Shelby 289 Cobra Dragonsnake will be sold by Mecum Auctions next week. It is one of five-factory built drag racing examples.

The AC Shelby Cobra lived. There was no boom of thunder or flash of lightning when the prototype Cobra first sparked into life. Shelby's team now had a complete car, but the work was only beginning.

Importantly, this is the only original remaining King Cobra known to exist ... found that many of the Shelby/Ford sourced parts are stamped with matching date codes, a testament to this car's ...