Equipment
289/380hp 4-Weber XE engine, centerlock 5-spoke alloy wheels, driver's paperclip chrome rollbar, quick jack pickups, modified with cutback door flared fender FIA-style bodywork, matte black side exhausts.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Restored in the mid-Eighties in this modified style. Scraped right rear wheel rim, stone chipped rear fenders. There is some sheet metal damage on the passenger's side where the bolt for the sway bar link hit the trunk pan, causing a dent and separation at a pan seam. Orderly engine compartment. Well done but not exceptional, especially the engine and road grimy chassis.
Market commentary
This is a handsome Cobra cafe racer with no racing history but lots of racing panache. It is a neat thing, but it is a "thing", not an historic artifact and the Gooding Amelia bidders seriously handicapped its many boy-racer features in this price. The result is reasonable, but maybe not reasonable enough for a much-modified 289 Cobra with no period competition history.