Appeared in the 1995 Hit Movie "Bad Boys," Hero Car Known as "Bad Boy 1"

ENGINE   351 CI V-8
TRANSMISSION   Automatic
EXTERIOR COLOR   Midnight Blue
INTERIOR COLOR  Black

Lot S201 // Saturday, January 18th// Kissimmee 2025

HIGHLIGHTS
Appeared in the 1995 hit movie "Bad Boys"
Known as the "Bad Boy 1"
Owned by the Original South Beach Classics
Scenes with this car were shot in South Florida
Owned by South Beach Classics, a collector car dealership and vehicle rental business for the film, modeling and music industries

Larry Crenshaw of Columbia Pictures picked out this Kellison Stallion Cobra for use in the movie
Within 48 hours the Cobra Replica was repainted in Midnight Blue to meet the needs of the movie
Appeared in chase scenes and helicopter aerial shots during the movie

French kingpin, Antoine Fouchet drove the Cobra Replica while being chased by cops Will Smith and Martin Lawrence down the Opa-Locka airport runway

A second Cobra Replica, finished in Midnight Blue would be crashed into an airport runway wall
After the movie, this never-crashed "hero" Cobra Replica was placed in dry storage for 27 years
Agreement with Columbia Pictures, signed by their transportation coordinator Larry Crenshaw
Copy of one check and the original statement from Columbia Pictures

Original Certificate of Insurance from Columbia Pictures, showing certificate holder with reference to the Bad Boys movie, date and insurance amounts

Copy of registration made out to Columbia Pictures
Original 1099 form issued from Columbia Pictures to South Beach Classics included
Engine rebuilt in 2023

THE STORY
The 1995 film “Bad Boys” grossed $141,247,413 in worldwide box office profits, slotting it as the 23rd highest-grossing film of the year—an excellent position by Hollywood’s standards. The movie famously starred a Porsche 964 Turbo, which was, in reality, owned by the film’s director, Michael Bay, and driven by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, who played dedicated police officers in the movie. However, the Porsche wasn’t the only automotive star of the film, sharing its screen time with this 1965 Shelby Cobra Replica.

“Bad Boys” was filmed in South Florida, and this 1965 Shelby Cobra Replica served as the chariot of choice for the French drug kingpin Antoine Fouchet (played by Tcheky Karyo). Used in an exhilarating final chase scene down a runway at Opa-Locka airport, a second Cobra replica in the same color scheme is destroyed in a wreck, though this one was used in the beauty shots. Known to the production as “Bad Boy 1,” it is a one-owner car owned by South Beach Classics, a collector car dealership and vehicle rental service for the film, modeling and music industries. Originally finished in red, Larry Crenshaw of Columbia Pictures chose the Kellison Stallion Cobra as Fouchet’s ride, having it painted Midnight Blue within 48 hours to meet the needs of the movie. When filming completed, this never-crashed “hero” Cobra replica was placed in dry storage, allowing it to remain very much in the same condition as it’d been seen in the movie.