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Finally a little Silver Mink. I had this car painted about 10 years ago but was unhappy so stripped it and now we are finally close to the end I hope.

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Keep the pictures coming, Phil. It looks great.

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Really nice!!

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----Awesome late Snake!!! Love the color. How is it outfitted (exhaust, hood scoop, bumpers, etc.)??? I really love totally stock Cobras with no body mods and under car exhaust......Bill S

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By far, my favorite color on a Cobra. Well done! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

BIG

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You gotta put red leather interior in it! It would really pop!

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Thanks for the positive comments guys. The car had many S/C mods but I've removed all of them. Maybe lucky that I didn't like the first paint job because over time the original street configuration has gained appreciation and that gave me time to make the changes. What a pain though. As far as the interior goes it has the original seats, dash, guages, seat belts and lots of the carpet so it will remain black. The seats are better on this car than my 5,600 mile car that I sold at B-J in the 90s. That car was 3239.

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Keep the progress pics coming Phil. Looks great.

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Kool.

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Beautiful.

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Street is neat these days on the Cobras. No oil cooler or roll bar, I see.

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Tim, I removed both including the oil cooler scoop which is incorrect for a late car. I'm just lucky the trunk insert was never removed.

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A couple more shots.

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Looks great Phil!

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Gorgeous.... I love that light metallic blue on the cobras,
I really love the color with FIA hashes on the front fender. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img]

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----Lets talk about that &quot;frame off&quot; Isetta now......Bill S

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Love the color! Cant beat the lines of a cobra. Most beautiful body ever in my opinion! Thanks for sharing, please keep us updated on the progress via photos.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Timm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Love the color! Cant beat the lines of a cobra. Most beautiful body ever in my opinion! Thanks for sharing, please keep us updated on the progress via photos.
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Careful............Most beautiful CAR body ever......NO QUESTION, but have you seen Baywatch?

Ryan

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What color stripes are you gonna go with

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My first post didn't go thru, outstanding paint and body,looks like you can put your hand in the paint

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----Phil has done a great deal of work to return this car to &quot;as delivered&quot; condition. Im guessing he wont be hanging any stripes on it anytime soon. The car will be super impressive without them.....Bill S

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You are correct Bill. There will be no stripes this time around and yes it is a pain to return one to pure street configuration. Actually much easier to go the other way. I'm very lucky that the trunk insert and dash did not get the S/C treatment. Original Armstrong shocks are present too. Try to find exhaust manifolds. They don't have a Ford part number. After a couple of misadventures in my old Cobra ( csx3239 ) I swore I'd never own one without a roll bar but times have changed and originality is more prized today than ever before so even the roll bar had to go.

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Fitting new inner fenders and going through some of the pieces. The original inners are just too rough to satisfy me. The belts are slightly different side to side.

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It is going to be gorgeous. And with your attention to detail about Day1 correctness, combined with how original the car was when you started, it will likely be one of the best original-restored 427s in the country. Looks great!
- Wade

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What I believe to be the original block is a &quot;cammer&quot; block. I've heard of this before but this is the only case I know of.

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Great stuff, Phil. Please keep the pictures coming as you progress.

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A little progress. Chrome is back, inner fenders in and a few other details. Car is ready to buff but we almost forgot the splitter.

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----Phil,,,I cant wait to see your Cobra completed. Everything looks spot on!......Bill S

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Phil, good to see you last weekend. The Cobra looks beautiful. Funny how the non SC cars have found their place. They are just beautiful in the street set up.

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This should be interesting:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Ev...uction%20Action

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----Is there any way to check on which 427 Cobras were delivered with 428s?.......Bill S

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Tim, good seeing you too. Yes it seems the street cars are getting some love finally. So many were converted and now many of those are being returned to original. For sure it will be interesting to see what happens with the B-J street car. Bill, about 100 cars were built with 428s with most of those being 3200 series. A few early 3300 cars also had them.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tracker1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This should be interesting:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Ev...uction%20Action </div></div>

Is this the car Wayne Carini had/sold on his show recently?

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----I don't think so, Bill. The Carini car was in the New England area and the car pictured seems to have had a west coast history. Add to that, the Carini Cobra had nice original interior with a bit of patina that I don't think anyone with a brain would have changed. The car pictured has an absolutely brand new interior. Just my thoughts......Bill S

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Thanks Bill, I'll bet you're right. The Carini car sold to someone in California, I think.

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Finally adding some shiny bits.

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Simply BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for the update Phil! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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----Phil,,,While I was watching the Scottsdale craziness Carini came on and was interviewed beside a green 427 Cobra. Turns out that was the Cobra that was on his show. That Cobra should never have been touched other than fluffing. Every ounce of originality is gone. It was even repainted in &quot;metallic&quot; green rather than the correct solid BRG, and the beautiful original interior,,,,,,,GONE. Kind of made me sick as I remember Carini saying not to even wipe the dust off when it was on his show. All about chasing the dollar. The owner had every chance to make as much or more by leaving it original......Bill S

----By the way, yours looks absolutely great!!!

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Thanks Sam and Bill. A little more progress.

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Great color, stunning detail. Bet you can't wait!!!