"Inspirations" for my ERA 289

[jeffy]

Originally Posted by PDUB

I'd love to see you post the links to some of the photos, if you get a chance. Especially the red one with the MGA...

Thanks!

Here is an OK scan of that photo (note the FIA wheel on the front and kidney bean on the rear!):

[1985 CCX]

JEFFY

I think that Fran Kress has that correct hood emblem just like 2127. The FIA's did not use one to my recallection, they went nude.

Jeff

[jeffy]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

JEFFY

I think that Fran Kress has that correct hood emblem just like 2127. The FIA's did not use one to my recallection, they went nude.

Jeff

Actually, some FIA cars did and some didn't. As you can see in the pics I posted above of CSX2301, it had the white badges. The three other cars that raced did not:

CSX2345, car 142:



CSX2323, car 146:



CSX22260, car 148:




This link has lots of pics from the 1964 Targa Florio:

http://saacforum.com/index.php?topic=552.0

Some may have noticed the rectangle of plexiglass on the hood of car 146: that was added to provide some additional protection to the windshield from gravel thrown up from the rough Sicilian mountain roads.

[jeffy]

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[PDUB]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

JEFFY

I think that Fran Kress has that correct hood emblem just like 2127. The FIA's did not use one to my recallection, they went nude.

Jeff

Thanks Jeffy for the pic, it looks great!

Jeff, is that all the FIA cars? It looks like a white emblem on the front of the red one, or is it not an FIA car?

Thanks guys!

[jeffy]

Originally Posted by PDUB

Thanks Jeffy for the pic, it looks great!

Jeff, is that all the FIA cars? It looks like a white emblem on the front of the red one, or is it not an FIA car?

Thanks guys!

The red one was not one of the five original FIA cars. I don't know what chassis number it is; it is identified as a customer-ordered race car in the book. All five FIA cars had the light blue paint with a different color nose stripe.

Only four of the five FIA cars raced at the 1964 Targa Florio; CSX2259 did not, and I don't have any period pictures of it. CSX2301 (car 150) was an original FIA car, and, as mentioned, it had a smooth trunk, as well as white Cobra badges on the front and back. Its nose stripe was purple. It also had a fuel spill guard surrounding the filler cap that the others didn't have. The dashboards were all the same.

[WarrenG]

I'm a little late on this but; as for a top, I bought one with my FIA and have had it on three times. The first time was just to make sure it fit and I knew how to quickly get it on. Really a PITA when it's already raining so I just drive fast and pull the carpets if I get caught in the rain. The side curtains make a significant difference all by themselves for reducing wind buffeting noise and rain exposure. I'd definately get them again.