1963 Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake
Offered by Mecum | Houston, Texas | April 12, 2014
The Shelby Cobra is one of the most famous cars of all time. It was among the fastest street-legal cars built for decades after it as introduced. It dominated tracks in America and Europe and they command big money today. But did you know they also dominated on the drag strip?
Shelby offered the “Dragonsnake” drag racing package for the Cobra. It brought a host of options and made the car ludicrously expensive. This car uses the 289 4.7-Liter V-8 making 271 horsepower. And the Dragonsnake you see here is the winningest competition Cobra in history. It won seven NHRA National events and the 1966 NHRA World Championship. It also holds records in a few classes that aren’t around any more.
Only five Dragonsnakes were built by Shelby – three more were built by customers who bought the Dragonsnake package. This particular car sold in 2011 for $875,000 and failed to sell later that year for $825,000. So I guess it’s about an $800,000 car. You can read more here and see more from Mecum in Houston here.
VIN# CSX2093
Update: Not sold, high bid of $1,100,000.
Update: Sold, RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2016, $990,000.
Update: Not sold, Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2018.
Update: Not sold, Mecum Monterey 2019, high bid of $675,000.