Just under a thousand cars were made in five years, but since then they have spawned countless replicas, as well as a number of licensed, continuation models. But the originals, rare and highly sought after, have been sold for prices well into the millions of dollars.

But there are originals, and there is THE original. Cobra fans love to discuss individual cars by their serial numbers, and there is no serial number more revered than this one, CSX 2000, the very first car built, and the one that is at the centre of one of the best-told Cobra stories.