« previous next » Print Pages: 1 Author Topic: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells (Read 8206 times) Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « on: September 12, 2014, 11:51:53 AM » 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 Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2321 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 12:29:55 PM » that car is hot...but missing a few pink fairies and somesuch Logged Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #2 on: September 12, 2014, 01:55:56 PM » Quote from: Bird on September 12, 2014, 12:29:55 PMthat car is hot...but missing a few pink fairies and somesuch thanks Bird, I was looking at from many angles, just couldn't understand what was 'a miss', well spotted. Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution Bacchulum RestrictedRacing Hero Member Posts: 3403 Karma: 96 Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #3 on: September 12, 2014, 02:23:00 PM » Are you saying it needs to be Dicked? Logged 2+2=√16 Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2321 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #4 on: September 12, 2014, 03:30:56 PM » Quote from: Bacchulum on September 12, 2014, 02:23:00 PMAre you saying it needs to be Dicked? Dick painted, almost Logged Bacchulum RestrictedRacing Hero Member Posts: 3403 Karma: 96 Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #5 on: September 12, 2014, 04:23:59 PM » Same thing, really. Logged 2+2=√16 Wally Administrator Hero Member Posts: 11035 Karma: 152 AC Admin Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #6 on: September 12, 2014, 08:32:50 PM » You just like the number on the car, don't you Lemmy? Logged “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time” Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" Re: For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells « Reply #7 on: September 12, 2014, 10:08:58 PM » Quote from: Wally on September 12, 2014, 08:32:50 PMYou just like the number on the car, don't you Lemmy?Ah nicely spotted that boy! The extra bit. Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution Print Pages: 1 « previous next » Xtreme Gaming Network / General Category / News / For Thursday's Racers: “Gentleman Tom’s” Shelby Competition Cobra sells
