[snakeeyes]

Bore us? Hell, you guys could probably make some money if you copied the 8 mm to VHS (NTSC format!) and sold them here...

CSX 3002 was the first coil-sprung Cobra. It's body started life as a 289, if I recall correctly. As such, it had the smaller grille opening, etc. of the 289 body. The fenders were widened to accept larger rubber but the car always retained the smaller "mouth", as well as a forward-braced rollbar.

CSX 2196 was the car that eventually became known as the "Flip Top". It was leaf-sprung and was the first Cobra to have a big-block installed, when Miles & Co. dropped one in as a "what if?" project. The car still had its stock body at that time although the fenders were flared to accept larger rubber. Miles raced it at Sebring in '64, when the three "GTO"-type holes were cut in the nose. Miles acquired his "Teddy Treebagger" nickname at that race, after hitting one of the only trees at Sebring during a practice accident. John Morton co-drove with him during the race itself, when they did everything they could to keep the faltering car going after Ford brass declared they'd "really" like to see it finish. It finally died after several hours and was taken back to Shelby American, where it morphed into the Flip Top over the summer and fall of '64. Miles took it to Nassau in December '64, where--as well-doucmented by Dave Friedman--it took the fight to it's arch-nemesis, the Corvette Grand Sport. The "Flipper" succumbed to a variety of mechanical woes at Nassau, but not before Miles had his way with the 'Vettes...