1966 Shelby Cobra Supercharged – 2 examples
What do you get when you put a Paxton supercharger on top of Ford’s 427 V8 engine and install it in the light and nimble Cobra? Carroll Shelby gave us the answer to that question in the form of an extremely rare Cobra with 800 HP, which he produced as a unique project in 1966. Only two cars left the factory. One was crashed and destroyed and the other was recently sold for a staggering $5.5 million (via Hemmings).
This Cobra originally cost double the price of the standard 427 Cobra, which was already an expensive car. But it was not only the sheer cost that turned buyers away from this car. The Supercharged Cobra was also notoriously dangerous to drive and potential buyers didn’t want to drive a death trap.