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Classic Sportscar Event

Ladies and Gentlemen, All 6 Daytona Coupes

This image of all 6 Cobra Daytona Coupes that Goodwood tweeted today is indescribable. So instead of reading anything I would write about how amazing it is, just scroll up and look at it some more.

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Classic Sportscar Historic Racing Photos

Factories at Work: Shelby-American Skins a Cobra

This set seems appropriate as we all catch our breath from Cobra’s celebration at the Monterey Historics. I often wonder if precious racing artifacts like this body buck for the Daytona Coupe are sitting under a tarp in a forgotten corner of a forgotten warehouse.

Whenever I see the wooden grid of one of these body bucks, or even a clay blank for a fiberglass mold, I am overcome with the desire to learn how to do this.
via The Henry Ford Museum’s Dave Friedman collection.

Update: In the comments, Fab says that some of these photos are of the body buck for the AC Coupe and not the Daytona Coupe. Looking at the rear end of the buck, I think he may be right. I hate when I do that.

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Classic Sportscar

Daytona Coupe Photo Gallery

Well, the much-hyped 1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe CSX2601 failed to sell at this weekend’s Mecum auction (bidding stalled at $6.8Million), but that’s no reason not to check out AutoBlog’s wonderful photo gallery of the machine on the track and off.