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Gpete: exceptional work. Outstanding. Where did you you source the body?

What is the history behind the three tming watches you mounted on the dash?

The body came from Bryan Bumgarner of Missouri.

I saw the watches (two stop and one regular) in various racing cars, mostly Tag Heuer. I liked the idea and the search was on. These are original Smith and came from England.

They are still running precisely.

Outstanding work. Is the body glass or aluminum?

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Originally Posted by CCRsAC (Post 1297411)

By the way, the real one is truly superb - an accomplished fauxbra if I ever saw one.

I really must protest here as I claim all legal rights to the term "Fauxbra"™for my Healey-Ford swap. Go ahead, Google "Fauxbra" and see the first entry that comes up: https://www.google.com/search?q=faux...x-a&channel=sb In the best fakey-doo Shelby tradition I shall be filing a trade dress action against all who continue to use the term "Fauxbra" ™ without prior approval and compensation. (All donations go directly to my "charitable foundation")

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Originally Posted by G-Pete (Post 1297415)

...as i said I'm not done yet (with both of them);):D. I have to make a mold for the raydot mirrors too.

If you want to get away with the fakery, you gotta spell it right:

http://i57.tinypic.com/2cd7ewm.jpg

(I'm a real jerk about this. "Raydot" drives me right up the wall along with "Sterling" Moss.)

Some beautiful fakery in this highly entertaining thread. There's probably some term to describe this in the antiques world when a fake becomes easily recognizable because it is so much better than the original.

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Originally Posted by HealeyRick (Post 1297705)

(I'm a real jerk about this. "Raydot" drives me right up the wall along with "Sterling" Moss.)

I feel the same way about "Carrrolll" Shelby. ;)

Evan, what you see is just the icing on the cake. He fabricated the frame himself, and it's truely a work of art. He is a true craftsman of the highest order.

John O

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Originally Posted by REAL 1 (Post 1297635)

Gpete: exceptional work. Outstanding. Where did you you source the body?

What is the history behind the three tming watches you mounted on the dash?

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Originally Posted by HealeyRick (Post 1297705)

If you want to get away with the fakery, you gotta spell it right:

http://i57.tinypic.com/2cd7ewm.jpg

(I'm a real jerk about this. "Raydot" drives me right up the wall along with "Sterling" Moss.)

Reminds me of the "MoFoCo" marked tail light lenses I bought for this car once... there's a fine line between insolence and irreverence.

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_2449.jpg

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_2457.jpg

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Originally Posted by G-Pete (Post 1297661)

Can you post pics of the chassis?

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Originally Posted by REAL 1 (Post 1297752)

Can you post pics of the chassis?

He has a build thread: http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/scra...h-build-9.html

Rezzing and old thread since I really got a kick out of it and was looking for a place to post a Website link for Decals and Battery toppers.

I bought an Autolite Sta-ful decal set to stick on my blank side Interstate battery in the trunk. No toppers though just didn't like the black battery case sitting on the trunk.
This vendor is in Belgium and is fair on shipping rates.
https://weskcar.com/