Mecum Kissimmee: Carroll Shelby's '65 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster sells for $5.4M

Mecum Kissimmee: Carroll Shelby's '65 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster sells for $5.4M | Motorsports on NBC

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Carroll Shelby's personal 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster sells for an astonishing $5.4 million dollars at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida. #NBCSports #MecumAuctions #CarrollShelby
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@stevefowler2112 3 жыл бұрын

My late Father was an Engineer out at The Cape during the Space Race years but took a job as Sales Manager/Service Manager for the Shelby cars at the big Ford dealer in Orlando Fl. for a couple years in the mid 60's...as a young boy I heard him tell this story several times at cocktail parties and backyard BBQ's: A dentist walked into the dealer one day and told the floor man he was interested in the Shelby Cobra 427, he was directed to my Dad. After speaking with the Dentist for several minutes and assessing his driving experience and financial wherewithal my Dad suggested the 289 Cobra would be a better choice. The customer was adamant that he wanted the 427 so my Dad said okay have a seat and I'll pull one around out front and we'll go for a drive. After taking the dear dentist on a very spirited test drive they returned to the dealer and the dentist stepped out of the car and white as a ghost said, perhaps you are right, maybe I should consider the 289 after all. To which my Dad answered...That WAS the 289.

@evictioncarpentry2628 3 жыл бұрын

And yet a mini van today is faster lol

@chefbillybaroo2056 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to that story everyday!!! Thanks for the laugh buddy

@BrassCatcher 3 жыл бұрын

@@evictioncarpentry2628 take a corner at 50mph in a mini van

@cohokid6936 3 жыл бұрын

@@evictioncarpentry2628 I liked the part where you lol'd at your comment, def lol material.

@josephfrench5377 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome story that would make a good commercial.

@iloveamg6437 3 жыл бұрын

Caroll Shelby will never be forgotten

@moonpiespotlight4759 Жыл бұрын

Nor will Thomas Shelby and the peaky fuckin' blinders.

@rumaabba8875 Жыл бұрын

5,4M $ for ZERO racing stripe line and zero heritage chrome rolllbar ShelbyCobra 😲😅

@ldioticnuzhen99 Жыл бұрын

@@moonpiespotlight4759 fggt

@BenMyattt 3 жыл бұрын

My god man. Congrats! I’ve never see someone so happy to spend 5.4Mill.

@tylerc7336 3 жыл бұрын

@Timothy Rurak really, to have a shelby cobra personally owned by Carroll Shelby who upgraded it multiple times like a normal person would, you don't think that's worth alot of money, you have extremely high standards, by the way I don't remember them saying it was a different engine

@willsee7452 3 жыл бұрын

@Timothy Rurak exactly!! ... to $5.4 million

@thespicemelange.1 3 жыл бұрын

@@willsee7452bazinga

@stretch54 3 жыл бұрын

@Timothy Rurak - I think the grey color is it's original color. It was returned to that color.

@BDLrome 2 жыл бұрын

There’s less than 50 original left so it was worth it.

@vichy7661 3 жыл бұрын

Upon reading his last will, "there's a cobra in the barn, it's yours also."

@leavellethearcherhunt7520 3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@MojoKc2244 3 жыл бұрын

You can buy happiness, and its in the form of a Shelby Cobra owned by the man himself

@Vodkasoda288 3 жыл бұрын

100%. It doesn’t get better than that!!!

@fireflower1549 2 жыл бұрын

Great opinion, in my opinion I would drive her everyday, add a few things, Rally Tires and Suspension, Racing Brembo Brakes, Titanium plate on bottom, remote lambo doors, 15 inch subwoofer, CB Radio and whip antenna, 😀 💘 and a Supercharger..

@tonelok 3 жыл бұрын

Once I saw his RM, I knew this guy was going to get the car. What an awesome ride and piece of Americana and automotive history.

@straightbusta2609 3 жыл бұрын

It's difficult to believe some of these were worth 40-50,000$ in today's money at one point of time

@rumaabba8875 Жыл бұрын

While the bank& c.😧.rrupt p😧litixian raising up all govt bills for nonsense foreign programs. Usa is overtaken by eur😧pe.. , . Nevvagesatanistentities a n d ..... c😧munists gangs in NYC &oregon. Factory five made cobrashelby with racing stripe line a n d eyecathcing shelby's rollbar. Btw superperformance frm california also destroy the heritage by adopt electric magnet teslamtr on their kit cobra , but they put rollbar. worth under 1 million$ . Everybody knew carol shelby only fully Invented//innovated '64 cobra daytona , relliable racing supercharge//turboxcharge v8 & shelby1999series1

@terencem8795 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolute gorgeous car!

@davidhorne2326 3 жыл бұрын

Lest anyone forget the buyers premium that’s added to the selling price!

@lanegranoquiere Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your success and impeccable taste. If I had it, I’d buy it.

@leavellethearcherhunt7520 3 жыл бұрын

"You can't buy happiness. But you can buy cars. And that's sort of the same thing." 😁😁😁

@carl9531 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Legendary motorcar in the restoration!!!

@boeing175 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not because it’s a cobra. It’s because of what it means. It was owned by your idol, you dreamed of owning one, and you want to go fast. When you sit in the drivers seat you share the happiness and memories of Carroll Shelby. The car misses Shelby, but it knows how happy the man who won the auction was and it will run like it did for the legend.

@P51 3 жыл бұрын

no way it was that nice when it was new

@coreystanfill9064 3 жыл бұрын

Im not sure how old that man is, but im sure wherever n whenever he grew up, he never could imagine paying 5million for a COBRA... congrats sir... if i ever hit the lottery I'm looking you up...

@muskokamike127 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of cobras, digging it with the full bumpers.......

@giraffesinc.2193 2 жыл бұрын

SUCH a beautiful car!!!

@dd0526 3 жыл бұрын

Legendary Auto....Great Job!!!!!

@31186dan 3 жыл бұрын

Now that’s exciting! Beauty of a car. I hope he enjoys it!

@bamadudes2473 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to see it brings that$$$$$

@spades262 5 ай бұрын

6:05 that's bid worthy too

@randythompson1957 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Shelby would be very proud

@jeffenglish9132 3 жыл бұрын

Highest bidder: “make the check out to Mecum? Could y’all wait to deposit this for let’s say 5 years or so?” 😂

@AWSum-uf4ri 3 жыл бұрын

To this day the highest sale Ive ever seen was that one Cuda

@mitchbrown3753 11 ай бұрын

When I was a kid that was the only car I cared about, that and the Australian Ford XY GTHO.

@toddclark332 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful I think the next word is perfect congratulations sir one of a kind

@mikemadonna9449 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive! But I like to "drive" my Superformance Cobra replica....

@bebopben2 3 жыл бұрын

You gave away the punch line in the intro!

@gearbanger57 3 жыл бұрын

What do you do with a 5.4 million dollar car? Nothing, just bragging rights.

@92littlebluefox 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right.

@mcearl8073 3 жыл бұрын

Yea exactly. That’s what’s annoying when you see a replica out driving or in a video driving and everyone is asking if it’s a “real” one. If you’re seeing one out in the wild you can pretty much be 99.9% sure it’s a replica or at best a licensed remake. What’s probably even worse is if this guy did take his 5 million dollar car to a car show the rest of us would be assuming it’s a kit car that was built for 30k.

@curtispennington1050 3 жыл бұрын

Think of it as an alternative asset class investment. Simple. More fun than buying a bunch more shares of TSLA.

@robsvtgt500 3 жыл бұрын

This is an investment,resell in 5 years and make a few hundred thousand.

@joekurtz8303 9 ай бұрын

Last time I saw that Cobra, it was blue w/ the auto transmission. My coworker JD was idling it down the lane next to my V8 Dakota assembly station, How does that feel? I asked. Like a Million bucks !!! he replied , grinning smartly….

@SimonElenor 3 жыл бұрын

I hope some of my engine swap cars reach this value one day!

@smokenjoe4022 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait till I see him out on the road with it! I’ll be in my 1981 Elcamino cracked windshield broken window a couple of dents with no seat just a milk crate to sit on! Oh yeah I almost forgot no insurance either! Bring it baby I’ll show you somethin!

@AWSum-uf4ri 3 жыл бұрын

Saw a club meet of those I dont know if they were legit or kit cars but they were intimidating in person for sure

@MoreAverageThanMost 3 жыл бұрын

Nice color

@theamericanhiker9655 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine dropping that much on a car

@skeleguns10oooooo10 3 жыл бұрын

5:45 SOLD!

@jerrycraig6522 3 жыл бұрын

Probably got a pretty healthy 427, apparently, that's a reasonably fast and BRUTAL 'chine

@tonycotto8073 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the camera getting too close and scratching the car.

@Freddy_Confetti 3 жыл бұрын

These guys sound like their talking with their hands over their mouths lol

@jamesmiller7911 3 жыл бұрын

Or with masks on?.

@ramiroruiz97 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car Is gona seat where The Man and the legend seats Before him.....

@vinceedwards3978 3 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible car, but that hammer price......

@palco22 3 жыл бұрын

some have money, some have brains, they don't always make a match !

@zephyruslunarlander1066 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid

@markherbert1524 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the 10% commission charge, that brings the total price to $5,940,000.

@jonjon9135 Жыл бұрын

That’s my Dad, last week I mounted a kerb and wrapped it around a tree. Let’s just say he’s not talking to me atm.

@TheCanadianBubba 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder if it's like Elvis's BMW, where nothing of the original car remains ? That would suck...

@RSDX99 3 жыл бұрын

I like Cobras but if you can't drive it on the street and enjoy it you might just as well buy a Picasso and hang it on the wall. After all impressing others with how much you spent is what it is all about. NFN but that same car sold for 5.5M a year or so back. So somebody lost 100k plus the cost of restoration.

@pauldunne102 3 жыл бұрын

Great investment

@seth556 3 жыл бұрын

Eh, we’ll see

@N-Scale 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing and glad I do not have that kind of money because all I would do is drive it !!!!!

@easygame7955 3 жыл бұрын

It's good to be rich, money well spent.

@michaelphillips9037 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!

@captainbart 2 жыл бұрын

This must be the one he got beat in, by his attorney, in a 275 Ferrari. He went back to the Shop and told Lance to build a new car, make it fastest.......and so came to be, the Shelby Super Snake

@alejandrogonzalez5326 3 жыл бұрын

This little car is worth more then what I will ever make in my life.

@jimcarroll3757 3 жыл бұрын

Ain't that just wild you and me both

@jimcarroll3757 3 жыл бұрын

And yet you can't even live in it

@ve4mm 3 жыл бұрын

Was Legendary the seller?

@ceciliapolicarpio1822 3 жыл бұрын

surprised it didnt make about 8 million, ferrari 250 GTOs go for around 20million

@nickcleveland2810 3 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised to hear that Shelby put an automatic transmission in it at one point. A cobra isn’t a cobra without a manual.

@stretch54 3 жыл бұрын

Carrol had a 289 Cobra with an automatic too.

@1920s 3 жыл бұрын

It will all pass away one day.

@boosuedon 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know that it was possible to 'over spend' on that car! Just has to be careful that he doesn't kill himself in it!

@kennethbode2017 3 жыл бұрын

you really think he'll drive it hard? Probably going in his collection to admire.

@adamsteele6148 3 жыл бұрын

Should be in a museum not being hocked at an auction

@whiskeybuilder6335 Жыл бұрын

No side pipes?

@donphillips5471 3 жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget it’s about the cars not the dollar amount!! Mecum and Barrett Jackson focuses on the money not the car love them both but let’s not forget!

@garypeatling7927 3 жыл бұрын

Insane you could build it for 100 grand

@Gasolineworld 3 жыл бұрын

But it wouldn't be "it"

@biagisbarandgrill3077 3 жыл бұрын

And Carroll Shelby would not of driven it for 40+ years

@jamesmiller7911 3 жыл бұрын

Umm no...

@johnneedy3164 3 жыл бұрын

Thst kind of money 💰 WOW

@ethanrussell4723 3 жыл бұрын

You should see the house he’s having remodeled!

@seanlinne8383 3 жыл бұрын

Probably would have been worth double that amount had it not been restored.

@moonpiespotlight4759 Жыл бұрын

Shelby had butchered it basically. It wouldn't have been worth half that.

@johnpilesky2571 3 жыл бұрын

But if I remember did they sell another cobra for 14 million a few years ago???

@redmr2na 3 жыл бұрын

That was Cobra number 1, basically Genesis of the cobra name. That was 260 v8 AC ACE bodied machine known simply as CSX2000.

@paullacey2999 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car owned by my hero,who told Ferrari where to go......

@garybooth4270 3 жыл бұрын

Yep.....this Cobra was owned by the man who buried Ferrari in 1966.

@markbass7145 3 жыл бұрын

I really don't feel like that paint color is correct though

@p215j 3 жыл бұрын

I actually love it

@SR-bh5jd 3 жыл бұрын

What did you do this afternoon honey? Oh? Me? I only bought a car.

@larrytornetta9764 3 жыл бұрын

The guy who brought it used his play money.

@leddygee1896 3 жыл бұрын

Wheels & Tires are too small for the wheel well arches. It's out of proportion... Other than that, the color and presentation is beautiful.

@tylernelson7995 3 жыл бұрын

Who the heck were the owners that bought Shelby’s personal car and then changed out engines/transmissions and paint?!

@jmp.t28b99 3 жыл бұрын

if you can't buy happiness, then you don't have enough money !

@deloreanfan81 Ай бұрын

I have a hard time believing that this went for more than the super snake

@Me-yk3ep 3 жыл бұрын

He could afford it, by looking at his 450k watch especially if you know the brand

@a1furnitureholdingsllc642 3 жыл бұрын

Yea hes Gonna definitely drive it with another Matching Richard Milli

@arlichar11 3 жыл бұрын

i just wonder what the conversation is about with the bid assistant lol its obvious only between 2 guys .. they surely know what they willing spend ... all that production is a bit much... so. if i dont win the car , what will i do with the money?

@woofersd2383 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing car, and a very luck owner.

@bobhoe 3 жыл бұрын

Dang, 5.4 million for a car that will never be driven again

@swooshdave 3 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with the rear wheels? They look too narrow.

@mbtg112 3 жыл бұрын

That's the color I painted my '76 Spitfire... 38 years ago. .

@lifematch 3 жыл бұрын

If u really think about, he just exchanged currency to an asset with a stronger holding of its value. If he ever wants to Liquidate that car, he will get his money back for sure.

@tadroid3858 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I won't be going to the Kissimmee auction, if they have that kind of money :)

@Kilz78 3 жыл бұрын

with a 10% buyers cost..........that's another half million.

@CraigCatapano 3 жыл бұрын

10% commission?

@tharangawijegoonasekara1856 3 жыл бұрын

Wooowwww!!! 😍😍🔥🔥🔥♥️

@jerrycraig6522 3 жыл бұрын

I'd drive it, to the walmart!!!

@kevinkinney5445 3 жыл бұрын

Well, isn't that something?

@dingdongdaddy589 3 жыл бұрын

Free free free free.

@Pro1er 3 жыл бұрын

I heard the guy plans to convert it to electric.

@shepherdsknoll 3 жыл бұрын

It would be faster. I had a ride in a 427 one time, I was really disappointed, it just kept loading up.

@sgmaths 3 жыл бұрын

I think it sold for $5.5 M...! I bid at $5.5 M...!

@davespink8568 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a beautiful car but I can’t see paying that much for any car.

@frankcastle9691 3 жыл бұрын

Some people just have too much money.

@yotagang3705 3 жыл бұрын

No distancing, hand touching, some things money can’t buy.

@fireflower1549 2 жыл бұрын

@tylerc7336 3 жыл бұрын

Must be nice

@MrBluoct 3 жыл бұрын

But can you buy... cool ?

@COBRATV427 3 жыл бұрын

😍 👍

@user-cs3zs6jn1d 3 жыл бұрын

110 : really? F*CK!n6 crocks? Why was he even there? If you can't afford a real pair of shoes, you can't afford Shelby's cobra.

@jerrybisbo3824 3 жыл бұрын

It’s nice but I’d rather have the money , 😆.

@mitch_lifeoregondayz2449 3 жыл бұрын

Hansby's greatest act lol?

@biagisbarandgrill3077 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah get a close up on his 1.2 mil watch too hahaha

@goldcds 3 жыл бұрын

What watch is it? Looks like a RM but not one of the more expensive ones?

@prestonnelson3833 3 жыл бұрын

Thats not gray its green.