BY THE NUMBERS

THEN . . .

$4,428 Base price of 1965 Shelby Cobra GT350.

1 Color in which the car was available (white).

521 Number of the cars sold for street use; 34 more were made for road racing.

$324,500 Amount paid at a 2005 auction for one of the street cars.

NOW . . .

$57,295 Base price of 2013 Shelby Mustang GT350.

350 Number of the cars that will be manufactured in the coming year.

$5.5 million Paid in a 2007 auction for Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 Cobra two-seat roadster.