Auctioned Paul Walker’s impressive Shelby 427 Cobra FAM

Shelby Cobra by Paul Walker

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Why is it exciting? For its strange history. FAM means “Ferrari’s ass is mine” (“The back of Ferrari is mine“), Referring to the rivalry that Carroll Shelby and Ford had with Ferrari. This detail also explains why the car has the classic Ferrari color combination: red with beige interiors.

This act was a personal commission from Shelby It was a personal commission from Shelby in the 90’s, and is part of Cobra’s CSX1000 series, which consisted of only 14 performances. Only two of them are FAM edition.

The car features a Shelby 427 FE 468 V8 aluminum engine, five-speed Tremec TKO600 manual transmission, independent transmission, oil cooler, four-wheel independent suspension and Wilwood brakes.

Given the rarity of the event, a high price is expected to be reached at the auction, which will take place on March 20 and 21 in with auction .

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