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I was gratified the piece mentioned two facts that are rarely included in a telling of the legend: Alan Mann directed the Cobra effort in 1965, winning the World Sports Car Championship; John Wyer won Le Man in 1968 and 1969, using the 5-litre Ford GT40 the company had abandoned as no longer suitable to be raced in a corporate campaign.
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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