UK Cobra bound for US auction this summer...

[SunDude]

Looks like one of the handful of original 7-litre Cobras in the U.K. might find its way to a new home...
   
   CSX3216 is set to cross the auction block this summer at the Gooding & Company sale in Pebble Beach CA, August 18-19, 2012.
   
   Here's an excerpt from Gooding & Company press release dated May 23, 2012:
   
   1966 Shelby 427 Cobra
   Carroll Shelby’s iconic 427 Cobra is indisputably one of the most recognizable and iconic American sports cars ever created.  The 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra that will be offered at the Pebble Beach Auctions is just one of 260 road cars produced. An excellent representation of what collectors look for in an authentic Cobra today, CSX 3216 has a genuine, date-coded 427 FE big block engine and has been extensively restored to its original livery of Wimbledon White over an  original, beautifully-patinated, black interior.  The car is equipped with a complete file of documentation dating back to its first owner.  Its estimate is $750,000 - $950,000.
   
   CSX3216 looks quite different now that it's been restored to original specification (according to the press release).
   
   It's gone from looking like this when it was at Maxted Page in Essex...
   
   
   
   
   
   ...to looking like this.
   
   
   
   

[cobham cobra]

I drove this car when we put together the Cobra photoshoot at Brooklands for the Oct’09 edtion of Octane. I don’t usually like white cars, but I think this is an improvement.

[Chafford]

An S/C being converted to a street 427. Let's hope it sets a trend.

[TLegate]

Point of order: a street 427 converted to S/C and now back to street spec. Anyone care? Thought not.

[nikbj68]

Would black wheels have been original spec? I`m with you on the colourscheme too, John, as although '214 FLY' looked superb at Brooklands, it really appears to stand out from the crowd now, and not like a sore thumb!
   Trev, I care. Not specifically the point of order, but I think the street spec looks great!

[Chafford]

Street spec 427s (this is COX 3361) are very elegant.