"Change the rear end gears and the car will do 185 mph". The Cobra Daytona Coupe with a little 289 with just under 400 hp hit 197 on the Mulsanne Straight with Bob Bondurant at the wheel! That's how important good aerodynamics is for attaining top speed. You still have to love the 427 for all its bravado and sheer muscle.

All I can say is “Holy Cow”! For one person to have procured 2 true Comp 427 Cobras is a phenomenal feat of perseverance and means. From the dialogue I can tell you understand the full responsibility of being the caretaker of American history. Thank you for sharing insights of these two amazing machines.

For those of us who will never be able to even sit in one of the greatest cars ever--THANKS. I have a pic from the early 60's when I received a model of the cobra for Christmas, still love the car to this day!

Incredible works of art and that 12.5:1 compression freggin awesome

I am proud to say that I have ridden in both these cars, and want to extend another thank you to Anthony for that grand opportunity. I look forward to owning my own cobra someday, that day cannot come soon enough though. R.I.P. Carroll Shelby. A true automotive legend.

To stand there and say truthfully “I own two original full competition 66 Shelby Cobras”. It’s fucking mind blowing and thank you for allowing us mere mortals to gaze upon them👍🏻

thank you very much for that clip. very well done, and the experience was shared. love the two cars, and the cobra jacket! very retro. you are certainly a proper owner of these two examples and im happy to see the two cars in the right hands.

You, sir, are a fortunate man. Thank you very much for sharing.

thank you for sharing these with us they are too of the sexyest cars ever build, piece of Anerican racing history. They should be treated with respect!

Total respect to you!! I think the 427 is possibly the greatest car of all time and unfortunately will only exist in my dreams.Please look after them but also use them for what they were built for. Thank-you from a fellow petrolhead, Jon

WOW! AMAZING CARS! thanks for sharing the specs and history. I glad to see these cobras in the hands of someone who drives them and is enthused by them.

Thank you much!!! I have an replica 427 cobra an love it more every day I can only imagine what the real one would be like… take care

ok both these cars are amazing but that blue one made me very happy. Easily one of my favorite cars and i have alot of them.

Great movie, well done. My grandparents lived in Esher, Surrey and we would have to drive thru Thames Ditton and past the AC factory. I would get my dad to stop so that I could look at the Cobras sitting in the window. Wow what a thrill. 45 years later it is still a crowd stopper. Just can't beat that look and when it appeared on the front of Hot Rod mag it was amazing. I try to go to the Glen every year in September for the SVRA meet and fall in love all over again. Thanks.

Thank you for a wonderfully informative video. I have loved these cars since childhood, learned a little about them in teenage and have longed for once ever since. Thanks for letting me have a view of two pristine examples!

yeah i love these old cars dont have one yet but im working on it these are the best i dont know a whole lot about them but i like them

The Cobra Daytona Coupe went for $7.25 million in August 2009. That's the new record holder. It sold at the 1st Mecum auction held in Monterey, and Bob Boundurant and Peter Brock were both there to watch it sell. I was able to get their autographs! Every car guy needs to be in Monterey during the second week of August. It's the biggest car week in the entire US.

superb video, thanks for posting. Only ever seen 2 real cobras - I`m in the UK - and fell in love with them. the shape, sound, the whole package.

I also wanted one of these jackets as it really looks even better than the Shelby "Team" jacket. Racing Division Los Angeles [RDLA] made only 2 of them according to Mike at RDLA. The "COBRA" letters on the back of the jacket alone were $150.00. I found a "Blank" blue quilted jacket very close to this one and had my own made with my choice of Shelby Cobra patches as well as the "Cobra" embroidered on the back. The cost to me to make my own up was around $250.00, that includes the cost of the jacket, getting the patches sewed on, and having the "COBRA" embroidered on the back.It turned out great I must say

that red one is simply perfect

Nice video. Years ago, my neighbor, a Ferrari broker, gave me a ride in a 289 Cobra. Very quick, I cannot imagine the 427. Awesome!

Nice distinction between the competition cobra & SC cobras....the former is way more rare and highly desired - thanks for sharing.)

I had an opportunity to ride in a full comp. Shelby Cobra in Wisconsin. It was AMAZING. I have a bunch of photos, and a few of me in the car. A day I'll never forget.

I have no words........ People should just pull over and park, let these cars own the road, and thank God that they had the opportunity to see one on the road.

Great video. I like the soft piano music, instead of some raucous rock music, as you might expect. The narration was done very well by the owner... articulate and easy to listen to. I was a bit confused at the beginning when he was talking about 289 Cobras with 260 engines, and the suddenly jumped to '65, but that was a minor problem. Five stars.

Thank you for a nice historical video of the cars. Not just another "tire melting" video... You have to be proud of those!!!!

The only car to do this, but how does the Shelby Cobra do what it does to me? And how can I even describe it!? But I LIKE it! It's powerful!

I bought a 427sc in 1969 from a ford dealer in Calif, but it was a bank repo. It kept overheating so I got rid of it, and bought a 1969 Mach 1. Hine sight is great, if I had only known. I still whine like a baby today!

great video. thank you for posting this video. this just further emphasises why the Cobra is amongst the greatest cars ever built.

Amazing cars.....Amazing video....Amazing knowladge.... Amazing all original...Amazing Sound...Amazing history...

its amazing what a difference in sound a few points of compression makes, great toys

Beautiful, a friend has a replica, he is frequently asked if it is real, the usual answer goes something like "If it was real I would not be living here" Still a dream car, one of these bad boys got Motorway speed limits introduced in the UK.

Very cool historical race cars.

Very lucky guy,and you have two! A replica would be enough, at least you can drive it without worrying.

Awesome! Very lucky guy! Sure can tell a distinct difference in the red one and the blue one running. Can defiantly hear the difference in the red one idling...a lot more crisp...can hear that 12.5:1 compression ratio talkin' baby! I LOVE IT!

I graduated HS in 1966, rarely missed a race at the Glenn. This was my dream car. I figured at around 10k (for a street SC), I could afford one when I graduated college. Well, the best laid plans. When I could afford a 10k auto, these things were up to 100k, now that I could scrape that up, I think they're in the millions, if you can find one. Oh well, love lost.

Car gives me the chills.

I was fortunate enough to have a cool Mom. When I was 16, I talked her into driving my little sister and I from Ft. Lauderdale to Sebring in the poring rain to see 2 Cobra Roadsters and 1 Daytona Coupe open up a can o' whup-ass on Enzo Ferrari's team. Still one of my fondest childhood memories. You can still see replicas race @ Elkhart Lake, WI in vintage races...and they still give me goosebumps. The body is not quite as SEXY as an XK-E, but they're pretty damn close.

Oh, man. This is an orgasm for a Cobra maniac like me. This has been my dream car for 45 years. Delicious noise. Thank you for sharing this!!

Factory Five and Superformance are the best known replica companies that make them.

"the two are mine" LOL I wish that was me

awesome video. instant 5 stars. cobras forever.

My dream car is ONE replica... lol nice cars, I bet they are a blast to drive!

Awesome cars!!! I'd own one of those over a viper any day of the week!!! -favorite car of all time

Terrific video presentation featuring two outstanding examples of my all-time favorite car. Thank you very much for posting this, Zillis. I recently came across three articles (all about 10 years old now) about the first Daytona Coupe - CSX2287 - and its somewhat murky ownership trail after the car was retired from competition in 1965. If you're interested, they can be e-mailed.

It's probably a good idea to be gentle with these cars anyway considering what they're worth plus and the fact that they are a real piece of Anerican racing history. They should be treated with respect!

absolutely wonderfull video.

my new favorite youtube video thanks

Bob Holbert was a neighbor of mine at one point. He said the FIA cars were always faster than the 427 cars. Part of the reason for that was the 427 cars were never fully developed. They came at the end of the company. He always believed that had Shelby continued they could have made the 427 cars faster than the FIA cars.

Very awesome. Very rare

Thanx for the video tour. Nicely done. Oh yeah, the cars are BOSS to... CORVAIRWILD...

I know Anthony Boosalis, I frequently attend Shelby/Ford car shows in an '07 Super Snake and he is usually there. He now has three Cobras. His "new" one is unrestored and is blue and gold.

Anthony has two beautiful cars, both of them are truly fantastic! I still can't get over the CSX 3026 FC red cobra with the Original mag rims. both of the cars shown I bet are worth price-tag wise in excess of $1 000 000, 00. but who cares about the $ and cents value, when you can own a piece of history and drive it too! great video Zillis! I bet you can't wait until the next time you see anthony to go out for a cruise!

The red one which Im sure you are aware will make over 600 hp vs the medium riser in the blue one making only 500+ even stroked to 450 cid. That is what a huge difference the high riser was to the medium riser. 99% of the people think that because they have a 427 side oiler that they have the good 427. It is a good motor for sure, but they have no idea what a huge difference there is between the 427 street cars that were all medium risers, and the high riser. The high riser was never available in a car you could buy. They were supplied to Shelby obviously, and to factory backed racers only. Even the Thunder bolts were medium risers. The high riser intake manifolds runners were about 5/8 of an inch taller than a medium riser. The intake ports on the heads were a 1/4 larger and a big portion of that amount was from the floor of the port up. Allowing high riser to make huge top end power. That suited the 427 very well due to the over square bore to stroke ratio. The High riser would turn 7800 rpm with the flat tappet cams they came with., as to the medium riser about 6800rpm Its like night and day between the two.

WOW. Grats man. i would kill for either of these cars. very nice indeed

Gimme gimme gimme!!! The most beautiful cars, ever.

Beautiful cars.

Got news: The Grand Sport was in '63--before the 427 Cobra and before the Daytona Coupes. GM pulled the plug long before anyone really knew what the half-dozen GS Vettes could do.

Two great cars ! especially considering their history

thank you, neat video

Amazing, thanks for this video and the correct info to go with it. You're keeping history alive. I also love to hear people talk crap about Shelby and the fact that the Cobra was designed around the old British AC Bristol, or formerly the AC Ace. Trust me, those cars are NOT Cobras anymore than the original Land Rover was a Jeep even though it was an aluminum body on essentially a Jeep chasis. The Brits love to claim the Cobra, but it's as American as anything. Awesome cars!

This is my dream car, congrads nice ones buddy

I just want to clarify, I love the English. Had I been alive during WW2 I would not have hesitated to fight along side them. My sister-in-law is British, and I have never felt more at home in a foreign place then when I was in England. I miss the pubs. Oh, and these cars kick ass!

Oh god do I want one....its so beautiful

Actually, I watched that one on Mecham. They had a $7M offer--and said no! Wow!! Not bad for a "used race car" that almost got shoved into the North Sea in '66 rather than pay its freight home! Love my Vettes and I loved my CSX6000 but the fact is: one was a stock car that was adapted for racing. The other was a race car that was only offered to the public to qualify for racing classes.

It's called keeping your car in immaculate condition.

I love anything automotive, and even motorcycles. I love driving, and riding. I love all cars and motorcycles from any country for any purpose. Even industrial. However, my favorite of all is Carroll Shelby's crafting of the AC Ace. This "hybrid" (what the term meant back then) is unsurpassed by anything I've ever seen. He created the AC Cobra. Thank You :)

wow.. couple of million right there..

Those cars are awesome Anthony. See ya at Bob's.

The red car raced in WV...that probably would be Summit Point which opened in 1970. There is a good chance I raced against it. I have a photo of the start of the "Big Bore" National which shows a Cobra on the front. Did it run at Marlboro,MD in 1969? There were several A Production Cobras that ran there in '69. I raced there in every race that year. I had the opportunity to drive a 289 Cobra for a couple of laps at Summit Point in 1970 or '71.

and its interesting that the red one has all of its racing paint chips and nicks on the paint...

Damn that exhaust!!! And I lovee the hood scoop! Even If I had a rep. I would be speeding everywhere ahaha Looks like a fun car!

Buggerall, youtube didn't post the link when I posted that comment. It is the first video in related videos for this one, now that I look for it.

He made two that were turbocharged 427s about 900 horsepower. can you imagine that in a 2400 lb car.

drop dead gorgeous

We miss you Carroll Shelby you are a true legend

The best car in the world!

I'm dying in envy. Well done for owning not one, two pieces of art. Shelby Cobras are simply sublime. People get over the kit cars. Like you said, it's a kit. No originality in it. Don't demise the originals, if it wasn't for the originals. No Cobras would exist today. So don't compare imitation with originals.

Thank you Wherever they come from,I respect the great leaps forward in motoring,especially when someone takes a standard roadster & turns it into 1 of the most seductive monsters on road or track I feel Shelby achieved this with Bristol's handsome pre-World War II AC Ace,to produce his Cobra in 1961,as he did with the equally hot 1965 GT-350,based on a Ford Mustang,which was coincidently named after my fav plane,which was itself,a US reinterpretation of a great British bird,the Spitfire 8)

I've got a copy of the original repertory of the cobras, coming from AC cars. CSX 3026 went out of the manufacture the 2.5.1965, with no paint, and black interior. CSX 3016 went out of the manufacture the 22.1.1965 with no paint, and black interior. Both are from Shelby los angeles, and that's true, they are full competitions cars.

Very nice

The sound of the 427 in those little beauties is enough to make you wet your pants. Awesome!

lucky damn i need to have one especially the 427 ones

''When the Cobra strikes the venom paralyzes the driver's body and mind, and suddenly you're way above the speed limits'' - Old nayword used by former Cobra owners when asked how it felt to floor their 427 Cobra they sold long ago.

Very accurate data my friend. You did fail to mention that CSX 3035 still holds many records. But in all, you have two very nice historical pieces and just seeing that you actually driver them bring a lot of happiness :-) As far as me ? 1967 GT500 "W" coded - 67402F-2A00366 (DC car)

Yeah that's definetly what I'm going to do. Over here it's impossible to find any. I got a friend over in New York and agreed to help me found a way to have it registered; if you see what I mean... Got to do what you got to do sometimes. But thanks again for the infos buddy. Cheers.

Same, save for the 6000s aluminum body vs fiberglass. Like the ERAs a lot, just lack the time to build. Very faithful. Had to buy a roller & just dropped in an aluminum 454 FE (stroked 427). Isn't it fun having first-hand knowledge of what you're talking about?? Your pen pal here probably drives a Civic with a wing.

I wasn't saying anything against the replicas. My argument was people comparing the replicas against the originals. I'm in same boat as you. I'll never own an original. I can only dream about it, thus it is my dream car. Until I hit mid-life crisis, I don't think I will get serious enough to go after a cobra. Chances it will be a replica. But my choice would be between a cobra or a Mustang GT 500. Till than I'll keep on dreaming. Thanks for your honest reply.

Its funny how the kit cars never quite look as good...very nice cars, thanks for posting the video...now all I need to do is sell my flat and get one my self :)

Nice CSX cobra. I have seen it in person....

I saw the original at my school, a teachers father had one lol

Those cars are worth well over 3 million a piece!!!

Probably the best car ever. The red one should be repainted.

Hey Brian, If Zillis hasn't gotten back to you yet, you can find official shelby murchandise, Including the jackets at Carroll Shelby's official website. I'm not a seller or anything like that just an 21 year-old kid that has had an obsession with the car since the age of 7. You may not find the exact jacket, however I sure you will find what you are looking for,

i've met and spoken to the owner and seen these amazing cars

Gread video man and thanks for sharing. Just wish you had of turned up the volume when you started the blue beast up. ;)

THE BEST CAR EVER... thank you Carroll Shelby

Ever since a kid I wanted a Cobra, but being tall I don't fit in one without my head sticking up above the windshield. So I settled for a 1970 Z28 I barely fit in. I don't think of myself as the owner of the Camaro, just the temporary caretaker of the classic car.

slicks on the road!! fuck yeah!

@GetsumJ Well said! I roll down my windows when I see one coming, even if it's a replica!