Thread: RumOR: Walter Mitty Challenge to feature Ford this year
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Old 05-03-2008, 07:09 PM
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Ah, Entdoc, nice to see "my" old GT40, it looks great, and I miss taking it out for drives.

I stand corrected, and I'm glad I do. I went and visited the Cobra today in the paddock, and it is indeed a real 289 Cobra, CSX-2473, the "winningest 289 Cobra of all time". Very nice man, Mr. Don Roberts, who bought the car in 1966 from it's original owner, James Findlay, as Shelby employee, was very kind to talk to me all about the history and gave me a color print of an article written about the car in the Sept/Oct 2006 Vintage Motorsport Magazine. Thanks to him for sharing a few minutes of his time.

Once again, I guess the weather held back any sort of a crowd, the place was sickeningly "underpopulated" of spectators. Great on track action today.
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