It’s not just that this very car was the last 289 Cobra to roll off the production line before Shelby made the switch to 427s. It’s not even that the very seat I’m sitting in is the same seat Carroll ...

Kirkham Motorsports Cobra replica with a 306ci Ford V8, blending classic design and modern performance, is up for sale.

You can buy a 289 for the street or a 289 done up like the FIA car from its period. You can also buy a 50th anniversary 289 Cobra. The car you see above is the combination of all three 289s.

The 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra “Snake Charmer” will go up for auction during RM Sotheby’s annual Monterey Car Week sales event in August.

On May 2nd, RM Sotheby’s will auction one of the most revered machines to be built on American soil. The 1962 Shelby 289 Competition Cobra is the focal point of this story, and the official ...