juanone 289 carbuild 19

[juanone]

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Here is my Turnkey Minus waiting for Butch Capps to pick it up tomorrow. I hope I have not bored you fellow Unique owners over the last couple of months for posting so many photos of my build. It's just that the excitement has been tremendous and was hoping to share it with you all.

This has been an experience like no other, even though I had a Cobra before, this one I have felt so much part of the process now I can understand the excitement some of you have felt before during your build process.

Thank you Alan, Maurice and Ms Weaver for a wonderful job of meticulously assembling my dream and for great customer service. You promised to deliver and boy have you ever. You have welcome me into the Unique family and am looking forward to a long relationship as your customer.

Enjoy these last few photos, I know I am,

Juan

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Here Butch Capps straps the car in for the first leg of the trip home. There she goes. Rick and I will pick the car up tomorrow at Butch's place.

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All strapped-in under the watchful eye of Maurice Weaver.

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

http://www.kentuckycobraclub.com

[jhaynie]

Juan,

I really like the way that grille looks. I'll bet a bunch of 289 people will see that and consider putting one in themselves. I know I did.

John

Unique 289FIA #9367
351W Fuel Injected

[juanone]

Hi John:

Post some pictures of your car, I would love to see it. What is the color of your 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

[jhaynie]

I need to take some pictures of it. In the three years I've owned it, I only have a handful of shots, mostly taken by other people and emailed to me.

Its silver.

John

Unique 289FIA #9367
351W Fuel Injected

[will butterworth]

love it Juan, and we ain,t bored--not at all with pictures and your build---has been wonderful,time to take it home now--first drive--what a lift--good luck friend and don,t go way. She is a beauty true gentlemans ride.Will-alabama

[clayfoushee]

It turned out great, Juan.........a real beauty!

Clay

'98 Unique #9299, 427FE side oiler (452.1-stroker), top-loader (close), 3.31 rear

Annapolis, MD

[Slither]

Looks great Juan [:P]! Be careful as you race uh I mean drive down to pick it up ;)

Paul

289 FIA

2899464

408 Windsor

Toploader (wide)

3.07 rear

[ralphscott]

Juan, look forward to seeing it in the flesh Sunday. It looks great!!

Ralph

[Aggressor]

Juan, Your car is incredible... simply incredible. I did a workup a few years ago on a Unique based 289 street car for a potential customer but he did not follow through with a purchase. If you're interested in original type English AC 289,70 spoke, center splined wire wheels, they were available through Europa Specialist Spares.
Phone: 01283 815609
Website: www.europaspares.com
-Geary

[juanone]

Hi Geary:

I went to the website you mentioned and found no wire wheels in it. Am I looking at the wrong site?

http://www.europaspares.com/

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

[Justin Upchurch]

Juan,

It has been so much fun to watch the construction of your car that I am a little sad to see it roll out of the Weaver's shop. You have done a fantastic job of posting the progress from the ground up, and I look forward to seeing the transformation from roller to driver.
Maybe I am wrong, but in my opinion you feel so much more a part of the build of a Unique turn key minus because you have met the craftsman and toured the facility where your dream becomes reality. This is something that just doesn't happen for most people if your car is made over seas.
I can't imagine how proud you will be when you pick up your car tomorrow, and I wish you the best of luck completing your 289.

Justin

P.S.
We do expect to see chapter 20 with you sitting in the cockpit!

[Slither]

Justin,

Chapter 20 has to be drive train installation ;). Driving will have to wait a chapter or two.

Yes Juan, we want to see you shoehorn that engine into that little hood opening... no scratches [:O][xx(][B)][8D], please ;)!

Paul

289 FIA

2899464

408 Windsor

Toploader (wide)

3.07 rear

[pgermond]

Juan,

That's a "keeper" for sure. It turned out beautiful and have enjoyed following the progress. Although I'm glad I live in sunny CA, because there is nooooo way I could get into one of these cars with a top on it.

I have one question - what is Maurice so damn happy about?

Phil

427 Roadster, #4279436
Southern Automotive FE
3:31 and Toploader

Roseville (N.Cal)

[rdorman]

Very happy to see it on its way home Juan!! By the way, kitchen plans for 2007 are in the works if you know what I mean:D

http://www.ohiocobraclub.com
http://www.londoncobrashow.com

[twanita]

juan, it looks fantastic and don't stop with your pictures. the photos of your car and the various events are welcome to all of us that always forget the camera or botch the photos. i'm sure things you did like the conv. top, undercar exhaust and small block will really add to the streetability and the amount of mileage you will log. jim o.

Jim O.
Unique 427 S/C #4279479
SA 402FE,Toploader,
3.53 Posi