We're still in the early days of November and already the January 2009 Scottsdale auction calendar is heating up as sellers submit their cars for bidding. Russo & Steele have carved out a special niche with their focus on European sports and American muscle and what could represent both better than a Shelby Cobra, especially one with a fabled history? The car seen here, CSX 2009, was prepped for the circuit in 1963 as a Ford factory team car, aimed at making its mark in the world of SCCA racing. It exceeded expectations, winning a number of events with noted drivers Augie Pabst, Peter Jopp, Tom Payne, Gene Fisher and Dick Stockton at the wheel. Let's hope that CSX 2009 ends up in the hands of a vintage racer, as both model number and calendar year magically coincide.