mikeljgt500kr Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I also posted this question on the SAAC forum, maybe more info here: I am trying to research what stripes go with what cars. I was over at the Club Cobra forum and found this reply:"For the 1964 season they were all painted the Viking Blue team color and had a stripe across the nose and front fenders. CSX 2259 had a white stripe, CSX two two six zero had a yellow stripe, CSX 2301 had a maroon stripe, CSX 2323 had a bright reddish-orange stripe and CSX 2345 had a white stripe."Except, when I look in my Shelby book that that Zman recommended (as well as saying it was an orange stripe) it shows a picture of the #12 Bondurant/Spencer car actually at Sebring (listed as CSX2301 in the race entry log for Sebring http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1964-03-21.html ) it shows a reddish/orange stripe shown below, so anyone know which is correct? One answer I got was that the lighting was really bad on this picture, and it really is a maroon stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Looks more oramge than maroon to me. Don't forgret those photos were taken in low light, and with film (digital was a Looooong way off at that time). The film was probably 'pushed processed' to get a better looking exposure, but the color may shift slightly due to nature if the photo process. I any case, I like the orange stripe against the Viking blue, more than I would a maroon stripe. Z-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I agree Z-man, it really looks orange, and matches the pit wall beside it too. I am wondering if maybe it had a maroon stripe later in its' life, since the stripes were for the chief mechanic and pit crew anyway, not the car or drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Did they give you any info about the timing of your build Mike. And any info about how many are sold now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 No, no exact time frame. They seemed to think 9 months to 1 year was the best bet. And I hear there are still "several" available of the 50 run build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Thanks. That's kind of what I was thinking. I would like to get to Los Vegas sometime and visit them too. Sorry about the duplicate post, it was accidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 No problem, the 50th FIA they have in the display area at SAI really looks great. I will have a hard time waiting another 7-9 months to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Did they give you any info about the timing of your build Mike. And any info about how many are sold now? An update: A dealer is reporting SAI says there are 25 50th FIAs sold so far, so 25 left to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT1171 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Interesting. I thought they sold more than 30 the first week. I wonder why the Denbeste site says only a handful left?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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