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Originally Posted by mrmustang
Interesting question, why do you ask?
Bill S.
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I happen to be in Italy when Shelby's Cobra Team raced at the Targa in 1964. It was amazing, every time they even started the cars the Italians would go nuts. Most of them had never heard a big block (289) American V8a and the noise would shake the ground. As I recall, all the cars were a light blue (Ford Viking Blue) and Gurney's car had a red/orange nose bar and Phil Hills had a yellow one. Anyway, Gurney's car finished 8th overall and really was the hit of the race except for some local school teacher that won . I thought if I ever had a Cobra I would want one that looked like that #146. Of course I never imagined there would be a replicar industry 44 years later but since there is, I will take delivery of a Superformance in those colors this month. I was just curious about what had happened to the original CSX2323 and I am please to know that it has been restored and would make a "pilgrimage" just to see it.