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Old 01-26-2012, 01:19 AM
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Shelby raffles off last 50th-anniversary Cobra - Autoweek

From the article:

Shelby is celebrating its 50th anniversary in style, first at the Detroit auto show with a few black-and-gold Shelby Mustangs, and now at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Arizona with the last example of the 50th-anniversary Shelby Cobra.

The car won't be sold to the highest bidder though; it will be raffled. Tickets cost $25 apiece or five for $100. The winner will be announced next January. All proceeds will be donated to the Carroll Shelby Foundation, a charity that Shelby started to provide financial support for children battling life-threatening diseases. Shelby American built 50 of these anniversary cars to celebrate five decades of high performance. All sold out within hours, but this one was repurposed for charity. All were painted in Shelby black, with a wine-colored interior, special badges and wire wheels. The Cobra is powered by a 289-cubic-inch V8 that makes 475 hp and 435 lb-ft of torque. That power will motivate the small roadster that weighs in at just 2,200 pounds.

And:

Win a Shelby!!

And you can see why they sold so fast. Great price! However, getting 475hp out of a 289 is interesting ...

http://www.shelbyautos.com/images/pdf/50cobra.pdf
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