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04-29-2011, 08:23 PM
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CSX2323 - 1964 FIA Car Number 146
Last edited by tkb289; 04-29-2011 at 09:57 PM..
Reason: … added (2) photos of the motor …
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04-29-2011, 08:39 PM
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Awesome thx!
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04-29-2011, 09:32 PM
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Thanks for posting!!! Anyone know when & how much body work has been done to this car?
I know there is only one that hasn't been re-done, Correct? Great shots of a beautiful car!
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ERA FIA 2088
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04-29-2011, 09:39 PM
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This is the second most original "FIA" 289 Cobra. It was wrecked at Nuremburg in 1964 by Enzo Arena, then Shelby sent the car back to AC for a complete rebuild (at a greater cost than what it originally cost).
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04-29-2011, 09:47 PM
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Love the Worn dash!
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04-29-2011, 10:09 PM
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Glad you guys like the photos ...
Two details I find interesting:
--- 000000 miles on the odometer, which is not too surprising as it is a race car after all.
--- A pad on the clutch pedal ... but not on the brake pedal.
- Tim
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05-02-2011, 04:28 PM
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Quote:
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Glad you guys like the photos ...
Two details I find interesting:
--- 000000 miles on the odometer, which is not too surprising as it is a race car after all.
--- A pad on the clutch pedal ... but not on the brake pedal.
- Tim
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Would a pad on the brake pedal make heel and toeing harder? As you 'roll' off the side of the brake pedal, a grippy brake pedal would probably be less smooth and less controllable.
(AUD 0.02c)
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04-29-2011, 10:13 PM
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I saw the car when it was Canepa. Absolutely beautiful. Where is the car located now?
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04-29-2011, 10:25 PM
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I saw the car when it was Canepa. Absolutely beautiful. Where is the car located now?
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Good question ... when I saw it in January '09 I believe it was for sale ... maybe some lucky person bought it ? |
04-29-2011, 10:14 PM
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I noticed the pad but not the mileage. Guess no one would be too concerned anyway.
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04-30-2011, 04:41 AM
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Great shots! Thanks for sharing.
Jeff
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04-30-2011, 07:51 AM
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I saw this car race in the Targa. It is responsible for my Cobra Lust. I could never afford it or any original Cobra, but thanks to Superformance, I get to pretend in one of their cars in Portofino Blue with a Red FIA nose bar. Back in 1964 the Italians had never heard a " huge" American V8 and everytime the mechanics would start one up they would wet themselves, Of course a Ferrari won, but you could hear that Cobra Song for miles before it came around and they just went nuts. I thought it was odd that all the Cobra's raced with their California licence plates ? I believe it was sold to Tombstone Johnston who raced it in the States.
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04-30-2011, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Bartruff1
I saw this car race in the Targa. It is responsible for my Cobra Lust. I could never afford it or any original Cobra, but thanks to Superformance, I get to pretend in one of their cars in Portofino Blue with a Red FIA nose bar. Back in 1964 the Italians had never heard a " huge" American V8 and everytime the mechanics would start one up they would wet themselves, Of course a Ferrari won, but you could hear that Cobra Song for miles before it came around and they just went nuts. I thought it was odd that all the Cobra's raced with their California licence plates ? I believe it was sold to Tombstone Johnston who raced it in the States.
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Great story about a great race car. I too, fell in love with the Cobra and its loud bellow as a little guy back in the sixties and built ERA 718 in '05/'06 after about forty years of lust. I still cannot get enough. Last year I built a scale replica of CSX 2323 and would build a full scale ERA FIA replica if space and cash permitted.
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04-30-2011, 09:21 AM
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Tim,
These are fantastic photos and will be very helpful to me as well as to others. I really appreciate you taking the time to post these for us.
Thank you very much!
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04-30-2011, 09:32 AM
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ZOERA-SC7XX,
That’s one sweet job on the model… I like it!
Thanks for sharing.
Kurt
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04-30-2011, 10:08 AM
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Tim,
These are fantastic photos and will be very helpful to me as well as to others. I really appreciate you taking the time to post these for us.
Thank you very much!
Kurt
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Kurt,
You are very welcome, glad to help.
Have you started a build thread for your car? Would be great to follow along the progress of your car as it's being built 
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04-30-2011, 09:37 AM
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That is so cool...
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Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX
Great story about a great race car. I too, fell in love with the Cobra and its loud bellow as a little guy back in the sixties and built ERA 718 in '05/'06 after about forty years of lust. I still cannot get enough. Last year I built a scale replica of CSX 2323 and would build a full scale ERA FIA replica if space and cash permitted.
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You even got the nose bar right, many don't but what the hay, mine is a SC poser not a true replica of a FIA. I talked to ERA but the SPF was the most practical option. Now I charge around on the backroads of Washington playing boy racer at 71...hell, I think I will by a scarf !! I would rather have that car than a Picasso but it would likely cost as much.
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05-02-2011, 02:38 PM
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Bartruff 1 ... you mentioned that this car might have been sold to Tombstone Johnston . I knew of , and watched him race at VIR and other tracks , Graham ( Tombstone ) Shaw . There are some pictures of Shaw in my gallery . Some coincidence that two people have the same handle .
Bob
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05-02-2011, 04:19 PM
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Quote:
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You even got the nose bar right, many don't but what the hay, mine is a SC poser not a true replica of a FIA. I talked to ERA but the SPF was the most practical option. Now I charge around on the backroads of Washington playing boy racer at 71...hell, I think I will by a scarf !! I would rather have that car than a Picasso but it would likely cost as much.
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These are the stories I love to hear! So you were actually there? I did a lap of Sicily a couple of years ago, and was in awe of just being on the same roads the Targa was run on, the same roads that legends like Dan Gurney and Bondurant raced on. Thanks for the great pics Tim.
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05-20-2011, 09:47 PM
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Sweet!!
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Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX
Great story about a great race car. I too, fell in love with the Cobra and its loud bellow as a little guy back in the sixties and built ERA 718 in '05/'06 after about forty years of lust. I still cannot get enough. Last year I built a scale replica of CSX 2323 and would build a full scale ERA FIA replica if space and cash permitted.
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Was this a scratch built model or a kit? I'd love to know more about it. Fantastic job  ! |
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