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Two weeks to go, which seems a good time to wish happy holidays to our Shelby community.

Unless I'm mistaken with my chassis identification, P/1052 is set to cross the auction block at Mecum Kissimmee, Jan 2-14, 2024.

According to the catalogue description, this original MkI road car hasn't been seen publicly in nearly 30 years and was just restored by RUF Automobiles.

See Lot R799.2 at: www.mecum.com/lots/1106987/1966-ford-gt40-mki-road-car/

Sorry to say that I found a couple boo-boos in the latest edition of The Shelby American magazine.

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1. This short article about the 427 Cobra that Peter Klutt showed at Pebble Beach last month erroneously refers to the car as the one Barn Find Hunter Tom Cotter uncovered in 2018. That particular car was CSX3278. The car Klutt showed at Pebble was CSX3349 (not CSX2249), the Penn Brothers drag car.

You can watch the Hagerty Barn Find Hunter episodes featuring CSX3278 here:

• Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRKSmHgzdE
• Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t4aO-XuUHY
• Part 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnU9jcOEE2o



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2. This short article tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe had been interested in buying a pink Cobra shortly before her tragic death. Now I can't say whether or not the text/story is true, but the accompanying image definitely isn't. It's a joke photo I created back in May 2021. I had modified a real photo of Marilyn reading the script to "Niagara" to look like the cover of the AC Cobra chassis manual.    This joke photo has gone mildly viral. I've since learned it was also used on a cover of the AC Owners Club magazine last year.

I've just come across this photo which was taken May 29, 2018, in SoCal and shows the late Rush drummer Neil Peart with his long-time drum kit setup man Lorne "Gump" Wheaton. As you can see, there's a lovely 289 Cobra in the background.

I know Peart was a rabid motorcycle fan, but am wondering whether he also owned a Cobra? If so, did Peart own an original CSX2000-series Cobra or a high-quality replica? If it's original, which CSX is it? Or does the Cobra belongs to Wheaton?

I've asked Wheaton via Twitter to confirm whose Cobra it is, but haven't gotten a response.

Grateful for any feedback from my fellow Shelby enthusiasts.

Just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season.



(The sharp-eyed among you will recognize where this original artwork came from...)