1962 Shelby Cobra 289 (CSX 2011)

Purchased new as the first Cobra race car sold to the public, trading a Ferrari 375 MM Spider as part of the transaction. Car was campaigned extensively in competition through 1964 before being sold.

Acquired the car from Everly as payment for wages owed through South West Lotus. Removed the original engine and fitted a Gemini-Ford unit, later replacing it with a racing GT350-spec engine with dual four-barrel carburetors.

Dallas-based owner who raced the car successfully in SCCA events before eventually storing it at his home. Relocated to Oregon with the car before finally selling it in 2007; the car still retained original inspection stickers and paint traces throughout his tenure.

Undertook a careful preservation-focused refresh, returning the car to its 1964 Daytona configuration while deliberately retaining original details such as a scratch from that race and traces of the original red finish.

Briefly held the car after the post-2007 owner's tenure and prior to its acquisition by the Andrews Collection.

Collector ensemble owned by Paul and Chris Andrews; used the car actively on vintage rallies including multiple Copperstate 1000 and Colorado Grand events.

Car ran in blue and white livery at its competitive debut; this was the second race of the Nassau Tourist Trophy.

Field comprised 63 competitors; car wore number 106.

Car continued to run number 106 during the 1963 Nassau events.

Massive field of 62 entrants; a DNF had occurred at a prior event on September 6 of the same year.

Part of a run of DNFs following the Daytona Continental.

One of several consecutive non-finishes in this period.

Final recorded DNF in the sequence of non-finishes during this period.

Car failed to finish; this race was used as the reference configuration for a later preservation restoration.

West qualified via a 3rd-place divisional finish; carburetion was changed to a single four-barrel to meet regulations before the event.

Held at Great Gorge, New Jersey; car was presented in unrestored condition.

Held in Dearborn, Michigan; car continued to show in original unrestored state.

Held in Charlotte, North Carolina; car took both top awards.

Participated as part of the Andrews Collection's vintage rally activity.

First of two consecutive Copperstate 1000 entries while in the Andrews Collection.

Second consecutive year entered in the Copperstate 1000 under Andrews Collection ownership.

West campaigned the car across multiple SCCA rounds from 1965 to 1967 with notable success.

Original engine removed by John Archer and replaced with a Gemini-Ford unit.

Gemini-Ford replaced with a racing-specification engine sourced from a GT350, equipped with dual four-barrel Carter carburetors.

This engine remained in the car for decades and was later rebuilt by the 2007 owner.

Dual-carburetor arrangement swapped for a single four-barrel unit to satisfy SCCA technical regulations ahead of the American Road Race of Champions.

Car refreshed to its 1964 Daytona specification following purchase in 2007, with a deliberate emphasis on preservation; original paint traces and period damage retained.

Owner chose not to repair a scratch sustained at Daytona, and the car was returned to the configuration it carried at that event.

The 289 cubic-inch engine installed by Archer in 1964 was rebuilt as part of the recommissioning work carried out after 2007.