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Trip report: Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca
To commemorate the car's 50th anniversary, the AC/Shelby Cobra was the featured marque for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, more commonly known as the Monterey Historics. There were hundreds of original and replica Cobras there, including 42 original 289 and 427 cars that raced twice on the legendary Laguna Seca race track. Wow!!
I’m only posting the photos that I personally took at the races (there are thousands more for you to see on the Interwebs). After taking close to 250 pics at the Shelby Heritage Display and in the paddocks, the battery in my digital camera suddenly died. AUGH!! And none of the vendors sold replacements. AUGH!! Run Group 3A, 1962-1967 Shelby Cobra CSX2010 (#97), full-competition 260 Cobra https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...65504454_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...82354154_n.jpg CSX2015 (#68), full-competition 260 Cobra https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...14870553_n.jpg CSX2203 (#5) https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...83980721_n.jpg Official Cobra race team transporter with CSX2259 and CSX2263. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...64410111_n.jpg CSX2259 (#16), one of five factory team FIA roadsters https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...59081072_n.jpg CSX2263 (#25) https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...07614276_n.jpg CSX2330 (#98) https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...76655704_n.jpg CSX2349 (#81) https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...19611469_n.jpg CSX2468 (#95) https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...08449574_n.jpg CSX2484 (#59) https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...19735408_n.jpg CSX2513 (#96), one of six factory team USRRC roadsters https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...44080335_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...00901637_n.jpg CSX2514 (#52), one of five independently campaigned USRRC roadsters https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...82510826_n.jpg CSX2528 (#999) https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...03567715_n.jpg CSX2534 (#7) https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...42517235_n.jpg CSX2571 (#8) https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...17063086_n.jpg COB5999 (#15), replica built from an original factory demonstrator chassis https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...28507854_n.jpg |
CSX2174, the Steve McQueen loaner
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...48076698_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...31719773_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...52716875_n.jpg CSX2178 https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...28880263_n.jpg CSX2237 https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...84598882_n.jpg CSX2298 https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...96054806_n.jpg CSX2313 https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...20602526_n.jpg CSX2319, a 289 Cobra modified with 427 cues https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...17796669_n.jpg CSX2323, one of five factory team FIA roadsters https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...37502889_n.jpg CSX2331 https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...98818196_n.jpg CSX2416, a "barn find" Stage III Dragon Snake https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...12477300_n.jpg CSX2419 https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...21843809_n.jpg CSX2483, a one-owner 289 street Cobra https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...03417780_n.jpg CSX2497 https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...19719817_n.jpg CSX2544 https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...31658067_n.jpg CSX3016, full-competition 427 Cobra https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...76928114_n.jpg CSX3215 https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...31290501_n.jpg CSX3339, a 427 with tunnel-port heads https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...74867605_n.jpg |
Some other interesting cars
CSX2603, a Daytona Coupe replica produced by John Ohlsen, former employee of Shelby American Inc. https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...52995812_n.jpg Shelby Cooper-Ford "King Cobra" (CM/5/64) https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...09393624_n.jpg ### Pete Brock photo opp Some local Factory Five coupe owners organized a group photo with Pete Brock, designer of the original FIA Championship-winning Daytona Coupe. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...30322391_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...13070578_n.jpg Waiting for my turn to speak with Pete Brock. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...98581323_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...18027706_n.jpg ### Talking with Brent Mills of Club Cobra fame https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...19557529_n.jpg |
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