{"id":490637,"date":"2009-05-01T03:02:25","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T10:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=47508"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:30:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:30:52","slug":"championship-winning-cobra-coupe-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/championship-winning-cobra-coupe-sold\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship-Winning Cobra Coupe To Be Sold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On July 4, 1965, Bob Bondurant drove the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2601 to victory at Reims, France, to clinch the first and only World Manufacturer\u2019s Championship for the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWinning that World Championship was the crowning achievement of my career,\u201d offered Bondurant. \u201cI think it\u2019s wonderful that the car is being showcased 40 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That historic machine will be up for sale during the 22nd Annual Dana Mecum Spring Auction, May 13\u201317, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is expected to fetch a record eight-figure price for an American automobile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe legacy of its World Manufacturer\u2019s Championship win stays with us more than four decades later,\u201d said Dana Mecum, president, Mecum Auction, \u201creminding us of one of the proudest moments in U.S. race history and a competitive spirit of victory against all odds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mecum Auction Company has specialized in the sale of collector cars for more than 20 years, and last year sold its 50,000th car.\u00a0 More information is available online at www.Mecum.com or by calling (815) 568-8888.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 4, 1965, Bob Bondurant drove the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2601 to victory at Reims, France, to clinch the first and only World Manufacturer\u2019s Championship for the United States. \u201cWinning that World Championship was the crowning achievement of my 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