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Originally Posted by LMH
I love how it looks! Not fond of those wheels on this car but it does say the original wheels are being restored and will go with the car.
Did anyone notice that the shifter seems too be offset to the right side?
Larry
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Originally Posted by Sideways
Did anyone notice that the shifter seems too be offset to the right side?
Larry
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I think it just looks that way because of the OS bar...[/quote]
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The reason the shifter seems offset to the right side, is because the car was fitted with Tremec 5 speed gear box (according to the Registry) and as a result the shifter comes up from the transmission tunnel a bit biased to the right side.
Beautiful car with a good history, Canepa does indeed do very nice work. The white with blue stripes is a good looking combination, I too would love to have a Cobra like this.
I also wonder why not go the the original color (vineyard green in this case), but Canepa has done this before. Case in point is CSX3360, originally red, but when Bruce did the stunning restoration, the car was painted a beautiful dark blue. From what I understand, the logic is paint it the color you like, and if sometime down the road the new owner wants it changed back to the 'original' color, it can be done. Relative to the cost of the car, it's not that expensive.
Per the registry, 2434 was vineyard green, then black, then white with blue stripes … so for this recent restoration, they kept with the white and blue stripes.
That being said, as mentioned above, there seems to be a lot of 'restoration', then 're-restoration' … ect.
Interesting that both Peter Portante (ERA) and Tom Krikham have an affiliation with CSX2434, given their roles in the Cobra Replica industry.
The invoice notes 'Chrome Wheels', and yet in the details listed by Canepa … "The original wire wheels are being refurbished and refinished in their original satin silver " So Chrome wheels or Satin were original ?
I like the 'Role' Bar for 141.56
