Why the 289?

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Re: Why the 289?

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Good decision Nige, Looking forward to following actual progress!

Did anyone spot the unusual feature on the silver Cob above? :?:
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Could it be the invisible fuel filler pipe?? :lol:

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nikbj68 wrote:Good decision Nige, Looking forward to following actual progress!
I want to make actual progress now too :wink: . I'm pretty much at the point where I can make a start on this now. I'm going to take a look at the 427 body in the next couple of weeks & if I do get that, then I've already figured out what I need to do to it to turn it into a 289. The grille is the obvious change, along with taking some width out of the rear 1/4 panels, modifying the arches, sills & the rear valance accordingly.

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agnoraan wrote:Could it be the invisible fuel filler pipe?? :lol: cheers...Nige
No... that`s where the Flux Capacitor fits for non-FiA events!!!! :wink:

Dad fell foul of the scrutineers at Silverstone once as they didn`t like the filler tube being inside the drivers` compartment, and no protesting that it was good enough for 24 hours at Le Mans would change their minds, as they said if the car rolled & the hardtop was dislodged, 42 gallons of 5 Star would come out, so he had to remove the hardtop!
(Of course, this was when it was THE only Cobra racing with a Le Mans hardtop!) 8)
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Why the 289?
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I've been fortunate to watch the black Cobra # 75 in that clip, of Leo Voyazides/Simon Hadfield race on numerous occasions & it's a beautifully prepared race car. The trans tunnel is different though, in that it's more curved. Does anyone have any history on this car?


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Do you mean the original car history or the Kirkham history :-)

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Have taken a few one over the years.

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Those kirkhams get everywhere don't they? :lol:

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The story is that pretty much every Cobra out on track has strong Kirkham DNA, with one or two notable exceptions. And, frankly, I don't have a problem with that. These are racing cars, which get dinged, sometimes pretty seriously. If the 'Kirkham effect' were not there, they would be wrapped up somewhere and we wouldn't be able to see them doing what they were always intended to do.
I was at Madgewick corner in 1999 when Gary Pearson stuffed Project 212 into the bank during practice. Never seen anything like it - the back went in first, collapsed up to the rear axle, it spun slowly and the front went in, pushed right back to the cockpit. The roof creased right across the middle, pointing up almost vertically. When it finally stopped, all you could tell is that it had once been green. How much of the current iteration is still the original car? Does it matter? - it's still racing.
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