This impeccably restored 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 is heading to the Mecum Indy 2020 ... Then it was snapped up by drag racer Tony Fisher, who turned the blue car gold and kick-started its career ...

It was 50 years ago that Shelby American introduced the FIA version of the small block Cobra ... series 289 FIA Cobras, each of them decked out in the famous Viking Blue paint scheme and fitted ...

Bob Bondurant tests the FIA 289 Cobra before the 1964 Nürburgring 1000KM ... Each Anniversary car will be finished in Viking Blue with white-painted knockoff wheels, unique badging and round ...

Originally finished in Princess Blue with a red interior ... chrome wheels wrapped in whitewall tires and a luggage rack. As this Cobra is a racer, it’s been put through its paces over the ...

To celebrate the anniversary, Shelby American will introduce the Cobra 289 FIA 50th Anniversary continuation car at the annual Barrett-Jackson Auction on January 17. The limited-edition model will ...

he eventually took delivery of a 1965 289 Shelby Cobra Number CSX-2227 in the rare shade of Princess Blue (one of only three made in this exterior color) with red interior. Serving double-duty as ...

50th Anniversary 289 FIA Shelby Cobra models will come exclusively in Viking Blue paint with FIA stripe-and-roundel livery, original-style wheels, and an FIA black interior with special badging.

There’s little between the Shelby Cobra 289 and Mazda MX-5 Miata SkyActiv-G ... Finished in the original color of Guardsman Blue, this fellow here is “one of only 580 built between 1963 ...

For its latest limited edition creation, the company has taken design cues from Carroll Shelby's personal Cobra 289 Slab Side ... and features a color-matched blue metallic N6 paint scheme ...

Shelby will be heading to the 2014 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona with a very special limited edition Cobra ... Viking Blue paint with FIA stripes and roundels, the 289 FIA 50th ...

The first edition of the Cobra had a 260 cubic inch small-block Ford motor under its curved hood, and hit the pavement in the U.S. in 1962. Soon after, Shelby upgraded the engine to a 289 cubic ...