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1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
Photo credit: Mathieu Heurtault, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company LLC One of six examples of these race cars produced takes the overall win at Monterey Car Week Billed to Shelby American in November 1963, CSX2300 was the third Daytona Coupe completed. CSX2300 debuted at the final round of the 1964 FIA GT Championship:…
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‘Bird Is the Word
Photo courtesy Bring a Trailer BUY: 1955–57 Ford Thunderbird It is hard to find a car as symbolic of Americana as an early T-Bird. We saw the market for these cars reach well over $200k for perfectly restored E-code and F-code variants. As those cars shot up, the regular versions with the normal 312-ci V8…
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That’s Show Business
In early August, Barrett-Jackson announced that IMG had acquired a 55% interest in the collector-car auction company. The sale price of $261,250,000 gives Barrett-Jackson a total valuation of $475m. However, what makes this story about more than money is the strategic fit between IMG and Barrett-Jackson and how that will benefit bidders and consignors at…
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1965 Shelby Cobra 427
One of the crown jewels of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection, this 1965 Shelby Cobra 427, CSX3178, was owned by him from the day it was assembled in March 1966 until his passing in May 2012. One of just five 427 Cobras finished in gorgeous Charcoal Gray, the car arrived at Shelby’s LAX facility with a…