Sebring 12 Hours 1964 Proposed group build thread

[absmiami]

Maybe ill borrow Vmach’s completed Daytona Coupe build pic - his glass fits and his bonnett is shut … those neat bungie cords that i installed interfere w the rear glass fit on 2287 - grrr ….

[absmiami]

2287 is off the trailer - race prep will be done under team Shelby’s tent behind the Sebring pit straight …

[Pierre Rivard]

  On 3/14/2024 at 6:00 PM, absmiami said:

2287 is off the trailer - race prep will be done under team Shelby’s tent behind the Sebring pit straight …

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SPORTSCARDIGEST.COM

CSX2287: The first Daytona

.....  In the meantime, Carroll Shelby acquired funding from Goodyear and was able to buy two chassis from AC, numbered CSX2286 and CSX2287. The chassis number CSX2287 was the first completed Daytona Coupé, also the first car completely built in the United States.

Ken Miles soon tested the CSX2287, recording incredible results in Riverside. Thanks to Brock’s design, the aerodynamic Daytona was faster than the King Cobra by 3.5 seconds, a huge margin on a relatively short track.

At first, Ken Miles was in disbelief about the 183 MPH top speed at the straight, but after opening the differential and counting the gears, everyone on the team was certain that they had built a winner.

[absmiami]

The air intake tray on 2287 was simpler and had a lower profile than the later team cars …

[vamach1]

https://www.davemacdonald.net/gallery/closeups/daytonacobrarestored.htm

Crazy story behind how 2287 was “lost” for decades.

Edited March 15, 2024 by vamach1

[MarkJ]

Thanks for all the links. You have built a wonderful replica of this very historically important car.

[absmiami]

Thanks Mark - can you make my bonnett close ? -  … ??

[MarkJ]

  On 3/15/2024 at 6:05 PM, absmiami said:

Thanks Mark - can you make my bonnett close ? -  … ??

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Yes, but I would probably be removing a bunch of stuff you don't want removed. 

[Gramps46]

  On 3/15/2024 at 6:05 PM, absmiami said:

Thanks Mark - can you make my bonnett close ? -  … ??

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Lower the engine mounts.  They look like you have room to play with them.

[absmiami]

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SO  -  HERE'S WHERE THIS STARTED 

 

Posted August 26, 2022

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1964-03-21.html

The Racing Sports Cars site is a nice way to research - and make your head spin, or explode ...

this link has basic info and some good photos of the entire field ...

The '64 Sebring race is 1 yr and 7 months short of it's 60th anniversary.

And its nice to know that - short of another pandemic - the 2024 race will be a huge party

- with 100,000 of your closest friends.  [Insert drinking joke here]

[absmiami]

  On 9/1/2022 at 1:15 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

By decree of our beloved rule maker, a build done before this thread was started is eligible, therefore our first completed build is Corvette GS #3

 

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[absmiami]

  On 12/9/2022 at 11:01 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

Entry #1, Cobra csx2196 427 Prototype is done. I am posting a few pictures here and a link to the underglass section where I have done a summary of the build and a complete set of pics.

 

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[absmiami]

  On 11/7/2023 at 12:53 AM, Phildaupho said:

Race preparation of the #4 Hall-Penske Corvette Grand Sport 005 was completed today and it is now ready for the Sebring 1964/2024 grid. These are the first photos taken with my phone. I plan to do a proper photo shot and an Under Glass post in the near future. I still have not heard the full story on why the Hall-Penske Team taped over the hood louvers and left them that way for the Road America race in September 1964 and Nassau December 1964. Maybe the original reason was to prevent rain getting into the engine compartment but the team must have found it advantageous for other reasons because Road America was a dry race. - ???

 

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tomorrow is race day  -  and Gramps seems to be napping >>>

But Misha, Scooter 757, Phildaupho and Pierre have made the grid ...

[absmiami]

2287 will make the grid - but that bonnett will go flying if the car is just tapped coming out if turn 1 …

[absmiami]

I noticed this months ago - the enamel  Viking blue that i mixed up fr some old stock Testors enamel looks alot different in outdoor light - i think closer to the correct shade of blue - remember - the ‘64 team cars wore a different color blue than the ‘65 team cars …

[absmiami]

2287 as it is today - much like the ‘65 team cars - including the team ‘65 Shelby blue - which is darker - it would be cool if 2287 were to receive a cosmetic restoration to its ‘64 Daytona or Sebring spec - but that would infuriate many in the vintage car community - so i guess a model will do …

[Phildaupho]

  On 3/15/2024 at 8:15 PM, absmiami said:

tomorrow is race day  -  and Gramps seems to be napping >>>

But Misha, Scooter 757, Phildaupho and Pierre have made the grid ...

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Andrew your Cobra Daytona project has been so interesting to follow and it has turned out fantastic. Thanks for starting this endeavor. I really enjoyed being part of it. I hope you plan on starting an Under Glass thread where the cars that did make the grid can be posted.

[absmiami]

Not yet - Gramps has 12 more hours …