Well, I shot 1500 photos and it took 22 hours to load them all to Fotki.
The Cobras there were:
CSX2153
COB6008
CSX2131 (Willment Coupe)
COB6042
CSX2127
CSX2299 (Daytona Coupe)
And one more in Alan Mann livery that I do not know the chassis number of.
Here is the car if anybody can ID it:
The rest of the Cobras can be seen at:
http://public.fotki.com/VRM/fordshelby/shelby-cobras/
They still have the 'new' tag on them, and should for a few more days.
CSX2299 blew it's engine and I got some great pics of the car with the entire front and engine removed as it was being replaced.
Most of the Cobra pics are all sorted, but I am still working on Jags, Ferraris, and other things.
The event was fantastic, but I only saw a few minutes of some of the races as I spent almost all the time in the paddock. Except for a half hour here or there when a friend of mine insisted that we go have lunch. Waste of time if you ask me...
My travel buddy knows the dad of one of the guys who restored the Cooper Maserati that was there for the Roy Salvadori tribute. They broke a brand new halfshaft and almost didn't get to race, but they managed to find one in time. Salvadori himself came over to check out the car, and he seemed pretty impressed.
The pre-'66 car park is better than some regular car shows. it's usually full of Jaguars, Astons, Triumphs, and so on. Every once in a while you would see a Mustang or a Corvette, and there would usually be a small crowd around it. An English guy I have known for years has had a '65 Shelby Mustang dressed up like an 'R' and he got great parking right up front in the parking area.
I met some guys who owned a TR3 in the car park that I was taking pictures of, and we ended up helping them finish off a few bottles of wine. They then dragged us into the Bonhams tent to show us one of the cars owned by one of them that was up at auction. After that they took us to a great local pub for pints and dinner with the editor of Octane magazine. That was just the first day...
We spent a lot of time drooling our way around the paddock over the next couple of days. I had some Jag Lightweight research I was doing, and probably spent more time with those cars than I had intended, but it was all worth it. There were a handful of Corvettes as well, but I don't think I took a single pic of any of them.
I also had a great conversation with the owner of a MKII Jag saloon. Fascinating history behind some of these cars.
All during the races they had flights of Spitfires, a Mustang, and a Bearcat going on overhead. During one race a big, lumbering Lancaster bomber flew over, escorted by Spitfires.
I saw many of the cigarette girls walking around, along with Laurel and Hardy, but I never did get to see Marilyn Monroe.
We left Sunday night and headed into London to stay. We had breakfast Monday morning at the London home of a guy who owns one of the 10 Ferrari NART spyders and one of the 2 Moss/Walker Ferrari 250 GT SWBs. Great guy, and a great way to cap off the weekend.
This is all just scratching the surface of a fantastic weekend. The first Revival was the best as far as I am concerned, but they are all among the best run events anywhere.
Steve
Goodwood 2007 and Cobras
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