1999 Shelby Series 1— SOLD!!

1999 Shelby Series 1—Here is an extremely rare Supercharged Shelby Series 1. There were only 249 Series 1’s produced in 1999. Of that, only a handful were supercharged, which was an additional cost of $22,000 . This increased the horsepower to 500, a 180 horsepower increase over the non-supercharged model. This car is also equipped with the big brake package which was a $10,000 option. Out of all the Shelby Series 1’s produced, this is probably the most significant one of the bunch. It is car number 75. Built and numbered to commemorate Carroll Shelby’s 75^th birthday. It was sold for charity at his 75^th birthday party where it was purchased by Robert Petersen of Petersen Publishing, the founder of Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazine. He was a long time personal friend of Carroll Shelby. The car was displayed in the famous and prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. This beautiful example has less than 600 original miles. The Shelby Series 1 is a testament to a man and his dream, love and passion. It is the only car that the legendary Shelby built starting from a clean sheet of paper. It’s designed with a light weight high strength aluminum chassis and carbon fiber body. It weights a mere 2,650 pounds. It was designed as a race car for street use. It is a modern day version of the legendary Cobra of the 60’s. For more information on this rare collector car, call Don at Vantage Sportscars 407-298-5010 or cell 407-497-2122.