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What you heard may be true, Tom. I don't have a lot of info, but here goes:
The original owner was apparently Charlie Ponstein, who had what might have been the first USA SPF dealership in Chalmette, LA. I believe the car was built in 1992. Charlie sold it to Mitch Weinberg. I bought it from Mitch when I lived in South Florida in July, 1996.
The VIN plate on the firewall reads:
"Distributed by Superformance, Inc Chalmette, LA Cobra powered by Ford
Chassis# AC9CSLK1194AM1023"
The car lacks the accuracy of later models (even new ones like yours ;-)) but has the same frame, front suspension, and body as later models...near as I can tell. The rear end appears to be a solid axle 8.8 Ford with drum brakes, coil overs, and trailing links. The engine is a 289 built by Boyd Breaux in Arabi, LA, sold to Charlie in October, 1992. It has a T-5 transmission.
I've attached a few pics.
I'd appreciate any info anyone can contribute about these early cars, and I'd especially like to know if my car might be the oldest USA SPF.
Bill Hagerup
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