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    juanone 289 carbuild 18



    And finally a rolling chassis. The next pictures will probably be after I take possesion of the car.

    I cannot begin to tell you how totally psyched I am at this point. We will be heading to Knoxville on Sunday to pick the car up at Butch Capps.

    No sleep for the next three days.

    Juan





    Interior is almost done.





    Trigos and Yokohamas.







    The underside is just as pretty as the top.



    Juan Lopez-Bonilla
    Kentucky Cobra Club
    2432 Crittenden Drive
    Suite 201
    Louisville, KY 40217
    502-635-5711
    juanlb@lbrllc.net

    http://www.kentuckycobraclub.com


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    Juan,
    Looks great! I am envious and can't wait until I see my own car in that same state.

    Am I forgetting something??? I thought you were going with the roll bar delete?

    Love that grill....

    Brian Carlson

    Unique 9122 - 289 FIA Cobra - The Legendary "Spence" Car

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    Car looks great! For some reason, I thought you were going with wire wheels although I wondered how they would handle the torque.
    Walter

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    Hi Walter:

    Yes I am going with wire wheels but not just now. They are a lot more expensive and my budget is shot already. So I must wait to build up the piggy bank.

    Juan

    Juan Lopez-Bonilla
    Kentucky Cobra Club
    2432 Crittenden Drive
    Suite 201
    Louisville, KY 40217
    502-635-5711
    juanlb@lbrllc.net

    http://www.kentuckycobraclub.com

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    Looks awesome Juan , but speaking of wheels, aren't you going to use the FIA wheels, rather than the 427 wheels, until you go with the wire ones?

    Paul

    289 FIA

    2899464

    408 Windsor

    Toploader (wide)

    3.07 rear


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    Hi Paul:

    I intended to get FIA wheels but I must have miscommunicated to Alan and Maurice about the wheels and must have said GT-40 wheels when I spec'd the car so they bought and installed GT-40 wheels. Too late I guess. As it turns out I stand a better chance of selling the GT-40 wheels than the FIA's.

    Anyway as soon as I can I am buying wire wheels. Just for a little while.

    Juan

    Juan Lopez-Bonilla
    Kentucky Cobra Club
    2432 Crittenden Drive
    Suite 201
    Louisville, KY 40217
    502-635-5711
    juanlb@lbrllc.net

    http://www.kentuckycobraclub.com

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    Beautiful color! Where's that exhaust exit?

    Unique Motorcars 289 F.I.A. # 9142
    Southern Automotive 354 stroker

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    Unique 289_FIA:

    The exhaust exit at the rear of the car. Take a look at the rear photo of car.

    Juan

    Juan Lopez-Bonilla
    Kentucky Cobra Club
    2432 Crittenden Drive
    Suite 201
    Louisville, KY 40217
    502-635-5711
    juanlb@lbrllc.net

    http://www.kentuckycobraclub.com

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    WOW!

    Juan, you already know how much I loved the concept rendering, but the reality is even more beautiful! I was particularly interested in how the semi-street setup would look while maintaining the rollbar of the FIA; it works into the overall machine very nicely. [^]

    The extra brightwork in the grill & the undercar exhausts give it more of what you might call the "gentleman's sportscar" look. I.E. - whether you put on your racing togs & head to the track, or don your tweed jacket & touring cap to head out for a fall drive in the country, this Cobra is going to look the part.

    Congrats!

    Zach Butterworth
    Apple Mt. Cobra Pit Crew
    (Mom & Dad's 427)

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