On 2023-01-04 16:26, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
Have you heard the Bill Cosby monologue on his 427 Cobra? Very funny.
It's probably pretty accurate. That wasn't just a 427, it was a
supercharged Super Snake.
Carroll built two of those, cars which you might be able to drive on
normal roads if you have as much racing experience as, say, Carroll
Shelby. If you're a professional comedian, no way. IIRC somebody bought
Bill's car and very quickly wrecked it.
Imagine getting pulled over for going 190 miles per hour in a genuine
1965 car, a crudely built one at that.
Here's the story I was thinking of:
https://www.hotcars.com/shelby-cobra-427-super-snake-costs-facts-and-figures/
The second Super Snake, CSX3033, was built from a street Cobra rather
than a competition model and would see a more tragic fate. A friend of
Shelby's at the time, this second Super Snake was given to now-disgraced
comedian Bill Cosby. Returning the car not long after, Cosby claimed he
was terrified of the Super Snake's brutal power and aggressive driving
characteristics, though it did inspire his 1968 album "200 MPH" with an
entire skit dedicated to the car. Sold in 1969 to a car dealer in San
Francisco, a customer named Tony Maxey purchased CSX3033 that year.
Sadly, the ultimate Cobra was just too much of a monster, and Maxey lost
control of it, driving off a cliff, killing him, and totaling the car -
though it was restored and resides in a private collection today. As for
the fate of CSX3015, Shelby's personal Super Snake has seen much
attention as of late, as it was auctioned at Barrett-Jackson once more
in March of 2021, selling for $5.5 million yet again.
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