Unique Cobra Brings $5.5M at Car Auction

Associated Press ^ | 01/21/07

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I had always heard a Bugatti Type 57 was the most expensive classic car.

[MarineBrat]

Bill Cosby's standup "200 mph" is about the twin of this car. It scared him to death.

It had PIPESSSS! PIIIPESSSS EVERYWHERE!!!! :)

Had Cosby not taken a shot at George Wallace at the end of the "200 M.P.H." routine, this would have gone down as one of his biggest albums ever, like Wonderfulness or Revenge. I got the feeling that, in hindsight, he wished that he hadn't ended the routine that way. He never struck me as someone who liked to take pot shots at actual living people.

All that aside, I consider "200 M.P.H. Car" to be in his top ten routines of all time. Not to mention that it's 23 minutes long.

[presidio9]

I would so love to drive one of these cross-country.

[thackney]

Cobra ping

[PBRSTREETGANG]

That color wouldn't be my choice either.

[rightinthemiddle]

I missed the entire Barrett-Jackson aucion this year due to the Midwest Ice Storm (no power or cable).

Sigh. It's one of the few programs I make a point to watch during the year. Last year, I only missed 15 minutes of the entire live coverage. I hope SpeedTV replays it all, including the first couple of days.

[presidio9]

The funny thing is that my beemer is almost that color (a little less "electric") and it looks ok. I guess you can have over the top styling or an over the top color, but not both.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Its amazing how at these auctions in the past, it was the foreign sports cars and exotics that would be the highest bid cars.

Now its all about american muscle. Corvettes, Barracudas, mustangs, camaros, shelbys, hotrods, etc....

[Jeffrey_D.]

Bill Cosby's standup "200 mph" is about the twin of this car. It scared him to death.

It had PIPESSSS! PIIIPESSSS EVERYWHERE!!!! :)

I knew that routine by heart as a teenager, still know most of it. I think regardless of the Wallace remark, (I thought it was perfect) it will always be my favorite. I still have the album.

[presidio9]

Click on the link. At the bottom of the story is a link to the BJ auction page.

(heh heh... "BJ auction...")

[rightinthemiddle]

Thanks. I'd like to watch the replays without knowing the final selling prices, though. Kinda fun to guess then see how close I am.

[presidio9]

Why? Are you in the market for a $5mm car?

[Daaave]

Image source: www.barrett-jackson.com

[MarineBrat]

I knew that routine by heart as a teenager, still know most of it. I think regardless of the Wallace remark, (I thought it was perfect) it will always be my favorite. I still have the album.

I have the album (first side only) on my PC, and was just skimming through it for fun. I've always loved the routine.

My scarf was limp.
My hair was straight up on my head.
My Italian racing shoes had turned into sneakers.
Ladies and gentlemen, I was idling.
I was IDLING!
The car had not moved.
I had not put my foot on the gas pedal, and it was killing people.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

This years one was kind of boring. There was only a few cars that really got me excited.

It seemed there was more cars being pushed by celebrities this time that kind of took away from the whole thing. Many of them being recently built or customized hotrods that you can aquire quite easily from aftermarket customizers like Foose.

[rightinthemiddle]

No, but I am a car collector/builder.

I'm doing a '67 Mustang now. I like the Tuesday and Wednesday auctions that have less expensive cars.

[Dasaji]

Thanks for digging that up. . . B-J is bigger than the Super Bowl in my household and my husband and his buddies were going to go on a hunt for this car to fix it!

[Daaave]

engine - Water Cooled V8
position - Front Longitudinal
aspiration - Twin Paxton Superchargers
valvetrain - OHV 2 Valves / Cyl
displacement - 6997 cc / 427 cu in
bore - 107.4 mm / 4.23 in
stroke - 96.0 mm / 3.78 in
compression - 11.5:1
power - 596.6 kw / 800 bhp
hp per litre - 114.33 bhp per litre
bhp/weight - 772.95 bhp per tonne
torque - 626.39 nm / 462.0 ft lbs @ 2800 rpm
drive wheels - Front Engine / RWD body / frame - Aluminum over Tubular Steek Frame
front brakes - Girling Discs
rear brakes - Girling Discs
front tire size - 185x15
rear tire size - 195x15
steering Rack & Pinion
f suspension - Unequal Wishbones w/Coil Spring over Dampers
r suspension - Unequal Wishbones w/Coil Spring over Dampers
weight - 1035 kg / 2282 lbs
wheelbase - 2286 mm / 90.0 in
front track - 1397 mm / 55.0 in
rear track - 1372 mm / 54.0 in
length - 3962 mm / 156.0 in
width - 1727 mm / 68.0 in
height - 1245 mm / 49.0 in
transmission - 4-Speed Manual
gear ratios - 2.20:1, 1.66:1, 1.31:1, 1.00:1
final drive - 3.54:1
top speed - 265.5 kph / 165.0 mph
0 - 60 mph 4.5 seconds
0 - 100 mph 10.3 seconds
0 - 1/4 mile 12.4 seconds

[Jeffrey_D.]

You've got to get side one, it is awesome as well...

[Dasaji]

I'm doing a '67 Mustang now. I like the Tuesday and Wednesday auctions that have less expensive cars.

. . . and "the little people" can afford them. We're doing a 1970 LT1 Corvette to NCRS - hoping to be at B-J in the next 2 years with it.