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The V8-powered two-seater first took to the track in 1963 and had great success on the country’s quarter-mile tracks, taking dozens of victories over the next few years, including titles in the United States. National and World Championships.
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“The Shelby ‘Dragonsnake’ program of the 1960s began when a small group of young Shelby American production employees developed and raced a pair of the roadsters to remarkable success,” said Gary Patterson, president of Shelby USA.
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Shelby American has now revived the car with the help of Pennsylvania-based Legendary GT, which builds certified “continuation” Cobra replicas, which are built to original specifications and are considered “new” cars.
The first wears the purple paint and graphics of the original car that was first raced by Bruce Larson and went on to earn the most wins of any Shelby.
“Pennsylvanian Bruce Larson was a rock star in the 1960s with his Shelby Cobra drag racer,” said Parker Shepley, business manager for Legendary GT.
“His contribution to the Shelby legend was incredible. We consulted him throughout the development of this car to ensure as much reliability as possible.”
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The 2,100-pound car is powered by a 364-cubic-inch Shelby Engine Company Ford-based V8 equipped with Weber carburetors, just like the old days, pumping 500 horsepower to the rear of the Mickey Thompson dragster through a modern five-speed manual transmission.
The suspension uses the original design but features adjustable Penske shocks and the car has rack steering and 1963-style disc brakes. A hardtop has been added to improve aerodynamics, just like Larson’s car.
Pricing starts at $750,000, but that’s less than you’d pay for one of the original five cars. A yellow built in 1965 was auctioned in 2022 for $1,375,000.
Each car takes about a year to build, and a portion of the sales price paid for the new car goes to the Carroll Shelby Foundation, which helps children with life-threatening illnesses.Bugatti La Voiture Noire takes part in the world’s most expensive cars at Drag Strip There is only one Bugatti La Voiture Noire in the world.
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With an €11 million (about $13.4 million at the time) price tag, the Bugatti La Voiture Noire was the most expensive new car when it launched in 2019 – before being dethroned by the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail in 2021.
Apart from being reserved for the world’s one percent, these expensive supercars have one thing in common – you hardly ever see them out in the open, rather on the drag strip. Then again, Bugatti was spotted in one, courtesy
. According to Tim, the event above is called the Supercar Owners Circle which had a ride in Croatia.
While not technically a drag strip, these supercars did pass on a sealed, sealed section of road. Event participants include Bugatti La Voiture Noire, Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro, Pagani Huayra R, and Tim’s own Zenvo TSR-S.
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There is only one Bugatti La Voiture Noire in the world and this is it to feast the eyes of mortals. The time-stamped video above marks the first run, but there are two more as you continue the video. Interestingly, the Swiss flag seen on the license plate somehow confirms the rumor that the one-off was registered in Switzerland.
Most of the runs done on the “drag strip” were solo runs, but there is one match between Shmee’s 29-minute video. It was a tug of war between the Bugatti Chiron and the Rimac Nevera around the 18 minute mark.
Lacking a timer and footage at the end of the line, it’s unclear who won this shootout, though it appears the electric car had it in the bag. The winner, Mate Rimac, CEO of the newly formed Bugatti-Rimac, was definitely a winner. A 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO has sold for $51.7M (including buyer’s premium) at Sotheby’s auction in New York, adding a few more gold stars to the car’s impressive resume. It is the most expensive auction car of the year and the second most expensive car ever sold at auction. He could have brought more and other examples of this holy grail that Ferrari has reportedly sold for more at a private sale, but for now the car is the most expensive GTO ever sold at auction as well as the most expensive Ferrari ever sold at auction.
Since its announcement in August, the GTO—chassis 3765 LM—has been the most anticipated and talked about auction car since the sale of one of two 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupes last year. Merc became the first car to break nine figures and did so in dramatic fashion with world record sales of $142 million. That record will likely stand for quite some time, and if the Mercedes was a “once in a generation” sale, the Ferrari 250 GTO is one of those “just a few times in a generation” deals. Still exciting, still remarkable.
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The Ferrari 250 GTO gets these features because it really is much more than just a car. It’s on the very short list of eight-figure cars, sure, but it’s also one of the most beautiful and influential designs on four wheels, and many consider it to have become more art than vehicle. It’s history, too: GTOs have an enviable racing pedigree that spanned some of the best years for a company known for entire eras of greatness on the racetrack. It’s also a ticket to the most exclusive event in the world – no car show, rally, historic race or rally, or museum display will turn away a real GTO. The famous GTO “Anniversary Rally”, where a group of GTOs gather every five years in some postcard-worthy area to drive, is only open to the three dozen GTOs built. Finally, bringing home a GTO means you’ve reached the pinnacle of car collecting: if you’ve owned one, there’s little else to hunt for. And they hunt. GTOs tend to stay with their owner for a long time, and only three, including chassis 3765, have come to auction in the past ten years.
) as the latest and greatest evolution of the proven and successful 250 GT. Among its many differences from its predecessor, the 250 GT SWB, was its improved bodywork. Besides being very easy on the eyes, the more aerodynamic bodywork allowed for a higher top speed than the SWB, which was useful on high-speed tracks like Le Mans. The 3.0-liter Colombo dry-sump-lubricated V-12 engine also sat lower in the chassis, which helped in cornering. Even against stiff competition from the mighty Shelby Cobras as well as E-Type Jags and Aston Martins, Ferrari’s GTO topped the World Sportscar Championship’s over 2.0 liter class for 1962, ’63 and ’64.
Only two GTOs have crossed the auction block in recent memory before this week, both for all-time record prices at the time. Bonhams sold one with a more desirable Series I body at Monterey in 2014, and despite a fatal crash during the season and subsequent complete rebuild, it sold for $38.1 million. Four years later in Monterey, RM Sotheby’s sold one with a less desirable Series II body but a cleaner history for $48.4M. Behind closed doors and away from the prying eyes of the public auction world, several GTOs have reportedly changed hands for prices ranging from $40M to $90M.
Like the GTOs sold in 2014 and 2018, and like many vintage race cars, the 3765 has some caveats. The point is that it is one of the few cars with a larger 4.0 liter engine – technically, making it a 330 LM – despite its Tipo 1962 GTO body. With that engine, Mike Parkes and Willy Mairesse drove it to class victory at the Nürburgring 1000 km. After that, the three-carb engine was replaced by another 4.0-liter mill for Le Mans, this one powered by six Weber engines for an estimated total of 390 horsepower (90 more than the 3.0-liter 250 GTO). In the 24 Hours of France, 3765 started fourth but Parkes locked up the brakes early in the race, slid into the sand and spent half an hour digging the car out with a shovel. Although he restarted the car, just past the six-hour mark, the engine overheated and gave up.
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Chassis 3765 on the left at the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans. RM Sotheby’s/Courtesy LAT images, motorsport images
After these two races with Scuderia Ferrari, it was then sold to an Italian privateer, converted to 250 GTO specification and raced as a 250 GTO, hence RM Sotheby’s marking it as ‘330 LM / 250 GTO. The 1965 Targa Florio ended in a DNF, but numerous first, second and third places made the 3765 second in the Sicilian Hillclimb Championship that year. In 1967, after the GTO’s racing career had ended and before they became insanely expensive, 3765 was sold to an owner in California who