Interesting article "How I Acquired AC Cobra 427 CSX 3129"

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My Cobra story has a few, similar twists. In 1969, I was living in Manhattan, owned a Sunbeam Tiger, and was in the process of winding down a painful marriage. On the plus side, I had just met a young thing fresh out of Georgia who would become my second (and forever) bride. Over a lunch at P.J. Clarke's, I explained to my new lady how the best medicine for my still bruised male ego would be the purchase of a 427 Cobra; I even illustrated the discussion with a sketch on a cocktail napkin, which we still have in our memorabilia collection. The following weekend we Tigered out to Long Island to view a Cobra that had been advertised in the New York Times, and supported by $2000 and a post dated check for an additional $4k, CSX 3121 was mine.

The Cobra was family until 1975, and led us to some great times with other Cobraphiles, and a few near death experiences. Since it left us, 3121 has changed hands twice, and I was able to find the current owner a couple of years ago. In the photos that he sent, it appeared unchanged from the day that it left our driveway for the last time.