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Ernie Nagamatsu's Cobra is not a Le Mans Replica. It is, I believe, CSX 2214 (don't hold me to that). The car was owned by Max Balchowsky of Old Yeller fame (a friend of Ernie's), as Ernie owns OY 2.
However, the car does have one unique distinction in that the Le Mans top is one of only two originals in existence and the other one is not known to exist. Fairly significant in that regard. How hard was it for him to find the top? The previous owner was Benson Ford (yeah...you guessed it). How Ernie pulled that one off I don't know. I will have to ask him.
Unfortunately, the car hit the wall at Monterey last summer. Need some major work and I doubt that it will be ready for Monterey this year. All efforts are in getting OY 2 sorted out for Goodwood in September.
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