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This 1963 Shelby Cobra MK1 is the last worm and sector steering box car created before the move to rack and pinion. Originally sold to Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, on July 31, it is unclear if the car ever shipped to Ford, as the invoice was later voided and the car was invoiced to U.S. Molded Fiberglass in Detroit on August 27, 1963. Shelby American Records listed the original owner of the car as Stan Aldridge. Further details about the car were unknown until it appeared in a classified ad in July 1979, where it was listed for sale for $50K or best offer. The car was purchased and then resold in 1980 to Ned Tanen, a movie producer of Universal and Paramount and a good friend of Carroll Shelby. Shelby signed the glove box door, 'Great car, Ned. Your friend, Carroll Shelby.' Tanen owned the car until he passed in 2009. In 2010 the car was consigned to Bonham's where it was purchased by the current owner in October 2014. During research for the restoration, it was discovered that the car was originally Metaline Blue and was one of only three Shelby Cobras ever painted that color.
This Shelby Cobra is powered by a 289 High-Performance Ford V-8 backed by a Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed transmission.
This Shelby Cobra is powered by a 289 High-Performance Ford V-8 backed by a Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed transmission.
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1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Shelby Cobra 289
(Data based on Model Year 1963 sales)
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2134 Sold for USD$478,000 2025 RM Sothebys : ModaMiami | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2044 Sold for USD$1,215,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Arizona |   |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2135 Sold for USD$1,132,500 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Works Chassis#: CSX 2129 Sold for USD$4,130,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2095 Sold for USD$682,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Palm Beach Online |   |
| 1963 Shelby 260 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2047 Sold for USD$577,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX2135 Sold for USD$962,500 2018 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale, Az. | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra 'CSX 2075' Chassis#: CSX 2075 Sold for USD$803,000 2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2082 Sold for USD$615,328 2016 RM Sotheby's : London Sale | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2188 Sold for USD$1,155,000 2016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island |   |
| 1963 AC Shelby Cobra Mk II 289 Chassis#: CSX2023 Sold for USD$850,000 2015 Rick Cole Monterey |  |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster Chassis#: CSX2135 Sold for USD$1,000,000 2015 Mecum : Monterey | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2147 Sold for USD$990,000 2015 RM Sotheby's : Amelia Island | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster Chassis#: CSX2135 Sold for USD$885,000 2014 Mecum : Indianapolis | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Sold for USD$825,000 2014 Auctions America - Ft Lauderdale | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX2044 Sold for USD$924,000 2013 RM Auctions - Monterey | |
| 1963 Shelby AC Cobra Chassis#: CSX2034 Sold for USD$2,068,000 2013 Bonhams - Quail Lodge Auction |  |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2121 Sold for USD$935,000 2013 RM - The Don Davis Collection | |
| 1963 Shelby Cobra Sold for USD$533,500 2013 Auctions America - Ft Lauderdale | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#: CSX 2048 Sold for USD$522,500 2012 RM Auctions - Monterey |   |
Shelby Cobra 289s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1963 Shelby Cobra 289's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster | csx2105 | 2025 Mecum : Kissimmee | $850,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster | csx2161 | 2024 Mecum : Monterey | $1,100,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 1963 SHELBY 260 COBRA | CSX2034 | 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $1,750,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster | csx2100 | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $700,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster | CSX2195 | 2020 Mecum : Indy | $800,000 | $850,000 | $975,000 |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra | CSX 2195 | 2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | $725,000 | $900,000 | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra | CSX 2095 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $850,000 | $950,000 | |
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra | CSX 2149 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| 1963 SHELBY COBRA CSX2177 ROADSTER | CSX2177 | 2018 BarrettJackson : Scottsdale | |||
| 1963 SHELBY COBRA 289 | CSX2119 | 2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | $1,300,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster CSX 2121 | CSX 2121 | 2012 Mecum's 25th Original Spring Classic Indianapolis | $585,000 | ||
| 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra | CSX 2197 | 2011 RM Auctions at Monterey | $540,000 | $575,000 | $675,000 |
| 1963 Shelby Cobra Roadster | CSX2121 | 2009 Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction 22nd Year | $525,000 | ||
| 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 | 2009 Automobiles of Amelia Island | $790,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,400,000 | |
| 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 | 2009 The Scottsdale Auction : Gooding & Company | $525,000 | $600,000 |
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| 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra Chassis#:CSX 2171 Sold for $995,000 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive |   |
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