Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 twin-S/C'd 427 Cobra Super Snake just broke the Barett Jackson record books selling to Ron Pratt (who purchased the $4,000,000 GM Future Liner bus and $3,100,000 Pontiac Bonneville Special last year) for $5,000,000!!!
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It was a very exciting sale. Its really great to see Carrol honored like this. Talk about a living legend. I usually balk at the prices most of the muscle cars sell for at BJ, but this car may actually be worth it.
Who the hell is Ron Pratt?
Dude's got BANK.
:lol:
I missed watching lot #1270.1 go down; I'm afraid to look. It my friend Frank Bohanan's '71 Cuda 440 Six Pack / Track Pack, one of 108 and black on white. It was thoroughly restored by Legendary Motor Car LTD...
Dude's got BANK.
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I missed watching lot #1270.1 go down; I'm afraid to look. It my friend Frank Bohanan's '71 Cuda 440 Six Pack / Track Pack, one of 108 and black on white. It was thoroughly restored by Legendary Motor Car LTD...
Just got of of the phone with my friend Miles, who was having dinner with Frank. The 'Cuda sold for 180,000, so... he's not realizing any profit from his years of ownership and stress of being in hock up to his earlobes to restore that car... ...but at least he didn't lose a ton. Did I mention that it cost him 175,000 to restore it? That's not a typo. One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars. He knows he could've made much more just painting it and letting it go. He gambled. Others were thinking it may have fetched 220,000 to 250,000...
Miles's take on that 5 MIL Cobra was, "The thing's kind of a pile... two supercharges and an automatic. Who cares."
LOL.
...but at least he didn't lose a ton. Did I mention that it cost him 175,000 to restore it? That's not a typo. One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars. He knows he could've made much more just painting it and letting it go. He gambled. Others were thinking it may have fetched 220,000 to 250,000...Miles's take on that 5 MIL Cobra was, "The thing's kind of a pile... two supercharges and an automatic. Who cares."
LOL.
Barrett-Jackson is about all I watch on the Speed channel during the NASCAR off-season.
That Supersnake was bad as hell.
From what I gather, Ron Pratt owns the Bonneville Collection. Whatever that is. Must make him some serious bank to be able t buy all these cars I've seen him buy on Barrett Jackson.
That Supersnake was bad as hell.
From what I gather, Ron Pratt owns the Bonneville Collection. Whatever that is. Must make him some serious bank to be able t buy all these cars I've seen him buy on Barrett Jackson.
Honestly, that car was basically destined to break the BJ record. The big-number cars are always classic muscle of historically significant. Caroll Shelby's personal Cobra is both, along with being ludicrously overpowered.
Personally, I'm not sure I'd want it. Judging from his other cars, Shelby has horrible taste.
Personally, I'm not sure I'd want it. Judging from his other cars, Shelby has horrible taste.
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take your pic. who knows who this guy is. but he si a bonafide car collector....5 million isnt bad for a 1 of a kind car. no other car looks or performs like that car does...period. good buy...wish i had the dough. so i could buy 3 lambos and a beautiful house. hahahahahah
take your pic. who knows who this guy is. but he si a bonafide car collector....5 million isnt bad for a 1 of a kind car. no other car looks or performs like that car does...period. good buy...wish i had the dough. so i could buy 3 lambos and a beautiful house. hahahahahah
I expected it to bring crazy money. Any real shelby cobra is a 750k+ car every day, let alone HIS 1/1 car.
Chris you posted in here twice, and the statements are polar opposites of each other, WTF? :lol:
My dad is always glued to the television for Barrett-Jackson, but I've personally come to hate it. George Harrison's original guitar that was played for the White Album goes for less than $200,000 but an overpowered and undriveable AC Cobra owned by Carroll Shelby (yes I understand what an awesome thing this is so don't tell me all about it) goes for way more than it's probably worth? Yep, rich people do crazy things with their money :dunno::lol:
-Brian
My dad is always glued to the television for Barrett-Jackson, but I've personally come to hate it. George Harrison's original guitar that was played for the White Album goes for less than $200,000 but an overpowered and undriveable AC Cobra owned by Carroll Shelby (yes I understand what an awesome thing this is so don't tell me all about it
) goes for way more than it's probably worth? Yep, rich people do crazy things with their money :dunno::lol:-Brian
how did it go for way more than it is worth? It is a priceless vehicle. If ever sold again, I guarantee it brings even more money.
Am I the only one here that thinks this is getting way out of control.
It's becoming a financial flexing contest. A place where the rich get to spend ungodly and unreasonable sums of money just to show they can.
Especially the guy who says "I've got a lot of problems but money isn't one of them".
It's becoming a financial flexing contest. A place where the rich get to spend ungodly and unreasonable sums of money just to show they can.
Especially the guy who says "I've got a lot of problems but money isn't one of them".
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