1965 AC Cobra

[Bxx1]

As Seen in Autoweek Magazine

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1966 AC Cobra, 427, 4 speed, (CSX3271) Black with Black leather, spinners on Halibrand mags, excellent seats, very good gauges, engine compartment excellently detailed and visually correct, invoiced to Hayward Motors, Ca., at $6195 sold in 2008 at $781,000.


For what its worth (so to speak)

[Joe Wicked]

Not that I would ever be in the market to buy one of these originals, but in my quest to learn more about these cars and eventually obtain mine, I would really like to know the history of this car and know what it is worth. The CSX number really is not that important to me. I would just like to know.

[Nedsel]

I'm not sure what the pertinence is of the "for what it's worth " post above. To show that 427 Cobras command a higher price than 289's?

[Bill Wells]

Dillon 14 and Ned ........I was going thru some old postings and noted no final results/conclusion to the original query was posted ...

was it a real deal now in the hands of a new owner or a fakey dooh chase ? Bill .

[Historybuff]

I advocate checking out a car by the serial number ( if the owner will give it)
as much as you can before you see the car. If the number doesn't jive then you have to be suspicious right from the get go. I remember seeing a RR Silver Cloud convertible where the very prominent chassis number under the bonnett had been deliverately obscured, probably to hide the fact it was cut down from a four door standard steel saloon.

Problem is when you check it out, your queries attract claim jumpers.

As soon as they realize that SN _______might be for sale, they might be able to arrange financing quicker and beat you to it.
My approach back when I used to buy exotic cars was to find out where it was and show up with a cashier's check in the owner's name and urge him to go to the bank to find out if the check was real. Then to buy it and tow it away the same day, running or not.

There still are one owner AC Cobras out there but I hesitate to go check any out for fear of starting the stampede of claim jumpers and spooking the owner who might not even have thought of selling it. I wouldn't approach it until I had the approximate amount you think it's worth ready to issue in a cashier's check. And condition matters not, who cares if the upholstery is ripped or the paint faded? We're talking a solid chain of ownership, documented, and a SN not claimed by anyone else.

And here's one lesson hard learned. One time I went to check out a Ferrari in Sna Garbriel or someplace close with Ghia coachwork (rare) and a Chevy V8. The seller wanted 40K. I took a Dutch guy with me who was visiting. I didn't buy the car then, not convinced it was worth getting if it didn't have its original engine. Then about six months later,one of my clients said he still wanted it, and sent the check and I went back to buy the car and the owner said "Oh, didn't your Dutch friend tell you, he came and bought the car."

So you can't even trust who you bring with you....

Also in a foreign country, if you find one in Nepal or some odd place, I would investigate how to transfer funds first. US law prohibits you from taking more than ten grand out of the US in your wallet without reporting it.

Still, I like to check out the rumors of rare cars..and where they might be even if I am out of the exotic car buying business now. Just today I met a mechanic who knows where some far East dictator's cronies have about 30 cars stored since the salad days when they were all emptying the treasury

[dillon14]

Can someone on the forum contact Ned Scudder and have him call me. He said he was going to be in Maine in early June and we would like him to look at the Cobra. He may be in transit and will probably not get my PM. My contact info is:

Al Barlow
207-354-8126 Home
207-446-9971 Cell
207-273-5120 Work (Ask for Deputy Warden Al Barlow)

Thanks