Ron -
Boy, you sure do know how to steal a guy's thunder! I have located the Bordinat Cobra and Cougar II, and am trying to make arrangements to have them on display at SAAC 29.
There is still a lot of confusion about which AC Cobra chassis are the basis for these cars. Earlier thoughts that they might be CSX 2004 and CSX2005 are in doubt. One is an early (transverse-leaf spring) chassis, and the other is a late (coil-spring) chassis.
During my thirty years at Ford, I was able to see both of these cars in the flesh. They have always been especially dear to me. When I was a teenager in high school, I sent a letter to Gene Bordinat (VP of Styling at Ford) requesting information on what colleges might be good for a guy who aspired to work at Ford as an automotive stylist. Accompanying the letter Mr. Bordinat sent back to me were press photos of the Bordinat Cobra and Cougar II. I was already a Cobra nut, and I thought (and STILL do) that the Bordinat Cobra was the prettiest Cobra I'd ever seen. Imagine my surprise when one day, ten years later, I find the car parked on the grass outside the building I was working in at Ford.
I'm collecting parts right now to fix-up the cars, and, if all goes well, you will be able to see both of them this summer at SAAC 29.
regards,
cobrajeff