[esoxmagnum]

I thought there were only like 20 real cobras still alive? I mean the original 427 2 seaters. At least that’s what I think I heard on the Motorhead show where they had Leno on it (he owns 2 of them).

He said that some sheik owns like 6 of them, and wanted to buy his (one original, one restored), but he won’t sell them, and Carol Shelby Inc. owns a few as well.

Saw this show a few years back.

But I’m no Ford expert, or motorhead expert by any means. Please enlighten me if you could.

[mountn man]

Depends what you mean by original.

Shelby American

[X-spurt]

I didn't count, but there had to have been a total of 30+ real Cobras there, more than half were 427 and some 289s.

Maybe Barrett-Jackson or Shelby family has a count on them, but I bet there are many more than 50 still running.

I was on a volunteer SCCA and NASCAR Rescue Team in Riverside, CA in 1963 when Cobras first hit. Saw first one at a race near LA, it was passing Vettes in the straights and in the turns.

At a big race at Riverside Raceway, Cobras dominated and after the race Shelby's guys took our Rescue Team members for a pure racer Cobra ride around the track. Nothing quite like coming down the back straightaway at must have been 200+ heading into the 180 banked curve. Never to be forgotten or topped!!!

[West Texas Chuck]

Did you know, back in the period you are talking about, Ol’ Shel built two “Super Snake” Cobras? 1100 HP as I recall. I believe Bill Cosby owned one but scared himself so bad in it he sold it to a guy who later crashed it and was killed. The remaining SS was auctioned at Barrett-Jackson a few years ago by Carroll himself and went for $5.5M.

I have a Kimble cut-away poster of the beast here in the DawgHouse as I type. Looking at it makes my niplets all tingly ;)