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Originally posted by nikbj68
Begging for another clue here...what`s the year? If fathers` day was Sunday, June 19th, it could be `66, `77 or `83, and I`d guess `77, but who would have that many bodies stacked in `77?
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What was the address of Brian Angliss` 'Cobra Parts'(pre-Autokraft)? Chessington, somewhere!
Am I close? I suspect not, guessing it`s in the U.S somewhere..(Maybe 'Cobra Performance' of Sacremento, California?)
Aha...They must be Shelby`s 'LOST' chassis` that turned up later...(or not, as the case may be![B)])
What remains an open question to me is the date of the brochure. If I follow the `66, `77 or `83 track, only `77 or `83 remain, because according to his homepage McCluskey started to restore Cobras in 1969. The Daytona body can be CSX2299, 2300 or 2602, because McCluskey restored these Coupés. CSX 2300 was restored before `83, CSX 2602 after 1990, CSX 2299 not stated (source: "Daytona Cobra Coupés" by Brock, Friedman, Stauffer). Obviously Buffums was closed in 1991 due to financial problems.
Another track is the blue car. I only found one source which claimed that the continuation Cobra´s were build in 91/92.
According to his homepage, McCluskey restored CSX 3012, 3016, 3022, 3025, 3032, 3035, 3039, 3041 and 3043 (and CSX 3034: "3034 was shipped by its fifth owner, Gary Yahnke, to Mike McCluskey for restoration in 1977, during which it was repainted
Black.").
3016 is a darker
blue.
http://www.tenmagallop.co.jp/page009.html CSX3022: "Wayne: Our car is the much more valuable CSX 3022, an SC Cobra. It was owned by Ron McClure of Pasadena, who had McCluskey restore the car to original specification with medium-riser 427, painted
blue with white stripes. The car has been in a number of magazines, like Automobile Quarterly vol 22, number 3, and was the subject of a rather famous David Kimble cutaway drawing which was made into a poster. In the late eighties, McClure had a smash-up with a Cadillac, sued his insurance company, and, I am told, recovered big bucks plus possession of the damaged car. Last owner, as of about 10 years ago, was Drew Serb of Orinda, who had the car restored and painted silver with thin stripes of red, white and blue. Original SC's in restored condition, with original chassis, etc. have got to be worth in vicinity of a million: there were only 54 coil spring Competition and SC Cobras made. I think one is going to auction during Classic Car Race week. Later, buddy. --Patrick
3025: ?
3032: ?
3035: ?
3039: ?
3041: ?
3043: ?
O.k., `77 or `83, who cares. I like the brochure and think it is an funny piece of Cobra history!
Michael
