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Old 08-23-2013, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock View Post
Forgive my curiousness, but to finish the story, what did CS finally do with them?
One was a 289 FIA car--Carroll told us he was going to use it to restore an original car.

One was a 427 car--Carroll worked with Planet Electric to turn it into an electric car. The main rails were cut out to hold the batteries. I think the project was abandoned and the car was eventually sold.

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