Most Expensive Cars Sold At Auction In 2021 So Far…

1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT. Artist Unknown. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT. Artist Unknown. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images) /
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ELKHART LAKE, WI – SEPTEMBER 1: Carroll Shelby attends the Road America CanAm on September 1, 1968 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Alvis Upitis/Getty Images)
ELKHART LAKE, WI – SEPTEMBER 1: Carroll Shelby attends the Road America CanAm on September 1, 1968 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Alvis Upitis/Getty Images) /

3. 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 roadster

At the Mecum Florida auction in February this Cobra from Carroll Shelby’s personal collection was sold for $5,940,000. It is one-of-five 427 Cobras finished in charcoal gray and was purchased from the Shelby estate in 2016.

A proper ground-up restoration in 2019 is highlighted by the car’s original body and chassis. Yearning for more power, Shelby upgraded the engine with a 427ci aluminum-head side-oiler power plant and an installed an automatic transmission.