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1962 Shelby Cobra CSX8000 Series 50th Anniversary Roadster

Sold at Mecum Auctions on May 17, 2025.

$187,000Confirmed

The price as reported by the house. Hammer price $170,000, before the buyer's premium. Read from the house's results Oct. 14, 2026.

The car

Year
1962
Make and model
Ford Cobra (Shelby, AC)
Generation
Cobra 1962 to 1967
Gearbox
Manual
Chassis
CSX8960
Condition
Good (3)Likely

Condition is our reading of the listing's description on Hagerty's 1 to 4 scale, not an inspection.

This car's full record

Against comparable sales

Inside the middle half of 44 comparable sales.

Middle half of sales$104,500 to $1,006,250
Median$310,000
Sales behind it44Likely

From 44 sales of the Ford Cobra (Shelby, AC) Cobra 1962 to 1967 in our data over the last 24 months. Hammer prices, before buyer's fees. Half sold between $104,500 and $1,006,250.

Closest sales

Closest comparable sales
CarAuctionDatePrice
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra RoadsterMecum, Aug. 15, 2026MecumAug. 15, 2026$975,000
1963 Shelby Cobra CSX2000 Series Bondurant Tribute EditionMecum, May 14, 2026MecumMay 14, 2026$125,000
1962 Shelby 260 CobraBroad Arrow, Aug. 14, 2025Broad ArrowAug. 14, 2025$1,400,000
1964 Shelby Daytona CSX2630 Continuation CoupeMecum, Jan. 16, 2026MecumJan. 16, 2026$530,000
1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark IBring a Trailer, March 9, 2025Bring a TrailerMarch 9, 2025$715,000
1963 Superformance Sebring Edition Shelby Cobra ContinuationBroad Arrow, March 8, 2025Broad ArrowMarch 8, 2025$192,500
1963 Shelby 289 CobraRM Sotheby's, Feb. 28, 2025RM Sotheby'sFeb. 28, 2025$430,000
1964 SHELBY 289 COBRA CSX 7000 ROADSTERBarrett-Jackson, Jan. 24, 2025Barrett-JacksonJan. 24, 2025$122,000

This car's historyLikely

Matched across sales by chassis number.

DateWhat happenedWhereMilesPrice
Jan. 17, 2025Did not sellMecumMecum$220,000 high bid
May 17, 2025Sold (this sale)MecumMecum$187,000