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01-01-2010, 01:10 PM
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Daytona Accuracy (Fist Fight)
Who makes the most "Accurate" Daytona Body. The replica cars I see produced today look great, don't get me wrong, but a little too refined. The original cars, to me, had a more "Hand Made" look. A little bulbous in some areas & kinked in others. Anyone offer anything like those?
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01-01-2010, 01:14 PM
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I agree with your take Hyde. The SPF's (or Brocks) are too 'stand-off scale' and refined for my taste.
K-Bros are probably the only ones.
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Other than McClusky's cars....I think the most affordable/accurate replica is the Contemporary/Upstate/Lesher Motosports Daytona.
The body was originally splashed from CSX2299 prior to a major restoration.
http://www.leshermotorsports.com/pro...tonacoupe.html
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01-01-2010, 01:55 PM
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Who makes the most "Accurate" Daytona Body. The replica cars I see produced today look great, don't get me wrong, but a little too refined. The original cars, to me, had a more "Hand Made" look. A little bulbous in some areas & kinked in others. Anyone offer anything like those?
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Not all original coupes are the same. The one you have pictured is CSX2287 built at SAI. It's quite different than the five built in Italy. |
01-01-2010, 03:29 PM
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Good point - and there was also the Willment(sp?) coupe. I would really love to see a photo comparison of the lines on the original coupes.
We need to develop a "'werks signal" like the old bat signal for Ron (not the Barsamian dude - the other one) when topics like this pop up.
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01-01-2010, 03:40 PM
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Good point - and there was also the Willment(sp?) coupe. I would really love to see a photo comparison of the lines on the original coupes.
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Or you can order a World Registry of your own and study all the coupes. 
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01-01-2010, 03:50 PM
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Or you can order a World Registry of your own and study all the coupes.
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Yes, I suppose you're right. Lets all do our own research and there would be no need for all this sharing and forum and cobra community discussion bs.
But in the mean time...
Here's csx2299:
And csx2300...
2286...
CSX2287 - the "lost Daytona Coupe"...
2601...
And the Willment Coupe:
The "Super Coupe"
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01-01-2010, 04:33 PM
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Okay, you have to admit, the Super Coupe and the Willment Coupe are pretty friggin' ugly...
I like the others, though.
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01-01-2010, 04:42 PM
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A couple of replicas:
SPF Brock Coupe:
FFR Type 65:
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01-01-2010, 05:17 PM
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Well ... I'm with Doug ... both the Super Coupe and Willment Coupe see to have lost the good looks DNA of the Daytonas.
That being said, great photos of the cars ... in particular CSX2299 posted by Buzz.
Question ... for the 'lost' Daytona CSX2287, does the rear wheel seem pushed forward relative to the wheel well opening in the body, or is it due to the perspective of the photograph ?
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01-01-2010, 05:23 PM
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The new special edition SPF by Exotic Auto Restorations did a great job of making the ho-hum SPF look NICE!!!! I think I've just wet myself.
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Don't forget the factory built AC coupe built in England by AC cars for LeMans. Unfortunately it was destroyed the first time out at the 24 hour race in 1964. A truely beautiful specimen.
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01-01-2010, 05:30 PM
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You're right - I did forget about the AC Coupe. She was a looker indeed!
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01-01-2010, 05:49 PM
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Kinda reminds me of a Kellison. I like that the cars all have their own quirky features. I like the shape of CSX2287, The Super Coupe & the Willment coupe. They seem to have more of a 60's Race Vibe than the more refined smooth look. To each their own but I'd like to see a little rougher paint on the original cars. Make em at least "look" like they have a lot of history
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Different as night and day.
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01-01-2010, 06:15 PM
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As far as replicas go, there was the interesting Johnex 427 Coupe; supposedly based upon drawings of a never-released big block coupe variation. There was some controversy about it being misrepresented as a Super Coupe replica while actually being based more on the Willment design.
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01-01-2010, 06:18 PM
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That would be fun!
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[quote=Buzz;1014489]As far as replicas go, there was the interesting Johnex 427 Coupe; supposedly based upon drawings of a never-released big block coupe variation. There was some controversy about it being misrepresented as a Super Coupe replica while actually being based more on the Willment design.
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At first I thought it might be a replica of 2286 in its original 3" stretch version,,, but in the 'Shelbys Wildlife' book there is mention of a partially completed second FE engined car that was still in the UK & might have had links with Alan Mann etc... could this be the car that inspired this Johnex car?
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01-01-2010, 07:28 PM
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Sounds plausible to me. Alan Mann is mentioned in connection with the Johnex coupe and it was supposed to be based upon an uncompleted big block design. It would be interesting to learn more about it as well as what actually happened to the Johnex project. Were any ever fully completed and sold?
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