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I hate to burst your bubble (I was going to see how far the conversation would go on this) but he has been offered north of $50K for the top. If you have one of the other Le Mans cars, this is an integral piece of the puzzle; otherwise, you are always making apologies for your car.
As far as engines go, how does one document an original motor for something like the Flip Top. Is the motor indexed to the CSX VIN number? Ford didn't do that, although GM started it in 1959. If you don't have the original invoice on your CSX you will never know if the correct motor is in the car. Most don't have the invoice so the issue can't be proven or disproven, for that matter. The casting date means bupkis since it could have been one motor out of many.
BTW, the notoreity of the FT is with the design of the body which is totally unique to any Cobra and the connection to Ken Miles. The 390 is significant but to a lesser extent. If I were Rich, I would have someone cast an aluminum block (427) reconfigure it to 390 cid and slap on a '64 casting date. Done deal.
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