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                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone

                      100% professional race history since 1996, campaigned in
                      IMSA Firehawk, Speedvision Cup, Motorola Cup and
                      Grand Am Cup

                      This is one of three cars built and driven by Chuck Snipes of
                      North Carolina (below at Daytona 1996)
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      Car was purchased from Chuck Snipes in 2004 after it became
                      ineligible for GAC. Its’ last professional race was in Sept 2003
                      at VIR with Grand Am Cup in Budget livery.
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      Beginning in 2004, the car began an extensive rebuild. The intent of this work was not a
                      concours restoration, but rather a very thourough rebuild of a racecar for use in serious
                      vintage racing. As such, aspects of the cars patina were left intact (such as the
                      somewhat bent-up floor pans and race era body repairs that did not represent structural
                      compromises).

                      All systems on the car were completely torn apart and rebuilt or replaced with the goal of
                      producing a very reliable racer with high quality parts and workmanship. Both the
                      engine and transmission were left as delivered from Chuck, as neither had more than 10
                      hours since the last tear-down. The engine is in the trim fielded at VIR in 2003, and has
                      three additional ECU’s with alternate tunes.

                      A full accounting of the parts involved in the rebuild can be found in appendix 2. No
                      expenses were spared in the parts used or the level of detail in the repairs. For example,
                      the front strut / damper setup is one of a handful of surviving MultiMatic prototype kits
                      for the GAC Mustang program, and were returned to MultiMatic for a full restoration.
                      Likewise, the GAC approved Alcon front brake kit was fully rebuilt with new hats and
                      rotors. The list goes on. See appendix.

                      Although Chuck ran several paint schemes on this car, it is the original Stars and Stripes
                      that was chosen for the final livery. Since the original digital files for the graphics were
                      lost in a computer failure many years ago, the graphics were painstakingly reconstructed
                      from vintage race photos and video as well as detailed photos (and physical samples) of
                      original graphics from one of its sister cars that is now in the hands of a restorer. Per
                      HSR and SVRA guidelines for graphics, period correct sponsorship graphics are
                      available, but not applied to the car. Only the car number, “Snipes Ford” and “Goldsboro
                      Neon Sign” currently decorate the car. Series names and series specific fuel and
                      contigency companies were not duplicated.

                      During the rebuild process, hundreds of photos were taken to document everything.
                      These are available on a CD at request. In addition to the build photos, there is a
                      reasonably large body of historical photos that can be included. Some of the historical
                      photos are copyrighted, so further distribution of them would be unwise.

                      The car has had less than 4 hours of track time since completion of the rebuild. This
                      time was spent with basic set-up and normal bug chasing after such invasive work. As
                      of this writing, the car has only seen a single track in common with those that it raced
                      professionally, namely Pikes Peak Raceway in Fountain CO. Lap times achievable with a
                      modicum of set-up time are roughly equal to Chucks’ qualifyting times.

                      Spares for many parts are available (the take-offs and some body panels). All purchased
                      parts inventoried have receipts and where applicable, instruction sheets.

                      Car is offered at cost. $55,000 US

                      Don Burch:
                      don.burch.geophysicist@gmail.com 303-218-8489

                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
                      1995 Mustang Cobra R clone
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