Emailed conversation courtesy of Russ & Barrie...can anyone else help with required items?
Dear Barrie,
I have recently purchased CS2030 which needs some loving care, it was involved in an accident and fire in the 60’s and poorly repaired, I hope to rectify this.
Among other things, I need most of the parts for the interior including all the gauges, switches, seats, door catches, etc.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Russ.
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Russ,
How nice to hear from you - I have been toying with the idea of making contact, as I thought '33 might be a help with '30 and you have such an important and historic Cobra there.
I think you will find the parts you list:
Gauges - Smiths gauges still built by
Speedograph/Caerbont with correct open chaplet faces.
The ammeter should be the Lucas 30 amp job which does not match the other dials, easy to find as they were fitted to everything.
The Smiths clock is an older pattern than the one Caerbont are doing.
Switches - Lucas tumbler switches etc. Holden Vintage and Classic or Autosparks.
Did '30 have the Volkswagen trafficator switch as was used on the production rack and pinion cars? Likewise was it the first use of the later dished alloy steering wheel?
Silent Travel Wilmot Breeden locks - best source for correct replicas Paul Beck Vintage Supplies.
David Sanderson has more detailed knowledge of the Ace and Cobra than anyone else and huge experience in building parts and rebuilding cars.
Please keep in touch and feel free to ask about the inevitable restoration headaches.
Barrie
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Dear Barrie,
Thank you for your reply and thank you for your advice, it is very much appreciated.
I have a good picture of my cars original dashboard,
[see above post, Nik] The dials currently available are close but are all slightly different i.e. Made in UK as opposed to made in England and different increments on the Oil temp and water temp gauges. I would like to get them as close as possible, I believe you can have custom faces produced. I may enquire about this if I can’t find originals.
‘30’ did have the VW traficator and dished steering wheel (as can be seen on the picture) it also has a Rover 2000 type dipswitch which I am keen to source, there seem to be a few variations of this. I think the correct one for my car is just a light and dipswitch, some appear to include a horn. Do you have a good picture of the correct one for my car or better still a part number
David Sanderson spent an afternoon looking at the car.
I am happy to run the car as it is, but don’t want it off the road for more than a winter for restoration, I want the satisfaction of doing as much myself as possible.
I would like to source a 260 motor and a Frogeye dynamo.
Other parts I am on the look-out for are:-, header tank, radiator grill, hood frame, hood, side screens, dashboard, grab handle, glovebox lock, bonnet locks, and boot stay. I would imagine I can source reproductions of these or have them made but would like to use original parts where possible. If you have any of these or know the whereabouts of any I would like to hear from you.
I am trying to source the title of a book my car appears in, do you recognise it?
[Above post, Identified by me as Rinsey Mills` "Essential AC Cobra". Nik] Doctored pictures of my car were used for the 289 sales brochure (see above), do you know anyone who may have a spare I can purchase, there is one currently on EBay for £83 but looking back at completed listings others have sold in the past for half that price.
Best regards,
Russ.