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1962 Shelby 260 Cobra “CSX2000”

15 July 2016 by Henk Bekker

1962 Shelby 260 Cobra “CSX2000”

A 1962 Shelby 260 Cobra, chassis CSX2000, the first Shelby car ever built, became the most-expensive American car ever when sold for $13,750,000 at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016. It was only the third American built car ever to have sold for more than $10 million at public auction.

1962 Shelby 260 Cobra “CSX2000” – the first Shelby Cobra ever built

Auction: RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016

Photo: Darin Schnabel © Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

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