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Here they are talking nuts and bolts.... ...or maybe "How much for that tri-power option???" http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...nd_McQueen.jpg Cheers, Glen |
If I recall, the paint was 'blown over' in the original color since it was far from perfect following the removal of the white. Not sure why the side lights were removed. Plenty of original build 'defects' were left untouched but there are small, very clever (and hard to find) modifications that help make the car easier to live with and drive - the MkIII left a bit to be desired back in the day. Despite the full nut & bolt rebuild, I would guess that in excess of 95% of the car is as was - everything that could be saved was saved. The bag tanks went of course, although the new tanks replicate the shape of the bags (and one of the mods allows easy removal of the fuel tanks, a near-impossible task previously!)
The hardest part of the resto work was to remove a thick layer of nasty black paint that some genius plastered all over the interior when it was painted white!! It might have seemed a good idea at the time....maybe.... |
While looking for interesting old pictures related to Louie Unser (brother of Jerry, Al and Bobby), I found this old thread posted by Dave MacDonald's brother Doug.
If you want the short version, it's about Louie as a Shelby mechanic, Dave, and Shelby....and some minor adjustments that resulted in what you can see in the second picture. Quote:
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Cool story! I remember seeing a photo of SA with that (or another just like it) top hanging on the wall in the background. Very cool!
Larry |
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I haven't run out of GT40 pics yet....
Here's an early shot of a MkI (early, as it has a Colotti gearbox). Can anybody ID the transaxle on the bench behind? http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...ti_gearbox.jpg ....and here's one with part of its transaxle removed (must be a Colotti 'box too, but feel free to correct me): http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...0_stripped.jpg Cheers, Glen |
These are great pictures and stories. Thanks for posting them.
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Anyone have pictures of AM#2 in the day?
Allen Mann GT40, #2 :rolleyes: |
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Not as good as SunDude's b+w shots though. Cheers, Glen |
More GT40...
GT40/P1001 http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...rage_P1001.jpg It has "Malaya Garage" sponsorship, so that's 1969 or later. Don't know the location. Anybody? Cheers, Glen |
I mentioned GT350s in the thread title, but I haven't got much so feel free to add any period Shelby Mustang shots (or any good current shots)
Here's one of the Cobra / GT40 legends, Ken Miles, in a GT350.... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...es_Mustang.jpg Cheers, Glen |
Not a GT30 or a Shelby, but it's a period shot of a car and driver that a lot of Australians know and remember well....Allan Moffat and his '69 Trans Am Mustang
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...ng_Moffatt.jpg Cheers, Glen |
The roof of the museum is meant to be like that - they also display cars on top. Not a great idea in my opinion, but what do I know? It made the lighting a bit on the dark side and not ideal for displaying vehicles at their best. Normally, 1103 was parked alongside CSX3019 as they were 'loaned' to the museum by the same owner.
1001 is shown in 1970 (I think) when it served as a road car. The location is an unsurfaced car park which I suspect is in Sussex in the south of the UK. It raced during 1968 and '69 when it was owned by Malaya Garage of Billingshurst, Sussex who dealt in Porsche and Mercedes. I could have purchased it when I saw it in their showroom for (UK) £3,750. I had around £200 to my name at the time....and, as a well-used and abused race car, it was in a seriously rough state!! It was sold to Terry Smith who had it road registered. |
Know what you mean Trevor. Back in 1976, there was a Ferrari Daytona on a trailer in a truck wreckers near home. 365 GTB/4s were produced from '69 to '73 so it can't have been very old, but it was there, unloved, gathering dust for at least a year. I remember thinking at least once a week that I should go in and ask what the story was. It was only shortly after the 1973 oil crisis and 'supercars' were a little out of favour, but realistically, it still would have been well out of my pay-rate at the time.
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Great pics, thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure. There are so many good pictures around that most of us have never seen.
Any contributions (ie pictures) most welcome. Cheers, Glen |
What about some Cobra Daytona pictures?
Most will have seen these.... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...a_mockup_1.jpg http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...a_mockup_2.jpg ....and even the cars on the vacant block behind are interesting. Cheers, Glen |
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