First SC (CSX 3021) to be auctioned

Don · #1 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 10:56 AM

Jeff......checked today, appears the web site has not been updated with the sale info:

" THIS 1967 FORD SHELBY COBRA CSX 3021 427 IS CARROLL SHELBY'S PERSONAL PICK TO BE NUMBER ONE!! THIS IS THE FIRST 427 2-4 SEMI-COMPETION "GOLD" COBRA BUILT!! CARROLL'S PICK TO REPRESENT SHELBY AMERICA AND TRAVEL WITH THE GT-40 IN THE COBRA CARAVAN ACROSS THE USA!!! 3,800 ORIGINAL, ONE OWNER MILES. THE BEST COBRA IN THE WORLD! FROM THE BILL & SUZANNE TURNER COLLECTION. SELLING AT NO RESERVE! "

http://www.ftlauderdaleauction.com/home.php

http://www.ftlauderdaleauction.com/

http://www.ftlauderdaleauction.com/i...=55211&PHOTO=1

Bill Wells · #2 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 11:48 AM

Also, I heard that CSX2311 sold for $540 + 8% commission and had the same source told me same price reported on this thread, $3 mil plus 8% for sale of CSX 3021. Some folks still have deep pocket money left for toys . B

CSX 4027 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 11:58 AM

CSX 3047, the other Hertz Gold 427 S/C and the most Original 427 S/C on the planet, is happy.

Nedsel · #4 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 01:07 PM

I love the way auction companies typically use such understated terms to hype their events. That's heart-warming. Really, who is to judge what Cobra is "the best in the world" ? Additionally, one might ask what makes a car "the most original S/C in the world" - a fresh paint job scraped off, or a fresh paint job left on the car? Isn't this somewhat unquantifiable?

CSX 4027 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 01:25 PM

3021, a great car, probably didn't have a sign of any 1966 Shelby factory paint after it's shunt, color change then back to gold.
3047 hasn't had a shunt and has 90% of it's 1966Shelby factory paint after the de-paint.
I am not aware of another S/C with any original Shelby factory paint.
Besides that, the original oil cooler, diff cooler and original vinyl seats to mention a few, are pretty amazing.
My personal definition of original is what the car currently has that it was born with as opposed to what it was repaired or restored with.
3047 was never restored. Just maintained to continue to run which it did up until a few years ago. I drove it from Maryland to New Jersey and it didn't miss a beat.

Slither · #6 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 02:10 PM

CSX2009 is going to the Russo Steele auction in Scottsdale, AZ later this month. It should do very well. It is a beautiful car.

Power Surge · #7 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CSX 4027

3021, a great car, probably didn't have a sign of any 1966 Shelby factory paint after it's shunt, color change then back to gold.
3047 hasn't had a shunt and has 90% of it's 1966Shelby factory paint after the de-paint.
I am not aware of another S/C with any original Shelby factory paint.
Besides that, the original oil cooler, diff cooler and original vinyl seats to mention a few, are pretty amazing.
My personal definition of original is what the car currently has that it was born with as opposed to what it was repaired or restored with.
3047 was never restored. Just maintained to continue to run which it did up until a few years ago. I drove it from Maryland to New Jersey and it didn't miss a beat.

Steve, I have seen several posts from others who've seen 3047 after the depaint. Can you share any of those pics (publically or privately)? I have sent you a few e-mails in the recent past that have gone unresponded.

CSX 4027 · #8 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 04:07 PM

You mean to tell me, you didn't tell me you were moving to Florida and I have no one to make my truck run 10 seconds? Sheesh

Pictures of 3047 will be plentifull when the car is done this spring.

Nedsel · #9 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 04:16 PM

Steve, I would never suggest that 3047 is anything other than a great car. But any car that has been repainted has had that paint scuffed so the new paint has a chance to adhere. Even if 3047 wasn't prepped properly and the original paint could be revealed, compounded, and brought back, it will never be quite the same as a car that has never been repainted at all. Any prospective purchaser will wonder how much remains original, and how much new color has been fogged in. 3047 might be classified as the S/C with the most remaining original paint, however the question marks will very likely put it into a very similar classification as a car that has had one repaint in its original color.