Question for our resident experts, or those that have first hand knowledge of this program. With the yellow nose stripe, white roundels & white wheels, was there a specific CSX2xxx car these Cobras modeled after? Or is this a conglomeration of several FIAs?
For comparison, below are photos of CSX2323 that I took at Canepa several years ago now, when it was on display … have to say, to my mind it does not get much better than this.
CSX2323
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tkb289,
I to am a fan of the 289 FIA cut back door cars, after all the Cobra Coupes along with these cars were the cars that challenged and beat Ferrari winning the 1965 World Manufacturer's Championship. There were five 289 FIA cut back door cars made specifically for the FIA Category III GT Class in the European Racing Series. For the 1964 season they were all painted the Viking Blue team color and had a stripe across the nose and front fenders (like CSX 2323 you show above). CSX 2259 had a white stripe, CSX two two six zero had a yellow stripe, CSX 2301 had a maroon stripe, CSX 2323 had a bright reddish-orange stripe and CSX 2345 had a white stripe. Hope this helps answer your question.
K