Two legendary sports racing icons, the ‘63 Shelby Cobra 289 Factory Team Car and ‘57 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, will be the main events at Gooding’s Pebble Beach auction.
Completed in May 1963, Cobra CSX2129, above, was built by Shelby to full Sebring race specs as a Factory Team Car. In what would become an unprecedented year for Shelby, CSX2129 competed through the 1963 USSRC season, driven by Bob Bondurant and Ken Miles. Numerous class victories and pole positions marked CSX2129's successful 1963 season. Shelby American won the 1963 USRRC Manufacturer's Championship, USRRC Driver's Championship and an SCCA Championship. Successfully raced by Graham Shaw in 1964, the 289 Cobra returned to Shelby and was displayed at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It is finished in its authentic 1963 team livery.
The ‘57 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, Chassis 0666 TR, above, was the prototype and test-bed for the Testa Rossa line, arguably the most successful series of sports racing cars in history. Based on the 290MM, the RHD prototype TR was assembled in 1957 with the classic V12 engine and de Dion rear axle.
Restored with its original, matching-numbers engine and 1958 NART livery, this historic racer has won two Best in Class trophies at Pebble Beach, a Platinum Award and the TR Cup at Cavallino. It’s one of only two factory Classiche-certified TRs in existence.
For more information about these important sports cars and the Gooding Pebble Beach auctions on August 20 & 21, please visit, http://www.goodingco.com/