1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe - Sold for $1,320,000

The Shelby Daytona Coupe is one of the most awesome race cars of all time. Forget its list of racing accomplishments, the Pete Brock designed coupe is one of the coolest looking race cars of all times. They started out in 1964 as aerodynamic bodies for 289 Cobras, but the team realized a big block would be needed eventually. So for 1965 they built an enlarged chassis and fitted the 427 motor. An even more aerodynamic body was penned for the larger Mk. II 427 chassis. Sadly, only one was ever built and never had the proper development to make it hit its anticipated top speed of 215 mph at LeMans.

Just like with the 427 Cobra roadsters, the lack of homologation doomed the racing effort. And in the case of the Coupe, Ford's own GT40 racing program was taking off so the effort was abandoned. This Super Coupe is the prototype and only 427 Cobra Daytona Coupe ever to exist. As the Russo and Steele catalog tells us, it's eligible for vintage racing events around the world and has to be "considered the ultimate 'Holy Grail' opportunity for the Shelby American enthusiast." It sold for $1,320,000 while Carroll's personal supercharged street Cobra was bringing $5 mil across town.

[Source: Russo and Steele]

1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe $69.99 1/18 Scale/Blue

 

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