1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster

Unveiled in 1965, the Anglo-U.S. Shelby 'Cobra 428' was the most brutish muscle car ever. Former race driver Carroll Shelby got the notion that a simple way to make a really hot car would be to slip a small Ford V-8 into the aluminum body of the British made AC 'Ace.' AC had introduced the 'Ace' roadster in 1953 and in 1960 they were in danger of losing their source for engines. Shelby's little notion grew into one of the most successful specialty cars ever produced. As with all true sports cars, there are few amenities on the Cobra -- What you see is what you get! But what you get is a racing machine with power to spare. In 1964, the Shelby Daytona Cobra (a hardtop model) won its class at LeMans. The car was the first of Carroll Shelby's successful car designs, which also include the Shelby 'Mustang' and the Dodge 'Viper.'

This car was owned and raced by Len Cunningham from San Diego, California. In the sixties, the car was orange with gold wheels while racing in the SCCA. It was then sold in 1978 to Jim Southard. It was then at SAAC-3 in Pasadena in August of 1978 where it was awarded 'Best Competition 427 Cobra' that it was repainted white with one red and one green stripe. The car has not been painted since then.

The car was then sold again in 1979 to Morgan Warner and purchased by Robert Andersson in 1980. The car was exported to Sweden and raced until 1985, with total placings as follow: 2nd overall in 1982 and 1983; first in 1985.

Then in 1985 the car was brought back to the USA and placed in storage until 1998 when it began to participate in historic racing. Today's owner is still Robert Andersson.