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Old 06-15-2004, 02:41 PM
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CSX 700: The 4 cars I mentioned, plus one I didn't - CSX 2459 - were all built at AC Cars as race cars with the wide fenders & cutback doors. From a bodywork standpoint, they were all constructed identically to the other cars you talked about earlier. Where they eventually differed was the result of the manner in which they were completed at SAI.

I never asked Rinsey how he differentiated the cars in his latest book, but since he used the AC production records as his guide, it's possible they made different notations that he repeated. In any case, I am certain he would agree with the total count of 16 factory-built "cutback door" Cobras.
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