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Originally Posted by PeteF
I saw CSX3279 on display at the AACA Hershey Fall Meet in early October. I had heard that some of the later 427 cars had no chin oil cooler scoop, but this is the first one I have ever seen. Very original looking, with original Blue Dot tires with cracks, and 11,800 miles on the odometer. Seems like kind of a shame that no one was driving it and enjoying it all these years. |
While it is true that "late" 427 Cobras lacked the
oil cooler scoop, that practice didn't start until the 3300-series cars. 3279 originally had the scoop, hence at some point it was removed.