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Originally Posted by BE911SC
Motor Trend went to Shelby's shop in Vegas ten years ago to choose the most significant car of the 20th Century (or some such award) and came across the first Cobra. The two MT writers asked about the car, which one was it/was it an early 260 car, etc. Shelby's reply was, "That's the first one." The writers followed up with the first 260, first 289? Shelby said, "First Cobra, the first one ah built." They hadn't realized Shelby kept number one and quickly chose it for their award.
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Seems like I heard back in 2010 or 2011, Shelby turned down $20 million for his Cobra.