Rare Cars 260 Cobras Predicted To Sell More Than IDR 26 Billion At Pebble Beach Auction

How about 260 1963 version of the Mk1 Cobra. (Doc. Gooding & Company)

JAKARTA - The Gooding & Company auction will take place at Pebble Beach, California, United States, in August 18-19. There, a legendary car from the 1960s, Mk1's version of the 260 Cobra, is ready to wait for its new owner. It is known,

The 260 Cobras are among the first several units circulating in the United States. The car has the Number Rangka CSX2034 and has covered a distance of less than 8369 km, some of which are used for testing by Car and Driver magazine, and the car also appeared in the March 1963 issue of the magazine.

Quoted from Carbuzz, July 31, the special history of the saber Cobra began in October 1962, when the car frame was sent from England to New York, andUS American then billed Tasca Ford of East totaling, Rhode Island, for 4,995 US dollars at that time.

This car appears with red exterior paint and a black-clad interior, a condition that is still maintained today.

The car has a flat aluminum body with a narrow feder curve, a Wilmot-Breeden engine hood key, and an AC-Cobra emblem. Inside the cabin, there are complete instruments from Smiths, wooden steering, and a pressneling handle taken from Ford's spare parts collection.

The engine that drives this car is Ford Hi-Po's V8 260-cubic-inch (4.3 liter) which is capable of generating power of around 273 dk at 5,800 rpm. The machine is paired with a manual transmission of four accelerations from BorgWarner.

Although it only has half the power of the Coyote V8 engine on the Ford Mustang, it should not be forgotten that this kind of roadster has a very light weight.

The current owner has been preserving the car in its original and unrestorated condition, and he has entrusted it to Antique Auto Restoration in Seaside, California, to make mechanical repairs. The goal is to return the car in reliable conditions without compromising the original component of the Cobra Cobra.

This 1963 valid 260 Cobra has an auction price range of between IDR 26 billion to IDR 37 billion, and will be auctioned along with rare cars at a higher price, other than the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta 1962, Bugatti Type 55 Roadster 1933, and Porsche RS60 1960.