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What were they saying in 1963?
What was the buzz in the media about the Cobra in it's first serious year of racing?
Here is a rare two-page article that was in the Road America 500 Yearbook (Sep. 1963)... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...0page1b-ra.jpg http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...0page2b-ra.jpg (...there is a very interesting story about how I got this and, maybe, a few more pieces of vintage press to be posted in the next few weeks...I discovered a client of mine worked in the media and was part of a race team in the late fifties / early sixties...more to come.) |
Ron,
Do you have a copy of the November '65 Sports Car Graphic Magazine? It's the one with two 427 Cobras on the cover. It has a great article on the BB car's debut. I'd post as you have done but don't know how. Neat article you put up.:):) Al |
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http://www.erareplicas.com/history/scg_427/cover.jpg No need to scan; Bob P. has it up on the ERA site: http://www.erareplicas.com/history/scg_427/ |
They didn't show a detail picture of the comp car seat mounts by any chance , did they?:D
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No...but if you wait a minute......
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...I'll dig one out:
Underside of Comp Seat, showing mounting brackets (pic courtesy of CSX4027) |
A LIGHTER VERSION
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It may not be a pretty as the picture above, but it's easier to see the detail.
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Ron,
OMG....got tears in my eyes when I saw that cover! That's the mag. my Dad brought home in 1965, that gave me the bug, still inside of me 39 years later. Thanks...... |
Good stuff!!!! I look forward to seeing some more of this treasure trove of goodies you've stumbled on!
Ernie |
Great post Ron, just out of interest do we know who,s in the blue cobra on the cover of that SPG.
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One of the most wonderful description of the Cobra from the early years was.. "The KING KONG of Sportcars".
If you want to see the covers and read about the Cobra Press in books and magazines, then take a gander at my Cobra Web Bibliography. Just click the WWW button on my reply or go to the URL in my signature line. Just give it a while to load if you are on Dial Up. There is a book section and a magazine section. Both sections are alphabetically arranged. Additions are made just about every day as I go thru my vast collection and catalog and photgraph it. The KING KONG of Sportcars! Ya gotta love that... Cheers and Enjoy! |
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Ron -- THANKS! ....and Stan!
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If you missed them elsewhere, check out these from March 1964:
www.historicmustang.com/cobras.html Thanks, Henry |
Ron, great post. One of my project mangers brought me a couple of old Hot Rod rags with Cobra articles. If i was smart enough to use my scanner I would post up.
Jim |
Ron - your are amazing :cool: Now I'm looking for a picture of the first set of plugs used in the first Sebring Race.
Randy |
Hey......Isn't that #33 in the first picture Cal Metal's car, formerly owned by Bob Johnson?
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Ron ?????
Hey,
I am not trying to hijack your thread, but, any idea where that comp seat came from?? Motorsports Int, Cobra Restorers, or someone else ?? Thanks, Bill :D |
That was an original Comp seat, from an Orig Comp 427.
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Oh my !!!
I just figured it was another of Steve's great details.
Thanks, BC |
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