Ludovic Carron is (was) the owner of this car. It was on display at the 2008 Le Mans classic event. He did also the Tour De France auto finished third.
the roadster donor chassis was COX 6002.
he also races in vintage racing with the cobra beside it:
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Originally Posted by Historybuff
A few years ago there was mention on forums of
a French vintage racing team that had a genuine AC Cobra 289 roadster rebodied as a coupe. They painted it in '65 livery, dark blue with the fat white stripes and it is allowed to race in vintage racing as a '65 Cobra.
I would presume that was either bodied at McCluskeys or bodied in Europe.
Later there was a rumor that a famous Grand Prix driver bought it. Was it Schumacher? He could afford to buy it with the change in his pocket.
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