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Yes, Keating Ford is perhaps within 80 miles of each of those dealers. I suspect that, since Keating is in Stratford, which is/was the home of Avco Lycoming Jet Engines and Sikorsky Aircraft, that many test pilots who lived here in and around town would ask for these cars, as my memory serves. So I would imagine that the cars found their way there via the larger dealers that you mentioned. Many were ordered specially for customers and stored in the showroom and not out on the lot.

The general area of lower Fairfield County, being very affluent, has always supported unique purveyors of automobiles. During that same period, the NART Ferarri team was located nearby, and Win Sports and Imports delt in Morris, Jensen, Austin-Healey and such. Also, Pray had Porsche while Helmuts had BMW. There was always something fast and hot and exotic around in those days. I also do remember Keating having Shelby GT350's in the showroom, but only on occasion.

BTW, do you know what the demographic age was of the original Cobra purchaser? These cars were very expensive in their day and I would imagine that factor would limit the buyers to the affluent? (older clients?)

Here in New England, no one of correct mental capability would use a Cobra (then or now) as an every day driver, the weather being what it is.