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Originally Posted by Buzz
Good eye re the overspray on the grommets Dan! Bear in mind that since it appears to be a European publication, that may well be a COB/COX car in the photo and as such could have some trim or spec variations not necessarily consistent with the better known CSX Cobras.
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COB/COX ( the platform of the AC 289 Sports plus some FE powered cars) cars had front fenders like late 427 Cobras....the fender shown in the magazine indicate very early CSX31XX street car.
You can't look at a coil spring COB/COX car today and be confident what type hubs it originally had. The standard hubs for these cars were spline drive for wire wheels. (The offset of the 15X6 wire wheels used were also different than the 15X6 wire wheels for Cobras. The Dunlop part numbers stamped into the rims are different to make it clear which wheel you have in your hands.) The hubs for these cars are different than rack and pinion Cobras (CSX2201 and up) and 427 Cobras (any variation). I have loose known original examples of hubs from all three car types front and rear. They are different. Long ago unless the car was being raced seriously few if any people would have gone to the considerable trouble and considerable expense to replace all the hubs, KOs, and wheels just for looks. Since a high percentage of these rare cars have been converted to 427 Cobra specification now it is easy to forget they were wire wheel cars when new except in a few rare exceptions.
The AC Cars installed insignia on the nose would have been "AC" script instead of a C3RA Ford COBRA emblem. Again, over the years many AC medallions have been replaced with some type COBRA one.
I have only gotten to study a couple of COB/COX coil spring cars in original configuration and they also had the large diameter turn lamps like late 427 Cobras.
I'll stick with my assessment that it is a very early CSX31XX car tarted up quickly for a magazine photo shoot.