The last surviving 1966 Shelby Cobra Super Snake sold for $5.1 million dollars at the Barrett-Jackson sale in Scottsdale, AZ. The Super Snake was part of the Ron Pratte collection, which included over 100 vehicles and garnered over $40 million in sales.
1950 GM Futurliner Bus
The Pratte Collection helped propel Barrett-Jackson to its best year ever at the Scottsdale event, according to the Phoenix Business Journal. More than $130 million worth of cars, trucks, and other vehicles sold at the event, and vehicles from the Pratte Collection were the top three highest-selling vehicles. The Super Snake, along with Pratte’s 1950 GM Futurliner and 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special Motorama concept car, combined for $12.4 million.
Interestingly, at $5.1 million the Super Snake actually sold for $400,000 less than Pratte originally paid for it in 2007. You can learn more about the Super Snake and its history in this Hemmings story. Read our original post on the Ron Pratte collection, and then check out the Phoenix Business Journal’s account of how the Pratte Collection helped make this event Barrett-Jackson’s best auction ever.
All told, 1,611 vehicles were sold during the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction and assorted automobilia pulled in another $6.55 million in sales.
[…] Only 348 original Shelby Cobra 427s were made from 1965-67, according to Hemmings. However, the popularity of the Cobra gave rise to replica car companies, which offered enthusiasts the “Shelby Cobra experience” for a fraction of the cost of owning the real thing. It’s a good thing, too, because the authentic Shelby Cobra 427 is one of most expensive collector cars on the market today. […]
They need to bring back the Shelby cobra and steel the show!