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Old 08-13-2013, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan Case View Post
The very first Cobras did not have heater/demister units. At least one very early first batch car had some version described as being a 'Smiths' unit worked to fit after original sale of the car. The production heaters were made by Delaney-Gallay even though new car invoices indicated Smiths all through subsequent production. (There are several situations where what the used and what book keepers called them were very much different.) Original Delaney-Gallay parts and assemblies rarely get as far as a public sale with so many people wanting anything in any condition. About a decade ago a new old stock core for a Cobra was in an ebayŽ listing and the competition in that auction was truly amazing.

The heater housing was painted in a 'battleship gray' type color. Some units received a metal identification tag and some did not, both ways are Cobra correct. Years ago a company called Motorsports International sold a reproduction of the tag.
Dan,

Thank you ,have the correct one with the correct car but never fitted ,any pics fitted in a car with correct bracket etc....?
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