Rare Find 427 Prototype

[decooney]

Originally Posted by Gunner

All other things being equal, is it purely a low chassis weight that gave the fliptop this feel?

Here is my translation for what its worth:

1. Totally different chassis and setup; as others have advised me.
2. ~700lbs less weight than an ERA with FE (Fliptop is now 100lbs less than original at 1900lbs); now 1800lbs or so.
3. FT was designed and built as a race car rather than a street car design.
4. A true 675HP in now 1800lb FT car vs. an average 500hp in 2500lb FE ERA
5. Added excitement/fear/adrenaline generated driving a car at speed that I could never afford to replace if I wrecked it (maybe that too ); but it still did not prevent me from letting it rip on a few sections on the track. A once in a lifetime experience and I knew it. It did take me at least a day to calm down from it all; honestly. The hair was standing up on my arms like self generated static electricity. Wohooo!

[Cobra Lite]

The beautiful Flip Top comes to auction today:
http://www.rmauctions.com/LiveVideo.cfm?SaleCode=AZ10
The Flip Top (CSX2196) is lot #265 and the auction begins at 11am MST with a Nash Metro (lot #201) so it will be hours before the Flipper hits the block.
If I were a rich man....

I watched the live (on line) coverage last night of the British cars...

WOW!

What a difference in auction action compared to Barrett Jackson...

No auctioneer babble, no "in-your-face" assistants, the auctioneer identified who the high bidder was and clearly what the price was. Even the audience looked, uh, higher class. Nicely dressed and everything. I am used to watching the BJ Auctions on Speed TV and what a zoo that is. I would never enter my car in a BJ auction after seeing how RM handles it. Not that I have a car that anyone would pay serious money for...

I am used to attending and bidding at our local auctions so I am not familiar with how the "big boy toys" auctions are run other than BJ on TV. Is RM always like this? What are other high end auctions like?

[PatBuckley]

I always thought that it had a really nice windshield.......