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Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
Lordy!
UGLY Fender Flares? Those gotta go!
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Yeah, I know Karl
That was my first reaction when I saw the car. The more I saw it they sort of grew on me. As it turns out there were several cars built with those flares some by Shelby and some outside Shelby. I believe the total count could be done on one hand with a few fingers missing.
I did a little research on the car after I first saw it. There were precious few with these sorts of flares. Interestingly the Kirkhams built a few 289 cars with a similar (I think slightly less prominent) fender flare treatment.
Like yourself my preference is the more traditional treatment but when everything is said and done, it is still an original Cobra. BTW if anyone is interested in some of its back story, it is CSX2225 and you can find it on page 166 of the registry.
Ed