Tour Auto 2013-Cobra Identities?

[rstainer]

I would be grateful for any information on the origin of Tour Auto cobra #217, the CSX 2076 Replica.
   
   The original 2076 was destroyed in the late 60s.

[aaron]

quote:Originally posted by rstainer
   
Aaron,
   
   60s Style Chassis Plates/Tags for more recent cobras
   
   Newly-produced blank replica plates are readily available, and I know of two sources (there may be more) of unused AC period plates.
   
   RS
   

   
   Robin,
   
   Yes I appreciate that new repo chassis plates are available, but I have not seen a repo chassis plate like this one >
   
   

[Migge]

Some years ago I bought a few of these plates

[B.P.Bird]

I believe this is a plate from invalid carriage.

[nikbj68]

Well it`s certainly not like this ME chassis plate, photo courtesy of Tim Isles:
   
   

[rstainer]

A learned chassis plate/tag discussion deserves its own topic. I'd appreciate it if we could keep this string to its subject: Tour Auto 2013 cobra identities.
   
   The one outstanding issue is the origin of Tour Auto cobra #217, the CSX 2076 replica (the original 2076 being destroyed in the late 60s).
   
   Any 2076 replica information would be gratefully received.

[rstainer]

The identity of the last Tour Auto Cobra is now known. It is a replica of 2076, 'created' by re-numbering the clone of 2029.
   
   In 2006 the then owner of 2029 built a clone using a Kirkham chassis and body; it was developed in the standard competition car way (fast-back hardtop, short bottom-hinged boot, six-point roll cage, revised suspension geometry, Rose-jointed, rack & pinion etc).
   
   It is generally the case that an owner, when selling, sells the original and clone as a pair. In this case, however, that didn't happen. The original 2029 was sold to a new owner but the remaining clone was kept and renumbered 2076. It would appear that 2076 was chosen because the original 2076 was destroyed in the late 60s and the car had not yet been replicated.
   
   The renumbered car was then sold to Dominique Guenat in Switzerland, who used it in this year's Tour Auto.

[rstainer]

The 2029 clone, now a 2076 replica, was built by Thorsten Schwartz (Total Performance, Koblenz) using a Kirkham chassis and body.