"Real" Cobra frame on E-bay

kris-kincaid · #1 (**permalink**) 07-22-2007, 08:37 PM

I built that chassis so Venture Industries could copy it. I didn't final weld it because they didn't want any distortion on any of the tubes or mounts. The photo that says "CSX7004" is my chicken scratches.

Somebody must have stolen it from Venture as they were going out of business.

Power Surge · #2 (**permalink**) 07-22-2007, 08:59 PM

Brings a fatherly tear to my eye, to witness the birth of an air car.... NOT.

Mike O'Neil · #3 (**permalink**) 11-01-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kris-kincaid

I built that chassis so Venture Industries could copy it. I didn't final weld it because they didn't want any distortion on any of the tubes or mounts. The photo that says "CSX7004" is my chicken scratches.

Somebody must have stolen it from Venture as they were going out of business.

Kris

My name is Mike O'Neil. I bought the frame and cart pictured in this thread in 2010. I bought it from a Kevin in Michigan who says he worked for Venture. I just want to follow up to understand if Shelby Inc. has any concern on the frame's ownership.

Thanks
Mike O

kris-kincaid · #4 (**permalink**) 11-01-2012, 12:07 PM

I'm not sure what the story is on the frame. The entire time Venture had this chassis, they owned Shelby American, the chassis was technically theirs, not the Shelby of today. Venture is long gone, so there's probably nobody around to contest ownership. Venture was a billion dollar company at one point and I'm sure there's lots of their old equipment scattered throughout the world.

All that said, I don't know the chain of ownership with this chassis. Sorry.

mrmustang · #5 (**permalink**) 11-01-2012, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike O'Neil

Kris

My name is Mike O'Neil. I bought the frame and cart pictured in this thread in 2010. I bought it from a Kevin in Michigan who says he worked for Venture. I just want to follow up to understand if Shelby Inc. has any concern on the frame's ownership.

Thanks
Mike O

Mike,

SAI does not have an issue with what you own, however, the owner of the real CSX7004, having uninterrupted ownership from the MSO to now, might have an issue with you if you attempt to title the car as such.

Bill S.