50th anniversary of the Cobra class win at Le Mans

[SunDude]

Enjoy this wonderful new YouTube video from the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.
   
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8N1hMVGBuw

[Louism]

Nice video, thanks for sharing...
   
   But the wooden body buck you can see at 4'35" is not from the Daytona Coupe...One person on this side of the pond will identify his "baby" at once.
   Well, it's a Cobra Coupe but...the picture has been shot in Thames Ditton.
   
   Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's...and unto God that which is God's
   
   One more thing, don't make the confusion in between Class and Group classification :
   The Cobra Daytona (CSX2299) driven by Gurney and Bondurant at Le Mans '64 is
   - 4th overall
   - 1st in GT Group
   - 1st in 4001 to 5000 cc Class
   The achievement is the Group victory not the Class victory (the Ferrari GTO, powered by a 3 litres V12, was not competing in the same Class).
   From 1962 to 1965, only GT's could score for the FIA international championship and the battle in between Cobra's and GTO's is also known as "The Cobra-Ferrari war".
   
   I would have called that excellent video "50th anniversary of the Cobra winning GT at Le Mans"
   
   Warm regards
   Louis

[Rob.Hendriks]

Is that A98 looking good @ 1'38" ??

[nikbj68]

The 1963 Cobras were clocked at 167mph on the Mulsanne, not 150 as mentioned in the film, but an enjoyable watch, thanks for sharing.

[Louism]

quote:Originally posted by Rob.Hendriks
   
Is that A98 looking good @ 1'38" ??
   

   
   Yep...at the start.