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#446492 So here is the thing..............
Posted by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Nov 29, 2017 at 01:51PM in response to #446486
CSX2137 was indeed the first Cobra to win a FIA event with Dan Gurney driving.

The model however seems to be carrying the livery of the car as it raced at Riverside in October of 1963 and not Bridgehampton the month prior. The FIA winning car at Bridgehampton carried only a Goodyear decal on the fender, not the Shell decal, and did not carry the Autolite decal. The #99 numerals on the sides were smaller than the ones on the front and rear and I think also a different font.

None of this would really matter too much except CSX2137 did not win at Riverside and Bondurant was the driver, not Gurney.

The model itself looks pretty good except that if it is the Riverside car the mirror should be on the driver door and not on the dash - Gurney liked it on the dash, Bondurant on the door.

Also, if the car has four point seat belts it is incorrect. If they used belts at all in 1963 it was only a lap belt.


Hope this helps.

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