Knott’s Berry Farm “Fun in the Sun” 2009

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Cobras, Coupes and GT40s
CobraCountry coverage of the AHA’s 30th Anniversary Knott’s Berry Farm event!
Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 April, 2009
  

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9:00am Saturday as the show begins.

There were over 40 Cobras, Daytona Coupes and GT40 replicas on display.

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Allen Gasper’s drop-dead gorgeous Lone Star LS427.

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That’s Tom Knickerbocker (in the 10-litre hat) displaying his red Cobra.

With a name like “Knickerbocker,” you’d think he’d be from New York,but he hails from La Porte, Texas.

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An Electric Blue (or Avis Blue, not sure) beauty, which appears to be a Factory Five car.

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Dave Martin’s trophy-winning Daytona Coupe in Swiss Red livery. Dave’s DeTomaso-adorned Ford V8 was one of the nicest powerplants in the entire show!

  • Dave’s drivetrain particulars:
  • engine: 1970 351 Ford Cleveland (built by Kenny Duttweiler of Saticoy, California), outfitted with:
    • 4 bbl. heads
    • Crane Xtreme Performance cam and adjustable stainless roller rockers
    • Blue Thunder intake with Holley 750 cfm H.P. carburetor
    • MSD ignition
    • engine is neutral balanced, heads cleaned up & polished
    • resulting specs: 11.0:1 compression (I mix ±3 gallons 100 octane with ±10 gallons 91 octane)
    • Tremec T500 transmission, Tilton hydraulic throwout bearing and Centerrforce IIclutch assembly

Dave assures us that his DeTomaso Pantera valve covers contribute
an additional 28–30 horsepower to the beast’s thrust.

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Another view of the show area, still early Saturday morning. That blue sky reflects the gorgeous southern California weather that made for a splendid carshow.

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Backdraft Racing’s big booth. Randy Smith’s (of Santa Clarita) maroon car is at the distant end.

Backdraft Racing was awarded this (30th Anniversary) year’s coveted
Good Manufacturing Practices trophy.

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This Daytona Coupe sports a dazzling pearl white/candy apple red paint job.

This beauty snared the AHA’s Best of Show -AND- Best Engine trophys.

33coupeFFRKnottsshowThis ’33 FFR Hot Rod was built in five days at LK Motorsports in Hermosa Beach, by a band of hot rod enthusiasts, choreographed by Eric Jacobs (of Factory Five) and Langley Kersenboom of LK Motorsports.

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Langley Kersenboom [LK Motorsports] built this ’33 green machine in less than a month for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

It captured ‘Best Paint’ trophy
at this 30th Anniversary Knott’s show.

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Jack Lawrence’s Guardsman Blue Daytona Coupe.

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Aaron Bernaby’s 427SC Cobra is a carefully-assembled (and one-of-a-kind) blend of Kirkham Motorsports aluminum coachwork and a customized Factory Five chassis.

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Superformance’s big booth… and a dazzling lineup of Superformance Cobra roadsters, Daytona Coupes and GT40 MkIIs.

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You may obtain information about joining the AHA (Association of Handcrafted Automobiles) and participating in its ongoing cornucopia of activities by writing to:

The Association of Handcrafted Automobiles
[membership generally in southern and central California]

email: info@ReplicarClub.com 

website: ReplicarClub.com

The AHA actively seeks to expand its membership among fellow replicar enthusiasts, and looks forward to hearing from you!

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