A few years ago Bob gave my dad a ride in this Cobra because my dad passed up buying one in 1967. Bob drove it like a new Mustang and I think my dad is still smiling. Thanks Bob!
The smile on the face at the end as the Cobra drives off shows a true enthusiast of the brand. Not many cars can illicit that type of response. If I was a collector I would absolutely love to have just 2 cars in my collection, the Class winner at the 1964 24 hour of Lemans Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe driven by Bob Bondurant and Dave Gurney #5 and the Ferrari 250 GTO driven by Lucien Bianchi and Jean Blaton #24.
You are a man with exquisite taste... give me John Kimberly's Pontoon Fender Testarossa or Phil Hill's GTO and one of the 63 Corvette Grandsport coupes with the original all aluminum 377 CUI and 4 58 mm side draft Webbers. Hell I won't be greedy just give me ONE... a LOLA T70 MKIIIB.
@@marcryvon Another incredible machine. Gurney Westlake Eagles - shark nose Ferrari. OR 330 P4 Ferrari? There really are so many from which to choose when you look at the sheer number of great cars built in the period, I mean diamonds. I told my parents that if time travel were to become a reality and I unexplainedly vanish without a trace, you will find me in the mid 50's to the early 70's in or in the proximity of sports car and road racing.
After watching a few of these I have to admit, this could easily be a 30 minute television show and I'd watch enthusiastically. It is a bit of a shame that it's entirely geared around valuation (yes, I know, that's Hagerty's bag) when so much joy comes from driving and enjoying these cars. The final shot of this video with the Cobra owner speeding away in his $1.5 million dollar car said it well. If you're a potential buyer it's a nice first intro to the market though.
There are obvious video production limitations, but without putting a car on a lift and inspecting the underside for condition and parts used, I'd consider the appraisal at least 25% incomplete. Regardless, this is a fun show to watch for sure. Looking forward to the next episode.
Hi, thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Yes, what you are seeing is a 6 minute condensed version of a 2 hour plus appraisal. It is indeed the limitations of show length but I assure you I do a full and proper appraisal to all of the cars. Thanks for watching! -Colin
I remember seeing a 289 Cobra and a 427 sitting on the showroom floor at Koons Ford in Seven Corners Virginia back in the '60s. The 289 priced around $4,000, the 427 around $7,200. Both cars brand new...
This honestly was great. I have been going to auctions since I was a kid and now I am 60. I personally own a continuation Shelby Cobra (CSX 4000) model and a 69 Mach1. I own these cars because I enjoy them but also because I don't lose money on them. I will continue watching for sure.
I would offer, there is a niche for classic cars that are in driviable condition, especially when they are in the $100,000 + range. It's so nice to enjoy them without concern for the first ding or scratch. Pristine concourse cars are nice - but can't be enjoyed as cars should be...driven and enjoyed.
They say beauty is the eye of the beholder. You don’t really choose what you see as beautiful... it chooses you. That being said, I’ve never been able to understand the draw of a cobra over a Dino. They are really two different animals. The cobra is raw muscle... the Dino, sophisticated sex appeal. I guess that’s why I like the GT 40 so much. It put the two together.
I'll add to the chorus of those people who would like to see the length of this video series increased to include more details of the cars being profiled, including the portion of the inspection conducted while the cars are up on a lift.
GEEEEZZZ!!! I knew Cobras are very expensive these days, but wow!! I get that he has the original engine, and has owned it all these years. Amazing car and story. ....I had the chance to buy a '67 in the mid 70s with a blown engine for $2500. Yes, HUNDRED. I just didn't have the money as a kid to do the car and new engine. I also had at the time a '57 Austin Healey 100-6, my regular driver- a '64 Triumph TR4, a '67 TR4A, '61 TR3, and a horrible '68 Fiat 850Abarth. I didn't need another car that needed work. ....oh well...........
The Cobra guy is right, enjoy the car how he likes. The appraiser is right to, try finding another cobra with that providence, I would love to own it, beautiful. Totally correct car as is or standard, it’s genuine either way
Even though the Cobra has been modified from how Shelby built it, it encompasses what most people look to as the 427 features with the side pipes and hood scoop and maybe a serious collector would rather have it returned to how it was originally built the person looking to drive and enjoy it would not.
Dino no doubt. A professor drove one the year round in Winnipeg in the eighties. I’ve been hooked ever since but since then they’ve become loved. I think they look best in white.
A Ferrari that isn't a Ferrari but IS a Ferrari. This is a though choice for me. I've loved both cars since I was a child. I can't decide. Edit: Dang, you said the same thing about the Dino in the description. lol
I’ll take the cobra any day. At least it can still surprise newer cars. I wouldn’t pay 425k for a Dino. There’s just better Ferraris out there that will be better investments. Hagerty is doing a great job at growing this channel with new content you’d actually want to watch
to be fair, it isn't even a ferrari. Enzo NEVER called it a ferrari, it was never marketed or badged as one and only market speculators and salespeople called and call it ferrari to jack up the prices and resale values. The shelby has other issues, such as the continuation model actually made it drop in price by around 25% for a time, it did pick back up fairly quick, but that's the danger of "continuiation" series (same happened to AS db4 GT for instance). There's also the fact that true connoisseurs do not considered shelby badged versions to be the real thing, only the AC badged versions, though this is mainly in europe.
@@TheChill001 it was in the hands of Shelby that the Cobra became the legend that it is today. The AC cars are cool but I’d take a Shelby 427 cobra over an AC any day
I said it on the last video and I hope someone sees it. We need to know more about the cars on the lifts in the shop. Thank you for the content Haggerty.
The owner of the Dino sure paid a lot 8 years ago. But he bought it for love. And he drives it. Major point here. He DRIVES it. As Jay always says, those are cars, Cars were made to be driven, not becoming trailor queens, owned by doctors or lawyers as investments on over restored cars, absolutely not as they came brand new. I deeply hate those rich guys pushing the prices out of reach for real car guys.
The cool thing about that Cobra is that it's worth that much precisely due to its owner. Because he bought it so cheap and took such good care of it for decades, he created a long but simple ownership history. He should restore it to its factory condition and sell it for those two million dollars while he still can instead of being greedy and keeping it in the hopes it appreciates.
I could only imagine being that cobra owner, I’ve paid a whole lot less that $7,000 for a car that in no world ever would be close to 2 million dollars. That’s insane
Since the Dino was so beloved 😏... Now adored with design and styling praise.. While the Cobra was always .. will a Cobra.. and always will be.. from the first Bristol body to AC, too full Racer.. I sense Dino's as a Kid... But I remember when my uncle RIP said kiddo, that's a Cobra..
2 mil!!!!! Crazy! id have a rusted out dino any day over that blue thing. Usually driven by old guys with too many gold chains. Id go the class over the brass and have enough left over for a few more cars. Sorry to the USA muscle car lovers.
Got dam i wanna be that guy with a 427 cobra wearing a shelby shirt riding in the greatest american sportscar ever built. But instead i wear chuck taylors and drive a focus. Any tips?
Which of these 2 amazing cars do I love the best? simple when I get up in the morning n I see the Cobra i's what I love the most when I get up in the morning n I see the Dino it's the one I love the most, who can choose between the Best looking muscle car ever made n one of the most beautiful Ferraris ever made Not me sir I will be over the moon with either of them, on second thought I'll take a little Lotus Elan
Ferrous oxide is rust. The magnet is measuring ferrous/iron/steel versus non-ferrous material, which could be anything. The device can also measure the thickness of paint/body filler over a steel substrate, that is the "lie detector" origin of the name.
Wow! Love both cars, timeless classics! The Cobra would absolutely be worth a lot more money with the original engine and w/o the scoop and sidepipes, but I think it's worth a lot more in joy and driving pleasure with those classic modifications.
I couldn't imagine buying a car for less than $8,000. Driving it, working on it, having fun with it, and keeping it for almost 50 years. And then someone tells you it's worth 2 million dollars. Wow. Talk about luck. I don't care what kind of used car you buy today. 50 years from now the price has no chance of going up by any percentage close to that
Back in the early 80s I almost bought a Dino, then my wife came home and told me she was with Child.... (no where to put a child seat lol) the cost was 15000 dollars.....
