Barret-Jackson Auction: 50th Anniversary Shelby Cobra Offered

by David Kiley (RSS feed)
Jan 23rd 2011 at 3:02PM

Gearing up for its Golden Anniversary in 2012, Shelby American will offer a special edition of the Cobra CSX2000 Series. Each of the 50 copies of the car are painted black with a premium wine colored leather interior, special badges, wire wheels and other one-of-a-kind trim pieces.

Price-tags for the chassis (minus the drive-train which is ordered separately), is set at $69,995 or $134,995 for an aluminum bodied car. Shelby made the announcement at the 40th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"Fifty years after its introduction, the Shelby Cobra is still an international symbol of high performance," said John Luft, president of Shelby American. "Combining a robust, powerful American engine with a lightweight European chassis was brilliant. Half a century later, the Cobra remains one of the most coveted cars in the world. Shelby's formula still resonates today and is followed by automakers worldwide."

Gallery: 50th Anniversary Shelby Cobra