Shelby Cobra replica from “Bad Boys” heads to auction

• A Shelby Cobra replica allegedly used for filming of 1995’s “Bad Boys” is headed for auction
• The automobile is claimed to be one in every of two examples used for filming and the just one to have survived unscathed
• The automobile will go under the hammer at Mecum’s 2025 Kissimmee auction

While most fans associate the Porsche 911 Turbo owned by Will Smith’s character Mike Lowrey with the 1995 hit film “Bad Boys,” there was also an equally memorable automobile within the film: a Shelby Cobra.

Now a automobile alleged to be one in every of two Cobras used for filming has surfaced as lots for Mecum’s auction happening next month in Kissimmee, Florida.

The Cobra was utilized by the film’s villain, Fouchet, played by Tchéky Karyo. Fans of the movie will recall that Fouchet crashes the automobile at the top of the film. That wrecked example was a stunt automobile, whereas the automobile up on the market was the hero example used for a lot of the filming, in keeping with Mecum.

Allegedly, the automobile remained with a single owner after filming wrapped up, and the owner kept it in dry storage all this time. It is definitely an original Kellison Stallion-built automobile, of which 117 were made between 1976 and 1980. Power comes from a Ford 351 Cleveland V-8, but as a substitute of a manual, there’s an automatic transmission with a Hurst shifter.

Per the listing, the automobile was acquired from South Beach Classics, a collector automobile dealership that also focuses on rentals for filming. Included with the sale are documents presupposed to authenticate the automobile because the “Bad Boys” Cobra, resembling an original certificate of insurance from the producer, Columbia Pictures, with a reference to the “Bad Boys” movie, an original 1099 form issued from Columbia Pictures to South Beach Classics, and a duplicate of a registration made out to Columbia Pictures.

Mecum also sold the hero 911 Turbo from “Bad Boys” only two years ago. The automobile ended up fetching a winning bid of $1.3 million, which resulted in a final selling price of $1.43 million when bearing in mind the customer’s commission.

The Cobra replica is lot S201 for Mecum’s upcoming Kissimmee auction, which is scheduled for Jan. 7-19. It won’t be the one movie automobile going under the hammer. One in every of the Porsche 917s used for the Steve McQueen iconic movie “Le Mans” can even be sold in Kissimmee.