Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1964 Shelby American Cobra 289 Daytona Coupe across different levels of condition. Edit options.

That makes it the most expensive American car ever sold at auction. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Transportation The first Shelby Cobra, hand-built by the legendary racer and auto designer ...

Carroll Shelby beat Ferrari at Le Mans, created the Shelby Cobra, and still builds a mean Mustang today. F ounded in 1962 in Venice, California, Shelby American is a high performance vehicle ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1962 Shelby American COBRA 260/289 2 DR RDSTR across different levels of condition. Edit options.

The Cobra was born out of Carroll Shelby’s desire to see what would happen when you stuffed a powerful American engine (Ford’s 260-cubic-inch V-8) into a small British sports car (the AC Ace).

and the car follows on from the limited-run 50th anniversary edition Shelby Cobra. The original Daytona Coupe was another example of American muscle fending off the might of Ferrari’s racing ...

and two of those come together with the iconic GT coupe to make one lucky winner’s American dream come true. Dream Giveaway has two limited-edition supercharged Shelby vehicles up for grabs ...