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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / For Sale - AC Cobra MkIII / 289 Sports Project

« on: December 14, 2017, 18:54:06 »

Given that I have not been able to track down the current owner of 1967 AC 289 Sports COX 6118 to return the original parts to the continuous historied car (I previously posted on this forum trying to track down the owner and have been in touch with RS) and due to the fact I want to focus on finishing and racing my 289, I have sadly decided to sell the majority of parts from my AC Cobra MkIII / 289 Sports project. It is listed for sale here:
   
   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1966-AC-Cobra-MkIII-289-Sports-Shelby-427-Cobra-Project-largely-original/232597196081
   
   Detailed photo of the parts I am selling are at the Flickr album here:
   
   https://www.flickr.com/photos/63237722@N04/albums/72157661597777237
   
   If anyone in the club is interested at all, then please let me know. Not one for the faint-hearted!
   
   Many thanks.

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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / AC 289 Sports COX 6118

« on: June 12, 2017, 16:22:30 »

Does anyone have the contact details of the current owner of AC 289 Sports COX 6118? (I have already tried the ACOC Register). I am trying to reunite a collection of original parts I have with the continuous historied car. I believe the car is currently painted red and located in France.
   
   Any help would be much appreciated. Many thanks.

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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / Shelby 427 Cobras - Original Paint Colours

« on: June 30, 2016, 11:36:38 »

I have been trying to do some research on the original colours of all the Shelby 427 Cobras and have managed to find the original colours as shipped of the 30 S/Cs but have struggled to find details of the customer car colours. The details I have for the 30 S/Cs are the following:
   
   CSX3015 09/1965 Metallic Blue Twin-Paxton, Shelby's car
   CSX3021 09/1966 Hertz Gold Earliest S/C by chassis number
   CSX3022 10/1966 Primer (Painted Gold by the dealer)
   CSX3023 09/1966 Guardsman Blue
   CSX3024 09/1966 Red
   CSX3025 12/1966 White
   CSX3030 01/1966 Green First S/C sold
   CSX3031 05/1966 Guardsman Blue
   CSX3032 06/1966 Sapphire Blue
   CSX3033 05/1966 Ivy Green
   CSX3034 06/1966 White
   CSX3035 08/1966 Silver
   CSX3036 06/1966 Green
   CSX3037 06/1966 Green
   CSX3038 08/1966 Candy Apple Red
   CSX3039 02/1966 Sapphire Blue
   CSX3040 08/1966 Sapphire Blue
   CSX3041 06/1966 Guardsman Blue
   CSX3042 11/1966 Sapphire Blue
   CSX3043 10/1966 Blue
   CSX3044 11/1966 Sapphire Blue
   CSX3045 05/1966 Red
   CSX3046 08/1966 Guardsman Blue
   CSX3047 08/1966 Hertz Gold
   CSX3048 11/1966 Primer
   CSX3049 06/1966 Guardsman Blue
   CSX3050 07/1966 Orange
   CSX3051 07/1966 Guardsman Blue
   CSX3052 08/1966 Blue
   CSX3053 08/1966 Red Last Comp car chassis
   
   I believe the different paint colours for the customer cars were as follows:
   
   Guardsman Blue A-1630
   Charcoal (Lincoln Charcoal Frost) A-1786
   Ivy Green (Custom) A-1738
   Raven Black A-946
   Maroon (Custom)
   Silver (1965 Lincoln Silver Mink) A-1784
   White - A-1347
   Rangoon Red A-1440-R
   Wimbledon White A-1633
   
   Any help on how many of the 427 Cobras were painted in each colour (and if I have missed any colours) would be much appreciated. Apologies if I have missed an obvious source or this has already been discussed on the forum elsewhere.
   
   Many thanks.