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1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster

  • Chassis Number: CSX2171
Ex-racer Carroll Shelby created the legendary Cobra in 1962 by installing Ford's lightweight V-8 engine in a slightly lengthened nose of the AC Ace. AC's Thames-Ditton facility shipped the body and chassis to California, where Shelby American dropped the engine and completed assembly. The first 75 production models used a 260 cubic-inch V8, while later models, like this car, used a 289 CID, 306 horsepower V-8. Beginning in 1965, the engine was upsized again to the Ford 427 CID V8. A total of 654 units were produced from 1962 through 1968, of which 453 feature the 289. Today Cobras are one of the most collectible of all postwar American cars.

This AC Cobra 289 was billed to Shelby American on August 28, 1963, and left the United Kingdom bound for the United States on September 12, 1963, aboard the SS Dongedyk. Chassis 2171 was billed to Marion Willey & Son Ford of Bountiful, Utah, on November 15, 1963, with all Class 'A' accessories, including a luggage rack and WSW tires. It was purchased new by E.U. Jacobs of Utah and remained in his possession until August of 1969 when it was sold to Dr. Brent Christiansen of Salt Lake City. He drove the car sparingly until the late 1970s when he decided to take it off the road. Tired of people trying to buy the car from him every time the garage door was left open, Christiansen enclosed the car behind a wall under a suspended Model A Ford in his garage. It remained behind the wall until early 2007 when it was pulled from the garage by Christiansen's son and sold to the current owner.

2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $950,000-USD $1,200,000 
Sale Price :
USD $995,000

1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Shelby Cobra 289

(Data based on Model Year 1964 sales)
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra 'Snake Charmer'
Chassis#: CSX 2227
Sold for USD$2,287,500
  2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey
 
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX 2159
Sold for USD$1,402,500
  2024 Broad Arrow : Monterey
 
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2540
Sold for USD$857,500
  2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
 
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
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis#: CSX2234
Sold for USD$1,160,000
  2021 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours Auction
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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
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1964 Shelby Cobra 289
Chassis#: CSX2328
Sold for USD$1,089,000
  2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
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1964 Shelby 289 'Lindauer Cobra'
Chassis#: CSX 2344
Sold for USD$1,100,000
  2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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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
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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 $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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