Things We’d Rather Spend Money on Than an $11m Shelby Daytona: An F-86 Sabre
Many fancy themselves as speed freaks, but no can deny the ultimate form of speed lies not on the ground–but in the air.
Things We’d Rather Spend Money on Than an $11m Shelby Daytona: A Shelby Collection
You knew this was coming.
Shelby American has either reproduced or authorized reproductions of all its classics, from the Cobra 289 to the Ford GT40. While some of those replicas are second-rate, the Shelby-made Cobras and authorized SuPerformance Daytonas are exceptional cars for the money. We’ve always been suckers for the 289, though–easier to tame on the road than the 427.
Because of the large volume Shelby’s built up of his Cobra line since the ’90s, prices for these cars new or used aren’t absurdly high. We’ve seen genuine Shelby-built later 289s for $70,000. Just because we’re ragging on an overpriced auction car doesn’t we don’t like the name.
Things We Would Spend Money on Rather Than an $11m Shelby Daytona: A Ferrari Collection
Keeping with our week-long series, today’s better alternative to an $11,000,000 Shelby Daytona is an entire Ferrari collection of old and new Maranello gems. The Ferrari marque has produced hundreds of different specials over its many decades, but here’s are some that standout in our mind for value and style:
Misfit Shelby Hopes to Find Buyer This Time Around
We reported a couple months back about a rare 1965 Shelby Daytona up for auction at Mecum. The seller had hoped to have his car become a record-holder with a final bid between $10,000,000 and $11,000,000. The final bid was nowhere near those figures. The seller and Mecum group claim there was a post-auction offer of as much as $7,500,000, but the seller was still unsatisfied.
Here we go again. The seller is pushing the Shelby coupe on the block once again, hoping this season’s Monterey auction will bring in a willing buyer up to the seller’s financial standards.
That’s going to be a hard sell. With a shaky economy, classic American car values in the dumps, and an astonishingly high sales expectation, we find it very unlikely this car will hit the eight-figure mark. The only cars we can count hitting eleven million have been Ferrari’s revered 250 Testa Rossas and GTOs. Still, this Daytona is in marvelous condition, is extremely rare, and has real history behind it.
Image Gallery: 2009 SuPerformance Cobra Daytona Coupe
Next up in our SuPerformance gallery bonanza is the company’s pride & joy: the Cobra Daytona. A lot of advertising has been put behind the hi-po coupe–and ever more time and engineering. The SuPerformance Daytona is marketed as much on its open-end customization as on its authenticity. Among the conveniences not found in the rare original are superior shock absorbers, a road-friendly suspension, an upgraded rear-differential, tinted windows, a new custom air conditioning system, and remote entry.
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