Detail pictures - original Cobra

[LMH]

Originally Posted by Nedsel

Standard street 427 gas cap.

Look closely Ned, that's a 289 cap. I just wondered if some of the early 427s used left over 289 caps.
Larry

[marcocsx3121]

Your eyes may be better than mine ( actually, a good possibility) but it looks just like the cap on my old Cobra (CSX3121).

[DMXF]

That style cap was continued over from the 289 cars up to around big block chassis number 3200, at which point the square release cap started being used. That said, something doesn't look quite right with the cap on 3112, it may be a repro. Mickmate can you comment?

[Rjw289]

Thanks for the compliments SunDude. You are correct it is the same car. The owner liked it well enough he purchased the "real" thing.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Rjw289

Thanks for the compliments SunDude. You are correct it is the same car. The owner liked it well enough he purchased the "real" thing.

That particular car was built by our own John McMahon. I missed buying it twice due to bad timing. Congrats, it is the best built Contemporary FIA out there.


Bill S.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by DMXF

That style cap was continued over from the 289 cars up to around big block chassis number 3200, at which point the square release cap started being used. That said, something doesn't look quite right with the cap on 3112, it may be a repro. Mickmate can you comment?

Thanks! That's what I thought but wasn't sure.
Larry