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Post By 750hp
01-23-2015, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brisbane Australia. Cobra:Arntz Chev 454,
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CSX2127 -- reborn.
A wonderful story about one of the most famous of Cobras being rescued from a collector and returned to its rightful place on the racetrack.
https://grrc.goodwood.com/goodwood-r...-cobra-csx2127
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01-23-2015, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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It's a beautiful car, but depending on the occasion it might be the original car or it might be a Kirkham. Hopefully the ownership of both remains with the one owner, or things could get awkward...
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01-23-2015, 04:57 PM
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Location: Leechburgastain,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Myself/Body from CSX-2575 & hand built Birdcage
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 750hp
It's a beautiful car,
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Except for the rear looks like a 55 gal drum hanging on the side.
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Allied 289 Slab Side
73 2.3 turbo pinto
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01-23-2015, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Puckett 250 GTO - LS1
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From the article:
"The car was driven in period by Carroll Shelby himself, 1961 F1 World Champion Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, Bob Holbert and a number of prominent racers. The car usually placed in the top four in its first year of racing..."
Behind what I wonder?
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01-24-2015, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and Scratch 427 S/C
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As with all these race cars there is a story.
Wrecked, repaired, repainted, restored to it original spec.
In the end the story is a good as the writer.
Nice car.
Lots of story.
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01-24-2015, 09:57 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: # 757 ERA 427 SC , 482 Al. big block
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Guys .... I noticed in the article that the car had been owned by someone here in South Carolina . Does anyone happen to know who that was ? Reason I ask is a late friend of mine had a shop not far from me with over a dozen vintage cars , and still had CSX 3114 when he died . I remember talking to the guys at the shop and they said he had sold another CSX to a collector in France some years ago . I think it was a car driven by Hal Keck , which would make it a 427 car and this is a 289 car ??
Thanks
BTW , His Penske/Donahue Lola went to a collector in Greece ..... hope he raced it as Dale did every now and then . CSX 3114 is still here in the area .
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01-24-2015, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
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Keck drove this 289... and, yes, Dale sold it to the Frenchman.
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01-24-2015, 10:47 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Phoenix,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR: 302 w/aluminum heads, Edlebrock injection. Street car trim, no scoop, side pipes or rollbar.
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When he found out that I was French he refused to even allow me in the workshop!’
Ludovic found himself a hotel and did some thinking. He reminded himself that his priority was to secure the Cobra – even if it meant embellishing the truth somewhat – and ‘phoned the vendor again. ‘I did my best to assure him that I personally supported America’s position about Iraq and that I had no time for [then-French President] Jacques Chirac! He still seemed wary of me, but two days later we had a deal… ‘
Best part of the story.
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01-24-2015, 10:58 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: # 757 ERA 427 SC , 482 Al. big block
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Thanks Ron ..... I still have some of the history on that car that the guys put together for the Frenchman somewhere ... and I do remember them telling me how they spent several days here trying to get Dale to sell the car to them . FWIW , a friend of mine was friends with the Kecks and also was on the crew for Hal . He still has a lot of info and photos on most of Hal`s cars .
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