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Originally Posted by Harpoon PV2
To think, they were almost scrapped, because Shelby and Ford had no use for them! Alan Mann, deserves so much more credit not just for the 1965 Division III championship, plus, the only Cobra and only Ford to finish in the 1965 Le Mans. but also for saving all the Daytona Coupes! Cheers, Dennis
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The story I heard had them scheduled to be put on a barge to be sunk or dumped (not sure which) in the Atlantic because no one wanted to pay the $1,500 (reportedly) to ship them back to the USA. As you said, Dennis, it was Alan Mann who was credited with saving the day and the cars.