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  1. bitzman

    bitzman Well-Known Member

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    In a german magazine it says a F1 drive rjust bought
    CSX2166 the car that some feel is
    the '64 big block leaf spring prototype
    But others feel CSX2196 is the prototype so
    CSX2166 is just a regular 289 roadster that somewhre along the way was
    made into a Daytona coupe but don't get your hopes up,it's not
    any lost Daytona, a more recent rebody
    My question is: what was the sn of the blue roadster
    with three 250GTOair intakes that Miles crashed at Sebring in '64? If this was the car sold in Switzerland it would be a very rare car but
    I don't think it was.

    I also wonder if this race driver, who made more than a million a week
    during his peak years, bought it while under the impression that underneath its coupe
    body it is the big block roadster prototype or if he just bought it because he wanted a Daytona and wanted it to be a real Cobra chassis. I coudln't find a price in the story but figure it had to be between $300,000 and $500,000.
    I would reprint the story but it's German and when I translate on Babelfish it makes a big mess out of it that Germans will say is not close to real German.But anyone can find the news story by tying into search engine like Yahoo Germany
     
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    The blue car is apicture of a Daytona Coupe is claimed to be CSX2166 also.
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    the '97 registry says it was 2196
     
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    1964

    Position Drivers No. Car Car ID Owner
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    Daytona 2000 Km. - Feb. 1964
    4 GT D.Gurney/B.Johnson 16 Cobra Roadster CSX2259 CS
    6 GT B.Rainvile/Butler 10 Cobra Roadster CSX2156 Cust.
    8 GT T.Hitchcock/Tchkotoua 18 Cobra Roadster CSX2155 CS
    DNF D.MacDonald/B.Holbert 14 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS
    DNF J.Schlesser/J.Guichet 15 Cobra Roadster CSX2260 CS
    DNF J.Stevens/Noseda 20 Cobra Roadster CSX2137 Cust.
    DNF G.Shaw/C.Hayes/E.Rahal 24 Cobra Roadster CSX2129 Cust.
    DNF J.Everly/Allen 11 Cobra Roadster CSX2011 Cust.

    Sebring 12-Hour - Mar. 1964
    1 GT D.MacDonald/B.Holbert 10 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS
    2 GT B.Bondurant/L.Spencer 12 Cobra Roadster CSX2301 CS
    3 GT J.Schlesser/P.Hill 14 Cobra Roadster CSX2260 CS
    5 GT S.Scott/H.Keck 80 Cobra Roadster CSX2127 Cust.
    6 GT D.Gurney/B.Johnson 11 Cobra Roadster CSX2259 CS
    7 GT T.Hitchcock/Tchkotoua 15 Cobra Roadster CSX2155 Cust.
    12 GT E.Lowther/Wintersteen 18 Cobra Roadster CSX2153 Cust.
    DNF J.Stevens/Noseda 16 Cobra Roadster CSX2137 Cust.
    DNF Reed/D.Gerber/Lang 19 Cobra Roadster CSX2138 Cust.
    DNF G.Shaw/DeWayne 24 Cobra Roadster CSX2129 Cust.
    DNF K.Miles/J.Morton 1 Cobra 427 CSX2166 CS

    Targa Florio - Apr. 1964
    2 GT D.Gurney/J.Grant 146 Cobra Roadster CSX2323 CS
    DNF P.Hill/B.Bondurant 142 Cobra Roadster CSX2345 CS
    DNF I.Ireland/M.Gregory 148 Cobra Roadster CSX2260 CS
    DNF V.Arena/V.Coco 150 Cobra Roadster CSX2301 CS
    DNF T.Hitchcock/Tchkotoua 152 Cobra Roadster CSX2155 Cust.

    Spa 500 Km. - May 1964
    6 GT B.Bondurant 3 Cobra Roadster CSX2345 CS
    8 GT J.Schlesser 4 Cobra Roadster CSX2301 CS
    11 GT I.Ireland 2 Cobra Roadster CSX2323 CS
    12 GT P.Hill 1 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS
    DNF P.Hawkins/B.Olthoff ? Cobra Roadster CSX2130 FofF

    Nurburgring 1000 Km. - May 1964
    6 GT J.Schlesser/D.Attwood 99 Cobra Roadster CSX2301 CS
    DNF B.Bondurant/J.Neerpasch 101 Cobra Roadster CSX2345 CS
    DNF P.Hawkins/B.Olthoff 96 Cobra Roadster CSX2130 FofE
    DNF T.Hitchcock/G.Thiel 95 Cobra Roadster CSX2155 Cust.
    DNS V.Arena/? 100 Cobra Roadster CSX2323 CS
    DNS J.Sears/F.Gardner ? Cobra Roadster CS-2131 FofE

    La Mans 24-Hour - June 1964
    1 GT D.Gurney/B.Bondurant 5 Cobra Daytona CSX2299 CS
    5 GT Fraissinet/de Mortemart 65 Cobra Roadster COX6010 Cust.
    DNF C.Amon/J.Neerpasch 6 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS
    DNF J.Sears/P.Bolton 3 AC Coupe A98 AC

    Reims 12-Hour - July 1964
    DNF D.Gurney/B.Bondurant 15 Cobra Daytona CSX2299 CS
    DNF J.Neerpasch/I.Ireland 14 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS

    Freiburg Hillclimb - Aug. 1964
    1 GT B.Bondurant 176 Cobra Roadster CSX2345 CS
    3 GT J.Neerpasch 144 Cobra Roadster CSX2301 CS
    4 GT J.Siffert 67 Cobra Roadster CSX2260 CS

    Oulton Park 500 Km. - Aug. 1964
    1 GT D.Gurney 21 Cobra Daytona CSX2299 CS
    2 GT J.Sears 23 Cobra Roadster CS-2131 FofE
    3 GT B.Olthoff ? Cobra Roadster CSX2130 FofE
    11 GT P.Hill 22 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS
    DNF R.Salvadori 25 AC Roadster HEM-6 Cust.

    Sierra Montana Hillclimb - Aug. 1964
    1 GT B.Bondurant 176 Cobra Roadster CSX2345 CS
    2 GT J.Schlesser 177 Cobra Roadster CSX2260 CS
    3 GT J.Neerpasch 175 Cobra Roadster CSX2301 CS

    Monza 1000 Km. - Sep. 1964
    ----- Race Cancelled by Organizers -- --- --- --

    Tour de France - Sep. 1964
    DNF B.Bondurant/J.Neerpasch 187 Cobra Daytona CSX2300 CS
    DNF M.Trintignant/B.de St.Aubon 188 Cobra Daytona CSX2299 CS
    DNF A.Simon/M.Aupeyron 186 Cobra Daytona CSX2287 CS
    DNF Vincent/Faget 189 Cobra Roadster CSX2___ Cust.
    DNS G.Ligier/H.Monough 186 Cobra Daytona CSX2300 CS

    Bridgehampton 500 Km. - Sep. 1964
    1 GT K.Miles 98 Cobra Roadster CSX2431 CS
    2 GT R.Bucknum 97 Cobra Roadster CSX2494 CS
    3 GT B.Johnson 96 Cobra Roadster CSX2513 CS
    4 GT C.Parsons 80 Cobra Roadster CSX2290 Cust.
    5 GT A.Huttinger 65 Cobra Roadster CSX2128 Cust.
    6 GT J.Freitas/J.Morton 94 Cobra Roadster CSX2558 CS
    DNF C.Hayes 95 Cobra Roadster CSX2557 CS
    DNF E.Leslie 99 Cobra Roadster CSX2488 CS
    DNF H.Keck 62 Cobra Roadster CSX2127 Cust.
    DNF L.Florence 66 Cobra Roadster CSX2459 Cust.

    1964 FIA World GT Championship - Ferrari 1st -- Cobra 2nd
     
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    the 390 prototype car is not the same as the the GTO nostrils car, the 390 was called the turd and had a aluminum boby and engine. the GTO nostrils car was the first " real 427 race car "
     
  6. bitzman

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    Miles driving car

    I bought a color picture of Miles driving the car but am puzzled because I read that he crashed it in practice and spent all night rebuilding it and then
    turned it over to John Morton tor race but I guess it's possible that Miles took it out to see if his repairs worked the morning of the race before going off to a well needed rest. The car is pretty wrinkled on the right side so it makes me think this was post-crash.
     

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