1964 SHELBY 289 INDEPENDENT COMPETITION COBRA - NO RESERVE

Lot #F143
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  • One of extremely few competition Cobras to retain its original body
  • Billed to Shelby American on July 9, 1964
  • Shipped to Los Angeles on September 17, 1964
  • Invoiced to Hayward Ford Motors in California on September 30, 1964
  • Purchased by L.G. Sullivan and traded back to Haywood Ford a few months later because it was too much car to handle
  • Acquired by Dick Pichinino in December 1964 and immediately modified for competition
  • Successfully campaigned on the autocross circuit in 1965 and 1966
  • Configured for road racing in 1966 and competed in A/Sports Racing from 1967-1969
  • Driven by Al Norman to 1st in Class and 4th overall at Laguna Seca in 1967
  • Driven by the owner Pichinino to 1st in Class and 4th overall at Sears Point in 1969
  • Pichinino retired the car from racing and began a restoration in 1971 before placing the car in storage
  • Restored by the third owner for vintage racing while maintaining the original body and integrity of the car
  • Vintage raced at Road America, Black Hawk and the Milwaukee Mile by the fourth owner from 1991-1996
  • SAAC Concours judged to Gold Standard in 1997 scoring 438.5 of 450 points
  • Acquired by the fifth owner in 2002 and placed in his private collection until 2013
  • Part of the John Atzbach collection since 2013
  • Documentation includes period racing photos, copy of Shelby invoice, vintage 16mm footage of the car in action at Laguna Seca and correspondence with Ned Scudder of the Shelby Registry confirming CSX2487 as an independent competition car
  • Weber 48 IDM carburetors
  • T10 4-speed manual transmission