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kranky

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« Reply #105 on: March 29, 2020, 10:38:22 PM »
Grant photo #2 should be Santa Barbara, due to the concrete surface and the tar strips.  Grant photo #3 is Candlestick baseball park.  I'd say the gentleman at the wheel of the Grant Cobra in photo #3 is John Olson his main mechanic, what looks to possibly be George Lucas (Star Wars) Grant's other mechanic on the passenger rear fender....I don't recognize the other passenger on the driver's side rear fender at the moment (looks like, Peter Brock, but it's not him and I can't read the name on the jacket).

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« Reply #106 on: March 29, 2020, 11:12:02 PM »
Yes, Dodger Stadium in the one photo.

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« Reply #107 on: March 29, 2020, 11:18:39 PM »
Allen Grant did not race at Dodger Stadium....it's Candlestick park (San Francisco, Ca.)…2026 and 2002 were the only Cobras to race at Dodger Stadium (March 1963).

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« Reply #108 on: March 29, 2020, 11:41:06 PM »
Yep, I see it now, similar looking though.

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« Reply #109 on: March 29, 2020, 11:42:32 PM »
Thanks, as always, kranky!
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« Reply #111 on: April 07, 2020, 06:40:37 PM »
Wow Stan!!!

That was priceless!

Terrific footage of Lloyd Bridges driving the Silhouette (custom car built by Bill Cushenberry) and great footage of Ed Roth and his Surfite (designed by one of my favorite artists of all-time Ed Newton and built on a 1962 Mini).

And of course best of all is the awesome footage of Ken Miles and his son Peter and Ken driving the Cobra.

Stick with it, there is more Cobra footage around the 29 minute mark.

At the end, Peterson thanks "Shelby-American Motors".

Great stuff.

- Phillip
President, Delmarva Cougar Club - Brand Manager, Cougar Club of America

mark p

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« Reply #112 on: April 07, 2020, 07:40:33 PM »
there is another thread about this as well, over in the Lounge:
http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=9985.msg84058;topicseen#msg84058

Cool stuff, and thanks (Phillip) for those additional details.
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« Reply #113 on: April 08, 2020, 10:40:20 AM »
I think Ken Miles was not only the baddest to get behind the wheel of ANYTHING he drove, but out of the race car, he was just a cool freaking Dude, what with the sunglasses, no shirt, his stance, he was just BAD ASS 🏁🏁🏁

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« Reply #114 on: April 11, 2020, 03:44:01 PM »
Dan Gurney communicates in the universal language to an official at Monza Italy   8)

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« Reply #115 on: April 11, 2020, 06:14:46 PM »
LOL, I like that one.  Must be holding Gurney for a penalty.

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« Reply #116 on: April 11, 2020, 07:32:51 PM »
Looking for good captions on that one. Preferably in English. 8)

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« Reply #117 on: April 28, 2020, 07:46:39 AM »
Dan Gurney communicates in the universal language to an official at Monza Italy   8)

Mike

This is what happens when you "hang" with Ken Miles. You adopt his ways?

It has it's benefits. Your reply cuts to the heart of the matter. Simple and succinct.
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« Reply #118 on: April 28, 2020, 08:53:47 AM »
Speaking of Dan Gurney....

Here is one of his old Trans-Am rides kicking butt on the NASCAR Grand Touring (changed to Grand American in 1970) circuit.

Yes, this photo was shamefully pilfered from the internet, but it was so cool I had to share.

A client sent this to me for reference, I have recreated all of the decals for him to use on a tribute BME Grand Touring Cougar he has built.

That #16 on the roof is huge!

Back to this photo - it is Seiichi Suzuki at Daytona. For some reason there seem to be quite a few high quality photos taken of Suzuki and his Cougar at Daytona.

- Phillip

President, Delmarva Cougar Club - Brand Manager, Cougar Club of America

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« Reply #119 on: April 28, 2020, 03:29:25 PM »
Phillip, thanks for posting that image of the Suzuki Cougar, new one for me. I have info that says seven Cougars ran in the Trans-

Am series, years not specified, but I think it was the early years '67 '68.

Moffat

Tatum
              )-where these two the same car ?
Pendelton

Hagen

Bud Moore

Rainville ( X bud Moore ? written off at '68 Sebring)

Waco (Estes)  this one ran different colours, I think over two years

Info I have says only three exist ?

I have images of all of these in my files, Should we have a separate thread for these Cougars, and the ones that ran in the

 NASCAR series ? Or are they covered somewhere else here, or on another forum ?

Mike
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