Video: 1966 Shelby GT350 vs Microcar drag race

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Normally when we show you a drag racing video it features something like a Mustang Cobra Jet making a 7 second pass or doing a massive wheelie. This video is a little bit different, though. It comes from RM Auctions, who sells some of the most desirable collector cars in the world including two very rare 1965 Shelby GT350R race cars that were offered in the last year. The auction house found themselves with a pair of cars going up for sale at upcoming auctions – a 1966 Shelby GT350 and a Peel P50 Microcar – and decided to let them settle their differences in a drag race.

The result is…well…predictable with a little bit of humor thrown in.

You can watch the video of the mismatched drag race by clicking the play button below.

Normally when we show you a drag racing video it features something like a Mustang Cobra Jet making a 7 second pass or doing a massive wheelie. This video is a little bit different, though. It comes from RM Auctions, who sells some of the most desirable collector cars in the world including two very rare 1965 Shelby GT350R race cars that were offered in the last year. The auction house found themselves with a pair of cars going up for sale at upcoming auctions – a 1966 Shelby GT350 and a Peel P50 Microcar – and decided to let them settle their differences in a drag race.

The result is…well…predictable with a little bit of humor thrown in.
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You can watch the video of the mismatched drag race by clicking the play button below.

Via:http://mustangsdaily.com

Video: 1966 Shelby GT350 vs Microcar drag race

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1966 Ac Shelby Cobra 427 S C Expensive Classic Car

Of all the Cobra variants the 427 Semi/Competition or S/C is the most desirable series. Built from Shelby’s competition production line, these were purposeful race-cars that were prepared at the last minute for the road.

The story of the Cobra begins as early as 1959 when Carol Shelby raced for Aston Martin, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Along the way he probably took notice of a well performing AC Ace that would become a foundation for his next venture.

After quitting racing, he return to America to build his own sportscar, turning to Charles Hurlock of AC Cars to supply a chassis and body that was suitable for the new 260 cubic inch Ford V8. After considerable racing success, Ford provided the even larger 427 FE engine. By 1965, chief engineer Ken Miles wanted to fit thengine to win SCCA’s A Production Class and stay ahead of the Corvette Grand Sport.

1966 Ac Shelby Cobra 427 S C Expensive Classic Car

1966 Ac Shelby Cobra 427 S C Expensive Classic Car

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1966 Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada

This award winning Bizzarrini looks great and features a number of desirable options, including series 1 door handles and dash board.  The drivetrain is original, and the seller claims the car has never been raced or abused.

1966 Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada

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Original 1966 Batmobile put up for sale by creator George Barris

Over the decades, Batman has relied on a fleet of cars, from a plain red convertible to the SWAT-team capable Tumbler of the Dark Knight movies. This car, however, remains “the” Batmobile for many fans — the first vehicle modified by customizer George Barris for the 1966 TV show. In January, Barris will sell it for the first time at auction after 50 years, and its price will likely hit “holy collector’s item!”

 

Barris didn’t start from scratch when 20th Century Fox asked him to build a car for their live-action Batman show in 1965 — and gave him three weeks to do it. Several years earlier, Barris had spent $1 to buy the 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car, which Ford had built by Ghia Body Works in Italy as if it knew the future involved two men in tights solving crime, complete with bubble canopy and out-there accessories. Barris quickly added orange piping, extra flares and new crime-stopping gear such as cable-cutter saw, smoke screen and of course the Batphone, Bat Ray and “Bat Turn” device — two parachutes that in theory could turn it 180 degrees.

After the show became a campy success, Barris and company created fiberglass copies of the Batmobile; they also re-used the original in several later projects, adding up-to-date gadgets and different paint jobs as they went. But unlike many of his TV and hot-rod creations, Barris always held onto the original Batmobile, which has been restored to its original colors.

It’s hard to estimate just how much the Batmobile might bring at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January. The record for a car from a movie or television show rests with the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery as James Bond in “Goldfinger” at $4.2 million in 2010. That sounds pricey for a bit from a short-lived TV show, and Batfandom has not always translated into chasing collectable cars; an attempt in 2010 to sell one of five Tim Burton-era Batmobiles online garnered a high bid of only $110,000, well short of the $620,000 sought. Spending a million bucks on a Batmobile may sound crazy to most, but this one might get a few jokers to raise their hands.

Original 1966 Batmobile put up for sale by creator George Barris

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