Lori and I drove CSX2367 to The Detroit Historical Society's warehouse Tuesday morning (30 miles, 32 degrees!) to provide our Cobra as comparison to the two prototypes stored there. Tom Cotter was filming two episodes of Barn Find Hunter - one on the 200 donated cars stored there at old Fort Wayne and the other episode on the Cobra Cougar and the Bordinat Cobra, both built on Cobra tube chassis. These two cars have been seen at a few shows over the years, neither currently runs, and they are in ok condition. I'll post when this episode is available to watch, should be a fun show. The cars are all stored in car cacoon bubbles, and are a wide variety from Brass, to Scarabs, to multiple prototype/show cars. Dave
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CSX 2000 Series / Two prototype Cobras, CSX2367 and Tom Cotter at Detroit Historical warehouse
November 19, 2023, 09:20:46 AM #2
CSX 2000 Series / CSX2367 at the New Detroit Concours
September 22, 2022, 11:17:28 AM
We had our Cobra at the new downtown Detroit Concours (ex-Meadowbrook and St Johns) over the weekend. The judge with the hat while I'm flashing the lights, horn, etc is Jean Jennings. She was editor of Automobile Magazine for a decade and is in many photos with Carroll Shelby from those years.
Memories...
There were concerns about this traditionally large multi make invitational show surviving takeover by Hagerty and the move to downtown. It went great. Lori and I have participated since the Meadowbrook days, and some of the fun support events have returned, like an entrants strolling dinner Friday eve and a black tie event Saturday evening. The DIA grounds have enough grass and trees to make the setting comfortable, and the organizers worked out all the logistics of parking, security, meals, etc very well.
CSX 2367 won its class of 50's and 60's sports cars, which had a real range including a Cunningham, Nash Heally, Kaiser-Darrin etc.
Dave
Memories...
There were concerns about this traditionally large multi make invitational show surviving takeover by Hagerty and the move to downtown. It went great. Lori and I have participated since the Meadowbrook days, and some of the fun support events have returned, like an entrants strolling dinner Friday eve and a black tie event Saturday evening. The DIA grounds have enough grass and trees to make the setting comfortable, and the organizers worked out all the logistics of parking, security, meals, etc very well.
CSX 2367 won its class of 50's and 60's sports cars, which had a real range including a Cunningham, Nash Heally, Kaiser-Darrin etc.
Dave
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The Lounge / Garage art. CSX manifolds
July 04, 2020, 05:49:03 PM
Happy 4th!!!
I'm sure this group can appreciate fine wall art in our garages. I looked for a long time to find a set of proper 289 CSX manifolds, and here they are on the wall. Left to right are pre WWII Jaguar SS manifolds, early and then late Jaguar DOHC manifolds (all porcelained) and then 289 CSX cast manifolds with down pipes. The CSX manifolds were supplied by AC and shipped with the Cobras, and of course many were replaced with headers.
Lori and I drive our cars and experience says exhaust manifolds are susceptible to road damage/deterioration. So no excuses now! Dave.
I'm sure this group can appreciate fine wall art in our garages. I looked for a long time to find a set of proper 289 CSX manifolds, and here they are on the wall. Left to right are pre WWII Jaguar SS manifolds, early and then late Jaguar DOHC manifolds (all porcelained) and then 289 CSX cast manifolds with down pipes. The CSX manifolds were supplied by AC and shipped with the Cobras, and of course many were replaced with headers.
Lori and I drive our cars and experience says exhaust manifolds are susceptible to road damage/deterioration. So no excuses now! Dave.
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Up For Auction / Mecum Indy Cobras
May 16, 2019, 07:06:31 PM
Multiple 289 and 427 Cobras going thru this auction Friday and Saturday. Most of these are well done restorations. So prices will be interesting.
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The Lounge / London to Brighton Run Nov 4 2018
November 11, 2018, 04:37:04 PM
OK, I didn't drive the Cobra on this event, but it's certainly in line with all of us car fans.
Rich Foster and I checked off another of our post retirement goals by finishing the London to Brighton Run for pre 1905 vehicles last Sunday. It celebrates the law change that eliminated the requirement for a flagman to walk in front of your vehicle to warn the horses... We had acquired a 1903 Darracq. Single cylinder that runs basically at a fixed RPM, road speed is set by the three speed transmission, about 15 MPH top speed. Took us seven hours to complete the 60 miles. About 50 degrees, windy and humid, but no rain. 400 cars start, about 80% finish. There are many support events, we enjoyed the Royal Automobile Club receptions the most. Lori and Diana followed us on the L to B route on a double decker bus.
Dave. CSX #2367
Rich Foster and I checked off another of our post retirement goals by finishing the London to Brighton Run for pre 1905 vehicles last Sunday. It celebrates the law change that eliminated the requirement for a flagman to walk in front of your vehicle to warn the horses... We had acquired a 1903 Darracq. Single cylinder that runs basically at a fixed RPM, road speed is set by the three speed transmission, about 15 MPH top speed. Took us seven hours to complete the 60 miles. About 50 degrees, windy and humid, but no rain. 400 cars start, about 80% finish. There are many support events, we enjoyed the Royal Automobile Club receptions the most. Lori and Diana followed us on the L to B route on a double decker bus.
Dave. CSX #2367
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