When he was alive, Carroll Shelby spent damn near every day working on cars…even though he was all but blind and far older than anybody designing 200 mph Mustang should be. Shelby was especially busy in the last years of his life, helping Ford bring the GT500 back to the market as the fastest and most affordable American supercar pretty much ever.
With his passing, everything that Shelby touched has become increasingly more valuable to collectors seeking to preserve his heritage. Even so, we can’t help but feel that this million-dollar Shelby Super Snake prototype up on eBay is a bit overpriced, all things considered.
No doubt Shelby prototype cars can fetch big bucks, even a million bucks if we’re talking about something Shelby personally owned and drove. But that kind of money is generally reserved for the true classics; cars like the ‘65 Shelby GT350 or one of the first-ever Shelby Cobras. Reading through the eBay ad, it is clear that the seller is really looking for the best offer…but because of how eBay works, he had to list a higher price…though a million bucks? Guess the seller is just keeping his options open.
As for the car itself, it is one of just 3 Shelby Super Snake prototypes built; two were coupes, and this was the only convertible. The seller is a former manager at a Shelby Mod Shop and goes on to say that this car is his personal driver. But the prototype status, as well as a signature from the whole Shelby American crew (including Carroll himself) means this car was valued at around $645,000. Wow.
But it is only worth that if someone is willing to pay that. And as much as we love the new GT500s and Super Snakes, they’ll never come close in value or sheer awesomeness as the originals.
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