The "Flip Top" Invoice: Snakeeyes has a Coronary

[TERRY M KRYSTOFIAK]

GOSH GUYS, MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN DOWN FOR A WEEK AND I ALMOST MISSED OUT ON A GREAT TOPIC. THE PURCHASE PRICE FROM THE FIRE SALE WAS ALOT OF MONEY BACK THEN. AL RIVERA OF S&C FORD WAS A GOOD FRIEND.....IM SURE I MADE HIS HOUSE PAYMENT MORE THAN ONCE. IN FACT, WHEN BILL COSBYS TWIN PAXTON CAR WAS AT S&C FORD HE TRIED TO SELL IT TO ME. MY DAD WOULD'T SIGN THE LOAN, AND BEING THE "SALESMAN" HE WAS, SOLD ME THE "NEW"GT500, #0962. THAT DIDN'T WORK AND WENT ON TO CSX2192.
THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE FLIP TOP, ALONG WITH THE LINAGE OF MILES, REM.,AND OTHERS MAKES IT ONE OF THE MOST PHOTO SHOT COBRAS. JUST GO TO A HISTORICAL EVENT AND WATCH THE CAMERAS CLICK!! THIS PROTOTYED CAR IN ITS FIRST RACE LEFT THE GRAN SPORTSWAY BEHIND ....ON THE FIRST LAP! IT SHOWED WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH ALITTLE R&D. WHERE WOULD THE "LEGIONS" BE TODAY WITHOUT THE VISION OF MILES ETC.THE GRAN SPORT MAY HAVE GONE ON TO EVEN MORE GLORY. THE BEST PART ABOUT THE CAR TODAY IS IT DOESNT SIT UNUSED IN A SHOWROOM, AND THE MAN WHO OWNS IT LETS IT BE DRIVEN. HIS ATTITUDE IS HE IS JUST THE "CURRENT" KEEPER OF THE CAR. WHEN ASKED TO PUT IT ON DISPLAY (PETERSEN MUSEUM. DETROIT AUTO SHOW ETC.) HE SHARES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. I HAVE DRIVEN MY SHARE OF COBRAS (REALLY NEVER ENOUGH) AND THIS CAR IS ONE SCAREY PIECE OF MACHINE.I HOPE THAT ALL COBRA LOVERS SOMEDAY WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE THE IMAGINATION OF THE MILES TEAM. IF YOU ARE A NOR-CAL CLUB MEMBER, THE APRIL SPRING FLING AT THUNDERHILL THE CAR SHOULD BE THERE TO BRAKE IN THE NEW AL BLOCK MOTOR...THE CAR IS GETTING READY FOR THE MONTEREY HISTORICS.