Arntz on ebay
 

The Arntz roll bar is unique, but this one is different than any Arntz I've seen.
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427 Chevrolet motor with the distributor in front ?

If it just had a Chevy engine I would be a bidder!

A very tidy Butler just hit the Cobracountry site as well:

1965 Butler Racing 427SC Cobra replica. Rich Tangiers Red/black upholstery. The BIG Picture: Click Here! Carroll Shelby once said of his crew chief, “Ron Butler is one of the few Old World craftsmen left.” Under the hood: original Ford cast-iron 428FE Cobra Jet with Edelbrock aluminum heads and Edelbrock intake. BIG Photo of powerplant#1: Click Here! Engine was very recently balanced & blueprinted by a champion engine builder. It's outfitted with: all aluminum radiator with CoolFlex hoses, SS (stainless steel) fuel tank, braided hoses elsewhere. BIG Photo of powerplant#2: Click Here! Electric fan recently upgraded to a Flex-a-lite 'Syclone' high-performance unit. Chromed air cleaner for show and a K&N air filter for go, Lunati camshaft with solid lifters, new high-volume Melling oil pump and chromed alternator with built-in voltage regulator. BIG 3/4-frontal shot (passenger side): Click Here! Geartrain: Lakewood safety steel 'shatterproof' bellhousing, McLeod hydraulic clutch, clutch disc & pressure plate; rugged Tremec 600F TCET 5008 5-speed [ratios: 2.87:1 first gear, 0.64:1 fifth gear, Jag IRS. BIG Photo of cockpit#1: Click Here! In the cockpit: black leather upholstery and carpeting, heated seats, black leather door panels with a map pocket in each door. BIG Photo of cockpit#2: Click Here! Hardwood-rimmed Cobra insignia steering wheel. All blackfaced Smiths Instruments gauges. Suspension parts: all independent modified MGB front and Jaguar independent rear, coil-over shocks. Rolling stock: American Racing 'Torque Thrust' 10"x15" rear and 8"x15" front shod with BF Goodrich radials [P295/50R15" rear; P265/50R15" front]. BIG closeup of rolling stock and front quarter: Click Here! 4-wheel disc brakes, removable convertible soft top with sliding plexiglas windows for inclement weather. BIG closeup of soft top: Click Here! More good stuff: rear stabilizer bars for the Jag IRS. After recent overhaul, dynamometer testing returned the following results: 363 horsepower with the Holley 670 cfm and 392 horsepower with the Holley 750 cfm. Even more good stuff: space-saver spare and jack in black carpeted trunk [BIG luggage compartment shot: Click Here!], LeMans-style tamper-proof fuel-filler cap and oil cooler, polished SS sidepipes with heat-treated ceramic-coated headers and a chromed rollbar. Roadster fitted floormats and Cobra badges, roadster-style bumpers, fire extinguisher, w/s wipers and Cobra car cover. In-Your-Face frontal shot: Click Here! Butler nudged back the big cast-iron block 428FE engine to achieve a weight distribution of close to a perfect 50/50. All-rectangular tube steel frame with outriggers. The body is robustly constructed of multi-layered fiberglass. This serpent started life in 1988 and I'm only the second owner; it has always been garaged and carefully maintained. It has logged 29,992 miles [48,200 km] over the years. The car has been restored over time to keep it modern and up-to-date. Since the most recent high-performance engine overhaul it has logged a mere 60 miles on the odometer. BIG rear-quarter shot (passenger side): Click Here! $47,900 USD obo. Contact Richard at 514-630-0335 EDT (home), or email: RJHallam@yahoo.ca

Whoa !!! Front dist, but it IS a SMALL BLOCK CHEVY !!!
Look at the headers, SIAMESED center exhaust !
Either the engine is installed backward, or it has a special front accessory drive, or its a 351 block with Chevy heads !
Otherwise looks like a very nice car for the money !

This blue Arntz with white stripes and burgundy interior has been for sale for quote a while. Prior to being on eBay, it was for sale at Brighton Motorsports in Scottsdale, Arizona. I spoke with them extensively about the car: not much was known about it prior to the owner buying it at Barrett-Jackson in 2009. I posted on this forum seeking member input in January 2015: http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/arnt...-interior.html

After sharing the pictures of this car with Jason Smith (former employee of Ron Butler Racing), we determined this car is of the Type II vintage (1977-79)

The engine is a Chevrolet 400 small-block which supposedly has been stroked to a 427ci and has an aftermarket front mount distributor conversion, where the distributor mounts into a cast aluminum timing chain cover (Summers Brothers sells these new today). The engine also has a Moon intake with 4 Weber side-draft carbs. The chassis has replacement front suspension arms from Guldstrand (cast aluminum): which appear to be a vintage kit (no longer available) which should reduce front end mass.

In my opinion, this is a very sharp car in a very unique color combination. I did not buy it as I am in the middle of home renovations and need to wrap that up before I consider a different toy. Best of luck to its new owner! I hope they enjoy it and can learn more of its history!