[Nedsel]

A point that shouldn't be overlooked is that the seller(s), a dealership in Florida, like the prior owner, quote from the 1982 Cobra Registry rather than the more recent editions. This, of course, is because the later ones clearly explain what the car is in a less favorable light than the earlier books.

Fact is, the explanations offered here thus far are right on the money - COB 6132 was originally a long wheelbase chassis, with the B in the VIN denoting a chassis intended as right-hand-drive. It was sold as such to Paramount Studios, but was not needed for the movie they bought it for. Brian Angliss made it into a 427 Cobra replica circa '82.