSX 3162) en un color rojo que, en contraste con las llantas Halibrand en negro, le dan un aspecto espectacular. C'mon man NO WAY. The production of chassis numbers CSX4001 to CSX4999 took roughly 20 years and many different business relationships to complete. Shelby admitted that the chassis had been manufactured in 1991 and 1992 by McCluskey Ltd, an engineering firm in Torrance, California, and were not original AC chassis, however Shelby denied having misled anyone and said he was a victim of a campaign by Brian Angliss, a British competitor, who owned AC at the time and was also building Cobras from the original tooling and wished to enhance his sales by smearing Shelby's car. Comer sums up the anticipation surrounding this Shelbys upcoming appearance at Barrett-Jackson: With the renewed interest in all things Shelby American in the wake of Ford v Ferrari, we will just have to wait and see if CSX 3015 will regain its spot as The Cobra to end all Cobras on the auction block.. When the Cobras throttle jammed, Maxey lost control of the car and plunged into the Pacific Ocean. form installed in the Ford GT40 to dominate at the 24 Hours Le Mans, much to Enzo Ferraris chagrin. Shelby American later sold it to S&C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. Jon Branch has written countless official automobile Buying Guides for eBay Motors over the years, hes also written for Hagerty, hes a long time contributor to Silodrome and the official SSAA Magazine, and hes the founder and senior editor of Revivaler. A small number of cars were also completed on the East Coast of the US by Ed Hugus in Pennsylvania, including the first production car; CSX2001. With the price of an original 427 c.i. Now under Acedes Holdings LLC a new Heritage Series has been announced with Brooklands Motor Company, doing business as AC Heritage for the British and European markets and AC AutoKraft, LLC located in Michigan authorized to make cars for the US market. Only 1 example was manufacturered, chassis number COB 1001. In 2001, the company relocated its factory to Frimley, Surrey. This left Carroll Shelby with competition specification cars that he could not sell, so these were modified by the fitting of windshields and de-tuning the engines to make them suitable for use as road cars. Since the late 1980s onwards, various companies have built what are known in the hobby as "Continuation Cars". That car was later sold to a San Francisco car dealer, which sold it to Tony Maxey, who drove it off a cliff, totaled the car and died in the horrific accident. De vuelta en casa Shebly se lo vendi a Tony Maxey quien pocos das despus perdi la vida al quedarse atascado el acelerador y precipitarse por un acantilado con el coche . . AC were being given the opportunity to create a car that could rival the E-Type, and in their design work ACs engineers installed the same Salisbury 4HU differential and in-board rear disc brake system as used on the Jaguar. Shelby didnt fulfill the 100-car homologation quota, but it didnt stop him from promoting his cars off-track. On 8 July 2002, a new company was formed in Malta named AC Motor Holdings and was responsible for the branding of the company. [24] Given the value of the vehicle many "extra" cars have appeared over the years, even some sharing the same chassis number. According to Hagerty, Cosby drove a Ferrari on a daily basis at the time, and Shelby found that un-American. Unfortunately this turned out to not be a happy marriage. The 3 inch tubing main chassis frame was upgraded to 4 inch diameter tubing. In all 81 of these cars were made between 1965 to 1973 and they remain one of the most desirable, most luxurious, and most civilized of all the Cobras. With the work completed AC removed the engine and gearbox unit from the car and shipped it back to Carroll Shelbys team at Dean Moons workshop in Santa Fe Springs, California: the work was so thoughtfully done that a new engine and gearbox was able to be fitted and the car made ready for road testing in about eight hours. The standard road cars were fitted with 18 gallon tanks whilst the competition version was fitted with a 42 gallon tank. Ken Miles drove and raced the FE-powered Mark II at Sebring and pronounced the car virtually undrivable, naming it "The Turd". The 1966 Shelby Cobra Super Snake is one of the most important American vehicles ever made. CSX 3303 was owned by Bill Cosby, who named his 200 M.P.H. Cobras were also prepared by customers using the drag package. . Shelby says he's the victim of a business feud. version of the FE engine dominated the 1963 season. Styling was done by Italian design house Vignale and the car featured gull-wing doors. It was intelligently designed and handled beautifully, but suffered from the great malaise of most British sports cars, it did not have a big thumping American V8 engine burbling under its svelte aluminum hood. Lot #1301 1966 SHELBY COBRA 427 "SUPER SNAKE" Previous Lot Next Lot . 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