Shelby built a handful of 289 Cobras for NHRA drag racing, but this was the only car to get the Stage III quad-Weber setup
Shelby built five Dragonsnakes, 289 Cobra s specially modified for NHRA drag racing . CSX2427 is the only 289 that came from the factory with a Stage III quad-Weber carb setup. Subject to a full restoration using NOS parts and a multiple show winner. The original Shelby Cobra ’s ability to run rings around more exotic machinery both on the road and on a road course, back in the early and mid 1960s, is well known.
But this car here, chassis CSX2427, reportedly the only privately-bought Dragonsnake, is the only 289 example that came from the factory with a Stage III quad-Weber carb setup. There’s no video footage with Mecum’s auction listing, but we can only imagine that the noise is the sonic equivalent of taking part in a chilli-eating contest.
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