Random car pictures

[gt350hr]

Was Ron Butler also the first guy to make a fiberglass Cobra kit car?

At least that was what I read in the magazines in the mid to late 70's.

    No.

[Shawn]

I actually purchased this car back in 2013

[Cobra Ned]

Was Ron Butler also the first guy to make a fiberglass Cobra kit car?

At least that was what I read in the magazines in the mid to late 70's.

From what I remember, Butler bought the assets of Steven Arntz's Cobra replica business. Arntz was one of the first Cobra kit manufacturers in the mid 1970s. Allied Industries had made fibreglass Cobra bodies long before that, but I don't think they sold "Cobra kits" in the way we mean them now.

Ken Young had a 289 Cobra around 75-6 that had a full fiberglass body on it. Maybe Allied was mentioned, I don't remember? It was a late car as I remember. A CSX 25... something.

There was some discussion about "a company" offering fiberglass replacement bodies.
At the time I don't even think Arntz was building replicas yet.

Maybe Ned can shed some light on this?

I believe Arntz made the first complete Cobra replica kit, while various manufacturers offered fiberglass bodies as repair parts before that. I do not know who made the body on Ken Young's former car, CSX 2506.

[mikeh]

I actually purchased this car back in 2013

Cool pics! Did you end up restoring it??

[JohnB]

8T02S12686500527

In Norway

Not mine!

[honker]

Tiger at a PA. hill climb.

Mike

[Side-Oilers]

Cool Tiger.

I've towed quite a lot with single-axle trailers over the years (many without decent tires or trailer brakes) but they sure look crazy unsafe now.

[FL SAAC]

Just a Ford

[TJinSA]

Just a Ford

MY EYES!  THE PAIN! MY EYES!

[Shawn]

I actually purchased this car back in 2013

Cool pics! Did you end up restoring it??

Yes restored the car and had it sold prior to painting. 

[557]

Just a Ford

.   Looks like a pimped out gremlin."A seat for every ass".

[jguyer]

For your consideration, one from 1967, one from 2011. Note: not the same cars/drivers/locations.

[shelbydoug]

GREAT pictures John!

[kranky]

For your consideration, one from 1967, one from 2011. Note: not the same cars/drivers/locations.

Is the 1967 photo from the June or August Waterford Hills races?

[Side-Oilers]

Optical illusion, or is car 274 about to lose the left-rear tire?