[olddog]

As I read the 1st post:

The 427 Cobra was a used car with 1000 miles, purchased in 1969. It could have been any dealer, not just dealers that Shelby shipped to.

The car met its demise... not the driver. No mention of a fatality.

He said it was a 427 not a 428 because the dealer marketed it that way, and the guy is not very car savvy. I would not rule out the possibility that it had a 428 in it. Salesmen still lie to this day.

Hope clearing those statements up helps.