Shelby Registery Question

[Excaliber]

...the gear shift aint right.....

Ernie

[Rick Yeager]

Another question for the Registry. A fellow with whom I work at times said that he had a "Hurst" 427 Cobra when he was in Residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The only story he tells about it is how someone stole the transmission out of it while it was parked in a gaurded parking lot at the hospital. I have never asked but assumed he had purchased it new. His name is Sandy Schen. Would the Registry have record of that car? If so what color was it and what production number was it? If practicle, I would like to get a die cast model similiar to that and give it to him as a gift. He has been very helpful. I thank you in advance for any information you might share.

[Nedsel]

Rick:

The registry shows no record of a Sandy Schen as a former Cobra owner. Also, to our knowledge, no original Cobras were delivered with Hurst equipment. A number of owners modified their shift linkage(s) to Hurst, but I have never even heard of a Hurst transmission.

[Excaliber]

Boy can you imagine what a job that would be stealing just the trans out of a Cobra? Those things are a nightmare to get out when you have all the time in the world and plenty of tools to go with it. LOL

Ernie

[Rick Yeager]

Ned, thank you for checking. I'll see if I can learn more from Sandy.

Rick

[Traveller]

The movie was released in the U.S. under this title:



I wonder, is that's the car in question..............?

[Bud Man]

No doubt 6132 has a toploader with a tailshaft casing that accommodates the center mounting, as opposed to the correct rear casting boss used on the Shelby cars. Certainly easy to remedy.

Several of Brian Angliss' continuation cars, both LHD and RHD exhibit this shifter location. Both Labans and Legates books include cars (all UK based) as such, including Rod Leach's extraordinary twin turbo car. My understanding is that from an ergonomics standpoint, a forward location is more desireable.

As beautifully crafted as these cars are, very few built by Angliss were dead on. Many of the "non-original" features, such as fiberglass inner fender panels, improved brake component location, etc., are desireable attributes in the real world.

Bud