1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra

Son of South Carolina Governor Donald S. Russell; fitted the car with street-oriented exhaust, shoulder harness, and road lights for dual street and track use before deciding the car was too aggressive for regular road use.

Based in New London, Connecticut; acquired the car roughly two months after its initial delivery and campaigned it in regional racing events.

Worcester, Massachusetts resident who escalated from regional to national SCCA competition; had the car prepared by Gus Zuidema, including a distinctive black and gold-leaf livery.

Halifax, Nova Scotia owner who raced primarily in the Canadian Endurance Championship Series with co-driver David Fram; the car suffered a rollover following brake failure at the final 1971 round.

Acquired the car after the accident in unrepaired condition and without an engine; held it only briefly before selling.

Held the car in damaged, engineless condition after purchasing from Davidson; sold to the subsequent custodian in 1978.

Had the car fully rebuilt by Stewart Hall; entered it in concours and vintage events before selling at the 1986 Monterey auction.

Purchased shortly after the 1986 Monterey auction sale; toured and vintage raced the car over approximately 25 years until his death in 2007.

Re-acquired from Prewitt's estate after a long personal attachment to the car; carried out mechanical refurbishment including suspension, transmission, interior, and a fresh engine installed in 2014.

First competitive outing for Butler with the car; mechanical issues prevented a finish.

Held at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut.

Consiglio bested several other Competition Cobras including the prior champions; a remarkable result in his debut national season.

Result not recorded in available data.

Co-driven by David Fram; an axle repair early in the race preceded the brake failure that ended the car's period racing career.

First major appearance after the post-accident rebuild carried out by Stewart Hall.

One of several vintage racing appearances during the early 1980s ownership period.

Touring event held in Idaho and Wyoming; described as the most recent tour at time of cataloguing.

Co-driven by David Fram; the pair earned the season championship despite a retirement at the final round.

Car raced at the Monterey Historics on multiple occasions during the current owner's second tenure.

Car was configured with a less aggressive exhaust system to permit street use, a shoulder harness, and road-going lighting prior to or upon initial delivery.

Details drawn from the fourth edition of the World Registry of Cobras and GT40s.

Vehicle prepared for SCCA National-level competition by a local Worcester, Massachusetts preparer, including a respray in black with gold leaf striping.

Work carried out in advance of Consiglio's 1968 national campaign.

Full rebuild carried out after inspection confirmed the chassis was undamaged and the bodywork had absorbed the majority of crash damage; car returned to running condition from an unrepaired, engineless state.

Commissioned by the owner who acquired the car in 1978 with the goal of returning it to competition.

Comprehensive refurbishment undertaken after the car had stood unused for several years; suspension and gearbox overhauled, interior refreshed, and the black paint with gold leaf stripe scheme reinstated.

Carried out over several years following reacquisition from the Prewitt estate.

A new engine was fitted to replace the unit installed at the time of reacquisition.