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Identity & configuration

The car

Year: 1963
Make: Shelby
Model family: Cobra
Generation: Mk I
Trim / Variant: 289
Body: Roadster
Engine: 289 CI V-8
Transmission: Manual
Mileage: 2,057 miles
Exterior: Guardsman Blue
Interior: Black
VIN: CSX2105

Market

Comparable prices

Cobra 289

Median sold

$792,500

5 sales · last 12 months

Sales over time

Earlier history

12-month medianMiddle half

9 records · 5 sold · 4 unsold

Outcome

Car

Gearbox

Date · source

Price

vs median

1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark II

33,000 mi · TMU · Blue · Manual · Sep 24, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Manual

Sep 24, 2026

Bring a Trailer

0% vs $792,500

1964 Shelby 289 Cobra

35,126 mi · Aug 15, 2026 · Broad Arrow Auctions

—

Aug 15, 2026

Broad Arrow Auctions

No bid reported

Auction unsold

—

1965 Shelby 289 Cobra

37,536 mi · Silver · Manual · May 16, 2026 · Mecum

Manual

May 16, 2026

Mecum

High bid · not sold

—

1965 Shelby 289 Cobra

30,314 mi · Princess Blue · Manual · Mar 21, 2026 · Mecum

Manual

Mar 21, 2026

Mecum

High bid · not sold

—

1965 Shelby 289 Cobra

— · Manual · Mar 6, 2026 · Gooding Christie's

Manual

Mar 6, 2026

Gooding Christie's

+22% vs $792,500

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History

Sightings

2 events

Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
Sold
$1,072,500 · Mecum
Jan 17, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC
Auction closed
No sale · $850,000 · Mecum

1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Mecum · Listing closed · 2,057 mi · Aug 15, 2026 · View on Mecum
Hammer price $1,072,500
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Mecum · Listing closed · 2,051 mi · Jan 17, 2025 · View on Mecum
Estimate $1,250,000-$1,500,000

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See the Cobra (Original) market 3 for sale · Cobra (Original) 289 median sold, last 12 months: $880,000

Identity & configuration

The car

Year: 1963
Make: Shelby
Model family: Cobra
Generation: Mk I
Trim / Variant: 289
Body: Roadster
Engine: 289 CI V-8
Transmission: Manual
Mileage: 2,057 miles
Exterior: Guardsman Blue
Interior: Black
VIN: CSX2105

Market

Comparable prices

Cobra 289

Median sold

$792,500

5 sales · last 12 months

Sales over time

Earlier history

12-month medianMiddle half

9 records · 5 sold · 4 unsold

Outcome

Car

Gearbox

Date · source

Price

vs median

1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark II

33,000 mi · TMU · Blue · Manual · Sep 24, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Manual

Sep 24, 2026

Bring a Trailer

0% vs $792,500

1964 Shelby 289 Cobra

35,126 mi · Aug 15, 2026 · Broad Arrow Auctions

—

Aug 15, 2026

Broad Arrow Auctions

No bid reported

Auction unsold

—

1965 Shelby 289 Cobra

37,536 mi · Silver · Manual · May 16, 2026 · Mecum

Manual

May 16, 2026

Mecum

High bid · not sold

—

1965 Shelby 289 Cobra

30,314 mi · Princess Blue · Manual · Mar 21, 2026 · Mecum

Manual

Mar 21, 2026

Mecum

High bid · not sold

—

1965 Shelby 289 Cobra

— · Manual · Mar 6, 2026 · Gooding Christie's

Manual

Mar 6, 2026

Gooding Christie's

+22% vs $792,500

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History

Sightings

2 events

Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
Sold
$1,072,500 · Mecum
Jan 17, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC
Auction closed
No sale · $850,000 · Mecum

1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Mecum · Listing closed · 2,057 mi · Aug 15, 2026 · View on Mecum
Hammer price $1,072,500
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Mecum · Listing closed · 2,051 mi · Jan 17, 2025 · View on Mecum
Estimate $1,250,000-$1,500,000

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