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Hi Guys , it is always nice to scroll over the Internet and find/see one of yor cars .
   This car is in Antwerp Belgium standing next to a Monteverdi 375L and an Orange Espada .
   The garage it is in is not a Museum but an old Bank vault refurbished as an Living room with aprox 20 other cars all with a nice story .
   There is Also the Gold 428 cov in the garage which made lately a trip from New York to Miami ..
   Also there is a bar in the middle of this place to have a drink with friends or car entheaustic people overlooking the cars and automobilia.
   This is also an invitation for 428 people if they want to drop by and have a drink ....because it is my " barn find happy hobby place ":-))
   The 428 is an perfect restored example owned already many years by me but lately  never driven because we can't find anyone around here in Antwerp who could got the allignment of the 4 wheels right !
   So if I hit the paddle at a red light the care is  swabbeling over the road from left to right .
   Anybody in for a coffee "sur place" or suggestions where They can do the alignment well , even when this needs to be done in England ?
   Problem is there are  no adjustable steering bars , maybe change for after market Cobra bars ?ideas ?
   Same time I would like to change the origanal woolfrace wheels for new wider wire wheels ..any ideas?
   Happy AC cruising for you all.....
   Alexander

Hi , i will Look for the Chassis Nr of the car , and also of the 428 coupe I have .
   The conv is still in his first paint , I am the second owner / driver , the first owner bought it new in Belgium by Claude Dubois , who was also the official  importer of de Tomaso and Shelby at the time in Belgium.
   The car was bought of the stand of AC Brussels new car show that year .
   The first owner took the car with him to the south of France when he retired and that's where I met him some years ago.
   I was chasing the car at least 25 years after I found out that there was an origanal 428 conv sold in Belgium.
   Since I am an hybrid car collector for many years this car was a must for me ..and she has I nice parking spot between the Iso Grifo and Bizzarrini and sorts :-)
   Also I have a fantastic memory now with the rally I drove with my wife in the states !
   In Amelia island I met an older guy who was waiting next to where I parked my car for half an hour  just to talk to me .
   Turned out he owned a 7 liter origanal cobra and did not know of the existence of the 428 frua !
   When I told him that the both cars shared almost the same chassis but that this one was hand made in Italy he almost did not believe me.
   Well , if we all drive around with our cars sometimes that will change for sure !
   Happy Ac driving to you all and I get back with the chassis nrs
   Greetings Alexander

Hello all , I would like to share a rally  visit to the USA  with my 428 convertible.
   As a car collector of hybrid cars after following this gold 428 conv for many years before I was able to buy it .
   So this rally we send it over to New York to rally it in 10 days to Miami.
   The car was standing for a long time but because of the us mechanics I thought lets give it a try , parts are easy to get there if I run into problems.
   And we made it all the way !
   My wife and I had a fantastic trip with a car that nobody nows .
   Amelia we met a guy with a 7 liter Cobra who was in the Ac club for many years and he had never know the existence of this model :-))
   I will share some pics taken last week during our trip to encourage other 428 owners to drive there cars , even on the circuit of Daytona !
   Happy 428 driving
   Alexander Oet
   Ps can anybody help to join the pictures with the mail ?[:)]