THE first cobra "chassis" for sale in Bring-A-Trailer

[MPTech]

Interesting story, beautiful car (now):

This 1964 AC Cobra was originally built as a show chassis for Shelby American in order to showcase the model’s underpinnings. It was sent in 1965 to Cal Automotive, a Shelby subcontractor, where a Ford T-bucket body was installed. The car was then registered for street use, and later in the mid-1990s was fitted with a hand-formed aluminum Cobra body by Kimmins Custom Fabrication of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

There's some debate if this qualifies as an actual Shelby Cobra and the motor/drivetrain and body (although it is aluminum) are not original. It was also originally RHD and converted to LHD, so the value is significantly downgraded.

Full story and LOTS of pictures: 1964AC 289 Show Chassis Cobra

Today (for sale):




Shelby selling the concept to Ford:



After it was converted to a T-bucket:

 

[Tim M]

Pictures came up in the feed, I must have missed this post. Interesting