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Title: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bruce on September 12, 2014, 11:51:53 AM: (http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/09/LF14_r191_001-700x482.jpg)
Tom Payne’s former 1964 Shelby Competition Cobra. Cobra photos by Robin Adams, courtesy RM Auctions.

Tom Payne was a racer, businessman and would-be-politician who once hot-lapped a Canadian race track wearing a Glen Plaid suit, as he ran out of time to change into driver’s coveralls before the event. The stunt earned him the nickname “Gentleman Tom,” and on Monday his 1964 Shelby 289 Competition Cobra, chassis CSX2430, sold for 1,176,000 pounds ($1.96 million, including buyer’s fees) at RM’s London sale.

- See more at: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/09/11/gentleman-toms-shelby-competition-cobra-sells-for-1-96-million-in-london/?refer=musweekly#sthash.PbitzCsQ.dpuf
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bird on September 12, 2014, 12:29:55 PM: that car is hot...but missing a few pink fairies and somesuch :D
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bruce on September 12, 2014, 01:55:56 PM: Quote from: Bird on September 12, 2014, 12:29:55 PM
that car is hot...but missing a few pink fairies and somesuch :D

thanks Bird, I was looking at from many angles, just couldn't understand what was 'a miss', well spotted. ::)
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bacchulum on September 12, 2014, 02:23:00 PM: Are you saying it needs to be Dicked? ???
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bird on September 12, 2014, 03:30:56 PM: Quote from: Bacchulum on September 12, 2014, 02:23:00 PM
Are you saying it needs to be Dicked? ???
Dick painted, almost :D
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bacchulum on September 12, 2014, 04:23:59 PM: Same thing, really. :-X :P
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Wally on September 12, 2014, 08:32:50 PM: You just like the number on the car, don't you Lemmy?
Title: Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
Post by: Bruce on September 12, 2014, 10:08:58 PM: Quote from: Wally on September 12, 2014, 08:32:50 PM
You just like the number on the car, don't you Lemmy?
Ah nicely spotted that boy! The extra bit.