Holy crap look at this car (tony here's your next car)

[RockysMom]

"When I built this dual supercharged 427 Cobra in 1966, I wanted it to be the fastest,meanest car on the road," said Shelby. "Forty years later, it will still kick the tail of just about anything in the world. It's the fastest street legal Cobra I've ever owned."
Shelby plucked CSX3015 from a line of 19 production Competition Cobras and molded it into one of the most impressive automobiles ever built. It has a monstrous 427cid, 800hp twin Paxton supercharged V8 with a super three-speed automatic transmission. In addition to use as his personal automobile, Shelby drove the Cobra in a running of the "Turismos Visitadores" in Nevada. In February 1968, Road & Track referred to CSX3015 as "The Cobra to End All Cobras."
"This is conceivably one of the most significant and valuable automobiles to ever cross an auction block," said Craig Jackson, president of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. "Carroll Shelby not only poured his automotive wisdom and racing pride into this vehicle, he also personally gripped the wheel of this American legend."
"This incredible Cobra personifies Carroll Shelby, and the maverick he is," adds Steve Davis, senior executive vice president of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company.
"CSX3015 embodies the spirit that defined a generation and is as impactful today as it was some forty years ago." Shelby built a similar Twin Paxton-enhanced 427 Cobra (CSX3303) for close friend and famed comedian Bill Cosby. CSX3303 was later wrecked, leaving CSX3015 as the only one of its kind in the world.
"CSX3015 speaks volumes about the genius in Carroll Shelby," said Harley E. Cluxton III, owner of CSX3015. "His Cobra is the benchmark that defines the American Muscle car. His baby does it all, and without the help of ASR, ESP, ABS, engine management ECU's, carbon fiber, titanium or the United Nations. How cool is that."
I've been asked to comment on the authentication of CSX 3015 and its relevance in and to the collector world. In the last ten years, there has been an astronomical increase in values running through almost every facet of the collector car market.

With vast amounts of dollars, euros, sterling and yen changing hands, it is no wonder that Manufacturers like Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Jaguar all have their own 'official' Certification Centers. With the blessing of Carroll Shelby, the Shelby American Automobile Club, through its' Shelby American World Registry, lists every Cobra, every Shelby Mustang, and every Ford GT by chassis number with its known ownership history. Originality is the operative word in Collector Car Values. Generally, the degree of originality coupled with pedigree and limited production drives the price.

CSX 3015 is absolutely the real deal.

CSX 3015 is one of only 23 (not 22) 427 competition roadsters built;

• On September 7, 1965 CSX 3015 was shipped and invoiced to Ford Advanced Vehicles, England as a 427 Cobra Competition roadster together with CSX 3014 (another 427 Cobra Competition) and two R-model Shelby's (5R107 and 5R209) for a European promotional tour.

• It returned back from Europe in late 1966 still as a 427 Cobra Competition.
  Sometime early to mid 1967, CSX 3015 was transformed into the Super Snake and reclassified as 427 Cobra Semi-Competition (S.C.).
  The reason was quite simple; a 427 Cobra Competition didn't have mufflers, windshield, bumpers, etc. It was a race car only and not street legal.
  Although many SC's were raced and never saw a public road- all 427 Cobra SC's had titles and were legal to drive on public roads.
• 427 competition and SC Cobras have different hips and noses. The February 1968 Road & Track pictures clearly show the hips and nose of a 427 competition roadster, not an SC.

As history shows, CSX 3015 is one of two Super Snake Cobras built. The other being CSX 3303 built for Bill Cosby. CSX 3303 was a 1967 427 street car retained by Shelby American as a PR car and then made into a Super Snake for Bill Cosby. Cosby's record album titled '200 MPH' attests to the fact of why he only drove it once before returning it to Shelby American. Shelby American sold it to S and C Motors in San Francisco , who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. Maxey destroyed himself and CSX 3303 by driving off of a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean . Sadly, Brian Angliss only opted to revive CSX 3303 leaving Mr. Maxey the only one still dead! This copy of CSX 3303 exists in the U.K. today and probably will be offered at an auction. It has absolutely no collector value.

I know Competition Cobras and have had a ten year ownership history with an original, unmolested 427 Cobra Competition CSX 3017. When CSX 3015 arrived home, in Scottsdale , CSX 3017 was already on jack stands for comparison. After thorough inspection, I can state that CSX 3015 is a full Competition Roadster, still retaining its original body with its 1967 aluminum 'Super Snake' hood. Steve Davis and I scraped through two layers of paint; black and Viking blue to find its' brilliant Guardsman Blue.

• It has its original date coded 1965 Competition Girling CR and BR calipers.

• It still has its' 427 Competition 377 rear end with its' original rear end oil cooler and pumps.
  Unbelievably, it still has its' original 1965 date coded engine block, 5M17, December 17, 1965.
• I found that 3015 still had its' original headers with its' original chromed side pipes that had been spray painted flat black!

In fact, I found CSX 3015 so 'period original' I have opted to renew instead of restore.

Why is CSX 3015 so historically significant?

The short and long answer is Carroll Shelby.

• He built at a time when Americans were just Americans- and proud to be Americans.

• He told me he built it just to see how fast it was- and he told me it was a Monster that threw belts off on a regular basis!
• Steve Earl told me he remembers Carroll driving CSX 3015 in the 'Turismo Visitadores' fun-run across Nevada, waking whole towns, blowing out windows, throwing belts and catching fire a couple of times, but finishing.

How cool is that!

[AZSonicSnake]

yea, maybe in my second life time...hahaha....it certainly is one sweet automobile.

[50 BMG]

That's Daytona Coupe money...with actual race history:



But if CSX 3015 came originally with a 427 cammer, it would be worth every penny of a 5 million hammer price.

[ASUSMC]

I have pictures of that very car.... It is more amazing in person. By far one of the most BADASS moments in my short life was seeing these cars in person especially this one. The person who went with me (named after Carol Shelby) was far less excited than I was. I took probably 15 pictures of the car and these are all I got out of it.





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[Jacostang]

Well we all can go visit her down in Chandler!!!!!

[AZSonicSnake]

i wanna go!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ethan@S3M]

5.5million, Thats more money than brains.

[VSTNG]

ASUSMC - Do you have the other 12 images? They actually might be able to be salvaged if you want. You can often pull details out of the shadows of underexposed images. I'll try to post an improved version of the first image.

[BurnTire]

ASUSMC - Do you have the other 12 images? They actually might be able to be salvaged if you want. You can often pull details out of the shadows of underexposed images. I'll try to post an improved version of the first image.

That is some serious IT talk. LOL

[06blacksabbath]

haha actually one of my good friends know's the guy that bought it and he said he will prolly end up drivin it in the next couple weeks :) believe it was this one :-\ if its the 1 that just sold....not too familiar with cars i'll never afford