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Old 01-20-2013, 11:12 AM
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There has been a great deal of speculation about why this Cobra had both the available comp options as well as street equipment on it as ordered by Reventlow. Fortunately, Carroll remembered the story and a few years before he died he explained that Lance was not the real buyer of this car. His father, Count Reventlow, was, and he wanted the car to induce Lance's half-brother "Dickie" to return to the U.S. from a trip in Europe. So he asked Lance, who knew cars, to choose something Dickie might really like, and CSX 2 0 3 2 is what Lance ordered up, with as many options on it as one could possibly imagine for a fun-car. But the gambit did not work, and Dickie remained in Europe, partying, much to his family's disapproval. The Cobra was never used by Lance - contrary to the ramblings of one malcontent who seems hell-bent on altering history - and was sold once it was clear Dickie didn't want the car.
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