🐍1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster The Shelby Roadster is arguably the most famous and relevant of all the automotive legends. In 1962, the Shelby Cobra (or AC Cobra, in the UK) wrote its storied beginnings as a collaboration between Ford and British automaker AC with the release of the first production Cobra known as the CSX2001 / Mark I. In the early 1960s, Ford endeavored to build a car that would oust the Chevrolet Corvette as the USA’s most significant sports car. The American automaker was w

• 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Competition Roadster • At Pebble Beach, this Competition Roadster took best-in-class in a special class devoted only to 427 Cobras. Out of 23 competition chassis, just 19 became full competition cars, and this one is among the very few still with its original engine, transmission, chassis, and body. Sold new to 18-year-old Dick Messer Smith, who trained at the Shelby Driving School before racing it in SCCA, the car survived its competition career remarkably intact. With j

The rarest of the rare 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snakes sells for millions. | Carroll Shelby