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1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster

  • Chassis Number: CSX2436
Shelby's 289 Cobra remains a highly sought automobile for collectors and investors. The fire-breathing 427 MkIII was on the way. The 289 was drawing to an end. Only a few more would be produced by 1964. Each was special, pieces of automotive history to hold onto. As a result, no stone or barn could be left untouched. Otherwise, one of these priceless pieces of Shelby history could be missed.

Documented as CSX 2436, this particular Cobra would be completed in May of 1964 and would be adorned with a Rouge Iris finish and beige upholstery. Embarking on its first journey aboard SS Diemerdyk, the car would soon arrive in Greenwich, Connecticut and would soon be delivered to Town & Country Motors, Inc.

Little expense would be spared for CSX 2436. Besides being air freighted to Connecticut aboard a TWA aircraft, the Cobra would come with some of the best features there were. This would include WSW tires, a radio, luggage rack and even antifreeze. All told, the sum would total nearly $6,000.

Timothy Crowley was the reason why the Shelby was on its first epic trip. After taking delivery of the car, Crowley would keep the Shelby in his possession for more than a couple of years. Then, the car would pass to James Wallerstein, who happened to live in White Plains, New York. Wallerstein would have the car for only a short period of time before it moved on to Vintage Car Store and Ed Jurist. Based in Nyack, New York, Jurist's Vintage Car Store would take delivery of the Cobra in July of 1971 and would quickly turn around and resell the car to Peter DeSilva of Massachusetts.

By this point in time, CSX 2436 would no longer bare its Rouge Iris finish. Instead, the car would be finished in black. But this would not be the end of the changes from the original. Other changes would include painted wire wheels and a Raydyot rearview mirror. Having accumulated some 30,000 since new, the 289 Cobra was again about to change hands.

Traded to Sy Allen, the car would make its way to Vermont. It would be at this point in time that if one wanted to find CSX 2436 he or she needed to be careful to turn over every stone, or, look in every possible barn.

Allen was not interested in parting with the Cobra. Instead, the car would be placed on jacks and hidden away in DeSilva's barn and workshop for some 40 years.

Rediscovered decades later, CSX 2436 was a virtual time capsule baring to the onlookers its beginnings and what it became. Stored away as it was some 40 years ago, the 289 Cobra remains highly original; even its Rouge Iris finish makes appearances here and there where the black paint has flaked off.

In spite of its need for restoration, the car could not have gifted its next owner any more after 40 years and 34,000 miles. Many restorers of Cobras would do just about anything to get their hands on the original parts that remain on this barn find making 2436 a possible gem within the Cobra family.

Offered as part of Gooding & Company's Arizona auction in 2015, CSX 2436 would draw pre-auction estimates from between $1,000,000 and $1,400,000. It was clear the potential the existed behind the chipped and dust-covered paint.

When the bidding came to an end, the 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra earned a sale price of a very respectable $979,000.

By Jeremy McMullen

2015 Gooding & Company - Arizona

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,000,000-USD $1,400,000 
Sale Price :
USD $979,000

1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Shelby Cobra 289

(Data based on Model Year 1964 sales)
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2208
Sold for USD$1,655,000
  2023 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2171
Sold for USD$995,000
  2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2247
Sold for USD$1,132,500
  2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island
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1964 AC Cobra 289
Chassis#: C0X 6014
Sold for USD$995,000
  2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2234
Sold for USD$1,160,000
  2021 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours Auction
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2328
Sold for USD$995,000
  2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster
Sold for USD$935,000
  2021 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster
Chassis#: CSX2416
Sold for USD$1,760,000
  2019 Mecum : Indianpolis
 
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2210
Sold for USD$714,500
  2019 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2246
Sold for USD$1,050,000
  2019 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale Arizona
 
1964 Shelby Cobra 289ci Competition Roadster
Chassis#: CSX 2430
Sold for USD$1,774,290
  2018 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2271
Sold for USD$1,045,000
  2018 Gooding & Co. : Amelia Island
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  
1964 Shelby 289 'Lindauer Cobra'
Chassis#: CSX 2344
Sold for USD$1,100,000
  2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1964 Shelby Cobra 289
Chassis#: CSX2328
Sold for USD$1,089,000
  2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2411
Sold for USD$1,100,000
  2017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ
 
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra 'CSX 2326'
Chassis#: CSX 2326
Sold for USD$968,000
  2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2433
Sold for USD$1,320,000
  2016 Gooding & Company : The Amelia Island Auction
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2561
Sold for USD$1,072,500
  2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona
 
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2208
Sold for USD$902,000
  2015 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 image  
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2390
Sold for USD$1,155,000
  2015 Gooding & Company - Arizona
 

Shelby Cobra 289s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1964 Shelby Cobra 289's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1964 Shelby 289 CobraCSX 22742024 RM Sothebys : ModaMiami $1,100,000$1,300,000
1964 SHELBY 289 COBRACSX 22892024 Gooding : Amelia Island Concours $1,200,000$1,400,000
1964 Shelby 289 CobraCSX 22342023 Broad Arrow Group : Amelia Island $1,000,000$1,200,000
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra RoadsterCSX24162020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee   
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 RoadsterCSX 22452019 Bonhams : The Zoute Sale $800,000$1,100,000
1964 Shelby 289 CobraCSX 22162019 RM Sothebys : Monterey $825,000$900,000
1964 Shelby Cobra 289CSX 23282019 Bonhams : Amelia Island $900,000$1,100,000
1964 Shelby 289 CobraCSX 22162018 RM Sothebys : The Petersen Automotive Museum $850,000$950,000
1964 Shelby Cobra 289CSX 23282018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge $1,100,000$1,300,000
1964 Shelby 289 CobraCSX 23112017 RM Sothebys : London $775,000$900,000
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX 2216CSX 22162016 Auctions America : Auburn Fall$700,000$825,000$875,000
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX 2473CSX 24732016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey $2,200,000$2,600,000
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra RoadsterCSX22712016 Mecum Indianapolis $800,000$1,000,000
1964 Shelby Cobra USRRC RoadsterCSX25572010 RM Auctions Automobiles of Amelia Island$1,275,000$1,500,000$1,900,000
1964 Shelby 427 Cobra Flip-Top RoadsterCSX21962010 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona$1,450,000  
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 CSX2430CSX24302009 Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction 22nd Year$1,300,000  
1964 Shelby Cobra 289CSX22422008 Dana Mecum's Original Spring Classic Auction$510,000  
1964 Shelby Cobra 289CSX22712008 Dana Mecum's Original Spring Classic Auction   

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