$5,000,000.00 Shelby Cobra sold at Barret Jackson.

[BLACK 300ZX]

I would buy a much more interesting car with that money...
Even if i wanted a cobra, my choice would undoubtedly be the Daytona Coupe.

[carsnut]

seeing the car sold for 5 mil, its definetly an original cobra, not some replica most people see. To be honest, for 5 mil, I'd rather buy a Ferrari 360 and have it customized to my liking . For a car about the same age as that cobra, however, I'd go for a 250 GTO Ferrari.

[clutch-monkey]

seeing the car sold for 5 mil, its definetly an original cobra, not some replica most people see.

i believe an aircraft factory in the ukraine (or was it poland) makes replicas as good as the original cobra. by which i mean, they're allowed to compete in concourse events as originals. and they're a damn sight cheaper than $5mill.

edit: at some point shelby himself bought 50 shells off them to sell as his own or something.

[Vindesh17]

wow, who would have thought that it would have went all the way to 5 million.

[mclaren_crazy]

To be honest, for 5 mil, I'd rather buy a Ferrari 360 and have it customized to my liking .

You could buy a Veyron and have it customized to your liking for that kind of money

[Sweeney921]

^ You mean 4.98 million...................math much?

But other than that, yeah, better ways of spending 5 million dollars in my opinion.

my bad

[acemotorsport]

if i had 5mil i would buy a robnell cobra and a house

[BLACK 300ZX]

You could buy a Veyron and have it customized to your liking for that kind of money

How can you talk about Veyron with your avatar and nickname!?

[henk4]

I can't understand the high value of this model, the more so as it can be easily reproduced as a 100% correct copy and only the chassis plate would be the giveaway .

[DieFrage]

Its the fact that it is an unbelievably stupid and exciting car. Thats why it sold for 5 million. Other than Koenigseggs, how often have you seen a new car, or old with 2 superchargers and a 427 in a car that weighs less than some Lotus's. It's the fact that something so outrageous was made, it is a stupid car, it's an insane car and no one should have built it but here it is. That is why it's worth 5mil.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

There is something obviously wrong with this picture - the price.

as much as their is Kudos attached to buying a real Louis Vuitton handbag, many people will choose the knock-off cheap brand if they can't tell the difference. and no one can tell the difference between a regular Cobra replica and this one. the casual observer will still just think "cool car".

[Ferrer]

The automatic is probably a lower gear ratio which allow for better drivability.

Or perhaps because the manual couldn't cope with the torque.

[johnnynumfiv]

Or perhaps because the manual couldn't cope with the torque.

Could be. I would think that any transmission that went into that car had to be modded quite a bit.

[nota]

That $5 million pricetag means this car is not going to do much, just sit around hidden in some bunker for 99.99% of the time

[Mr.Tiv]

That $5 million pricetag means this car is not going to do much, just sit around hidden in some bunker for 99.99% of the time

As I understand it, that's what all this buyer's cars do.