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Found some pictures of CSX2196 at Sebring in 1964. Here Ken Miles is leading AJ Foyt's Corvette...
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...64_Sebring.jpg ....and here's Miles still leading the Corvette... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...s_Corvette.jpg ....and here's Miles again, sideways, Sebring '64. Oops, no, it's a GTO wearing the same three air vents as Mile's Cobra ;) http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...bring_1964.jpg Cheers, Glen |
Good pictures. Thanks for posting them.
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Great pictures! I noticed some of the pics seem to show there is not much room for the driver's left arm in the cockpit. I thought I was the only one. I'm fairly wide at the shoulders and torso and have my seat tight against the consol. One pic noted a "cut downdoor" by an aussie, was that to give more room for a left arm?
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Some pictures of the first GT40 cars:
Here’s GT40 GT/101, the prototype, in early 1964: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...GT40_GT101.jpg …being loaded onto a BOAC plane, to be sent from London to New York for a press showing at Essex House Hotel (NY) http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...01_transit.jpg It was flown back to England and tested at MIRA and Silverstone, and then over to Le Mans for the LM test weekend where it was driven by Jo Schlesser.... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d..._test_1964.jpg ....for eight laps (8 laps!!), reaching "takeoff speed" and resulting in this: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...T101_wreck.jpg According to the Registry, “the car had a total of 465 test miles on it and it was not repaired because it was likely faster to build a new car”. Cheers, Glen |
Quiet day....looking at old pictures....
Here's another one of, I think, GT/104 with early nose (see also post #96 above) with Miles and Shelby chewing the fat http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...elby-Miles.jpg Cheers, Glen |
Not a vintage picture, but the subject is definitely vintage! Location is Monterey (I think).
Nice rig! Even though it is a Fiat :eek: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...r_Monterey.jpg Cheers, Glen |
This is Sebring, 1963.
Roger Penske (250GTO, #24) is ahead of David Piper's GTO, and Dave MacDonald/Fireball Roberts trail in CSX2026 (A bit of useless but vaguely interesting information ....Penske's GTO is blue, and Piper's GTO is - (as always with his cars) green. Penske's 250GTO finished 4th Piper/Cantrell's 250GTO finished 14th The MacDonald/Roberts' Cobra blew a diff and DNF'd, but Ken Miles/Phil Hill/Lew Spencer's Cobra finished 11th outright and 1st in the GT, 4 litre+ class http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...nske_Piper.jpg Cheers, Glen |
Speaking of Miles, here is his car, CSX2002, being driven to the track before the race :MECOOL:
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...bring_1963.jpg Cheers, Glen |
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I guess the car in the foreground is a Daytona coupe. I noticed the twin mtd rear batteries. Might be a problem if hit in the rear...? |
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Now that's a fair question. I thought it was either a 289FIA or a 289USRRC because of the dash layout, but on closer look (the fuel filler and the scuttle/cowl shape, it's CSX2196, Ken Miles 427 'prototype' http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...period_2_s.jpg Cheers! Glen |
Oh I see now. In the photo from my question I noticed the edge of the cowl did not curve like my car and just assumed it might be a coupe. I see the 427 prototype appears to have been widened so no flares are necessary on the rear wheels. I don't think I have seen that car before.
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What a great thread!
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Great thread Glen. Love all those old pics.
Here's an oldie that begs the question: Who are these people? http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...Shelby_pic.jpg And this is one of my favorites that also comes with a question: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...mbs/img214.jpg My question is. This iconic photo taken at Malibu with Pt. Hueneme Rock in the background, had a companion photo taken from a slightly different angle and without a model in it. I recently stumbled across it on the internet but now can't find it again. Can anyone direct me to that image? Cheers Greg |
They both still look good!
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Flip Top Pics
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A few pics I have gathered over the years of Flip Top, These have all been posted on this sitebefore, but some obviously are from many years ago. if Ive broken a rule let me know & I'll remove. Some refuse to load, way beyond my skills to work out why.
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I haven't seen these pics of 2196 before, JM, so thanks for posting them
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