Shelby Cobras on Film

Movie: The Love Bug 1968 A 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 (CSX2203) was featured in the 1968 movie “Love Bug” and raced against the VW “Herbie” at Riverside International Raceway in the movie. Ernie Nagamatsu is the 2nd owner and the CSX2203 has been racing in “Historic” racing continuously since 1984, starting at Riverside International Raceway. The Cobra was raced for over 20 … [Read more...] about 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 CSX2203 vs The Love Bug

CSX3303 is one of two 427 Super Snake Cobras ever built, alongside CSX3015. Shelby American retained the chassis as a promotional 427 street car before converting it to Super Snake configuration in 1967 and selling it to entertainer Bill Cosby. The car's continuous history ended when later owner Tony Maxey drove it off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. Fast facts One of two … [Read more...] about Bill Cosby 200 MPH – Shelby Cobra Super Snake (CSX3303)

Movie: Gumball Rally '76 The Gumball Rally is a 1976 film about a coast-to-coast road race. The Cobras used in the filming (main car and a backup) were serial numbers CSX3255 and CSX3243. The movie was inspired by the actual Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash run held by Brock Yates that inspired several other movies, like Cannonball with David … [Read more...] about 1966 Shelby Cobra vs 1974 Ferrari Daytona

Movie: Bad Boys '95 Bit of trivia....the Cobra that spins out at the end of the movie "Bad Boys" is a VSE Replica. They had 2 "Cobras" for the filming, one was a trailer queen, but for the high speed spin, they had a VSE replica by Herb & Matt Adams. Adams sold upgrade parts via mail order to customers, and also built outstanding replicas at his Very Special Engineering … [Read more...] about 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Replica (VSE) vs 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6

CSX2287 is the prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, and the only one of the six Daytona Coupes built in the United States. The car raced at Daytona, Sebring, Spa, Reims, and the Bonneville Salt Flats before falling into Phil Spector's brief ownership in 1966, then disappeared from the public record by the mid-1970s. It reemerged in 2001 in a California rental storage unit and … [Read more...] about 1964 Shelby Daytona Cobra coupe (CSX2287) vs The Monkeemobile