Richard Raskin and the Shelby Cobra

[Cal Metal]

Seville was too easy. Try this one on for size--no pun intended. Ron (Computerworks) has to abstain since there is a family connection. Who is Richard Raskin?

[computerworks]

(..just checked to see who answered... and found no posts!)

I know why... Cal's typo.. it was Richard Raskind... with a "d" ...but not for long.

[Mark IV]

...do you mean......RENEE RICHARDS!!!!!!!!!?????????????

Hey, do a search, I posted this one two years ago and even made a comment about Turk finding two small, shrivled prunes under the seat of his car!

And how about the connect of "ROCKY" to Shelby....and I do not mean when the studio gave Slyvester a Cobra for doing "Cobra".

Rick

[Cal Metal]

My apologies for the typo. Made it harder to find on Google, I guess.

Ron, was the name change to Richards in honor and respect for you or was there another reason??

[Excaliber]

Well,,,,that explians the Dr. Richard Raskin in Denmark whom I was pretty sure did not have a connection to the Cobra clan.

Threw a little curve ball in there just to make it interesting huh???

You rascal. Ha!

Ernie

[CSX 4039]

You might say he "parked his Cobra in the garage".

[Mark IV]

.. I think it is a prety safe bet that he will NEVER park his "Cobra" in the "garage" again. The "trouser snake has left the building..."

And how about the connect of "ROCKY" to Shelby....and I do not mean when the studio gave Slyvester a Cobra for doing "Cobra".

Still looking for this....do a searc back a couple of years ago, the answer is here.


Rick

[computerworks]

Originally posted by Cal Metal


Ron, was the name change to Richards in honor and respect for you or was there another reason??

Oh, absolutely... that was the best Uncle.... err, Aunt.... uhhh, ...relative, a kid could have!


(Actually.... no relation to me.)

[computerworks]

Rick...

Here you are; you can sleep tonite!

Old Renee thread

Cal... you posed that question back in April 2001

[computerworks]

From the Registry:

CSX 3154-
Invoice #1811, dated 10/26/65 billed to Gotham Ford, NY, NY. Green/Black, 427, $6,145.00. Instead of shipping to Gotham, Richards requested the car be retained at SAI. Richards picked up the car at SAI and drove it to Portland, Oregon. Richards, a medical student, was doing post grad work at Oregon. Heading back south, Richards hit a rock on the Pacific Coast highway and put a hole in the pan. The engine was rebuilt at a local garage in Newport, Oregon with Richards doing some of the work. Following that, Richards drove the car to the University of Iowa where he/she was doing a medical residency at the U. of I. In '67 Richards flew a plane back to NY and hired a college student to drive the Cobra cross country. An electrical fire, likely caused by a newly installed tape deck, broke out in western Pa. and 3154 had to be left in McKeesport for repairs. It was subsequently sold.

Richards underwent a well publicized sex change operation and wrote a biography titled, "Second Serve", which included accounts of her Cobra ownership. The book featured a pic of her taking delivery of 3154 at SAI. As we all know Richard went on to become a fairly (semi) famous tennis star.

[BO DUTCH]

This is known as "Cobra Closet History"

Its still interesting !!

[Charlie]

So its true then! . . . this car IS an extension of ones "member" . . . or in Richard's case, replacement for one's missing member!