I got to drive a 289 back about 68. It belonged to a NASA engineer
who worked for my dad who brought it over for me to see. It was a
real beast, I was used to a TR4. You had to shut it off at stop
lights because it didn't have a radiator fan.

Breathtaking.

Jim

On Jan 23, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote:

> If he let go of his own car, I wonder how many others he still has
> laying around?  There is NO car on the face of God's green earth with
> anywhere near the pure sex appeal that an AC Cobra has, not even my
> Vanagon(RVC).  I got to see a trailered in 289 Cobra compete at an
> autocross in Ankeny, Iowa back in the early 70's.  I can still smell
> that exhaust!!
>
> There was a 1966 427 Cobra on ebay some time ago.  Fully refurbished,
> and the bidding started at $600k and that didn't meet the
> reserve.  The car got no bids, but had like 4000 hits.  It was in
> Long Island NY somewhere.  Someone told me Bill Cosby owns the last
> 427 ever built, or at least he used to.
>
> Dammit Frank, you got me distracted again!!
>
> DM&FS
>
> At 06:43 AM 1/23/2007, Frank Condelli wrote:
>
>> Now I see where Carol Shelby sold his personal 800  hp Cobra for
>> 5.5 mil at
>> the auction.  what this has to do with Vanagons is  anybody's guess !
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Frank  Condelli
>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
>> '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
>> (_Collection
>> for  sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )
>> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
>> _Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/
>> busindex.html)
>> _Vanagon  Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
>> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
>> _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW
>> Camper
>> camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10,  2007
>>
>>
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