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1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe preserved by Library of Congress

CSX2287 and I have had a long and tumultuous relationship.  I have been deeply involved with Cobras, Daytonas, and GT40s since I made a mistake and sold a car for much less than I should have.  Once you make a really expensive mistake like that, you either hate your stupidity or you gain the kind of knowledge necessary so that you NEVER EVER make that mistake again.  So I learned about these cars.  I learned everything.  I knew every car in the Southern California area – who owned it, who made it – just by the sound the car made as it drove.

At one point, I found out that this particular car was somewhere in Southern California, and that – if I could find it – I’d be paid a handsome finders fee. 

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