02-27-2008, 01:53 PM
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Some info on CSX 3033
Steve,
I can fill in the some of the details about CSX3033. The car did indeed crash and was "destroyed". The car went off a cliff on HWY 1 in california, killing the driver. The car was then totaled and parted out. Remember though, that in the mid 70's these cars were not worth much and so totaled did not neccesarily indicate that it was truly destroyed. The engine, trans, rear end, and suspension was sold and subsequently used to build a hotrod that went on to win the Oakland roadster show. The chassis and title were purchased by a friend of mine through his business at the time, Cobra Performance (no longer in business). He is a well respected cobra owner and restorer and has owned numerous cobras since 1966.
He sent the mangled chassis to AC cars to have the chassis rebuilt. When he got the chassis back from AC he then sold it. I am not sure of whether it was just a chassis, a roller, or a complete car. The car bounced around a bit and is currently owned by Sir Anthony Bamford. You may know that name if you watch Victory by Design which has used of a ton of his cars for its features. They are listed as his name or under JCB Excavators. The car was restored and for a while was done as a standard 427SC. I believe that he has recently aquired the original engine, suspension, trans etc. that had been used to build the hotrod. The car is now either done or soon to be in the Twin Supercharged configuration from its glory days.
As to Barrett Jackson stating that 3015 was the only one left..... My friend was at the auction at the time and was speaking to Harley Cluxton when it went across the block. It appears that BJ took a little license with that description...
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