Researching any info re: Paul Cunningham, Competition Cobra privateer

[peterpjb]

Originally Posted by Buzz

The vintage photos from that site may well be CSX2049, but I can assure you with 100% certainty that the two modern-day pictures listed on their "cars" page as "Shelby Cobra 289 Kirkham" and "Shelby Cobra 289 Chassis number CSX2049" are the exact same car.
Compare the two pictures below. The red fender stripe has been photoshopped in and the pattern of the rust stains and marks on the undercar exhaust pipes as well as various other marks and reflections on the body are identical.
Not sure what this implies though.

Apologies for the large format linked pics

Maybe the pictures are photoshopped but I have seen both cars in reality several times and I can assure you that these are two different Cobras, the Kirkham was sometimes announced formerly as 2174

[Blackbart]

Probably seen by many on this thread already, I came across this article recently about the David Hart car CSX 2049. It does give some details of the cars history, albeit a bit vague and written with a favorable slant towards the current owner.
https://www.classiccarsmagazine.nl/r...-shelby-cobra/

[Nedsel]

The black and white vintage photos above definitely show the genuine CSX 2049 prior to its fatal crash late in '63. The color photos show the car that resulted after several people bought the stolen remains of the real car and ultimately "reconstructed" it. It is thought that no original parts from the genuine car remain on the new blue one.