Bill Cosby Last Night (SuperSnake)

**map351** · 02-03-2007, 10:41 AM

Bill Cosby was on the Late Show last night talking about his SuperSnake. Later on Bill said something interesting. After returning his Cobra back to Shelby, he got Shelby to install one of his engines into Bill's old MG. He said that MG was so fast that he was blowing away everyone on the streets. People would come up to look at the old MG and all they could see was those wide rear tires. One evening Bill took his wife to dinner and the valet lost control of the MG and crashed it into a wall.

http://www.lbisunsets.com/videos/cos.wmv

**lib88stang** · 02-03-2007, 10:45 AM

Wow never would've thought Bill Cosby was a gear head.

**shawnsvtcobra** · 02-03-2007, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by lib88stang

Wow never would've thought Bill Cosby was a gear head.

Same thougt here also. wow

**6987stangs** · 02-03-2007, 10:56 AM

he owned one of the two cobras with a 427 and an auto. it was #2. he sold to a guy wrecked it over a hill or cliff and killed himself and totalled the car.

**Sonic03snake** · 02-03-2007, 11:19 AM

LOL, that was awesome.

**Rodeheaver's** · 02-03-2007, 11:37 AM

you never hear stories about chevys like that...

**map351** · 02-04-2007, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by 6987stangs

he owned one of the two cobras with a 427 and an auto. it was #2. he sold to a guy wrecked it over a hill or cliff and killed himself and totalled the car.

TERRY KRYSTOFIAK & Cobra Dan know more about CSX-3303 than anyone on the planet!
I you or anyone wants the real story on the paxton #2 car go here..

"With some obvious truth to a joke made by Bill Cosby that the car frightened him and following a year of substantial promotional benefit for both Cosby and Shelby, the Supersnake returned to the factory, and was displayed at the Oakland Roadster Show in collaboration with S&C Motors and Hayward Motors. CSX3303 was then sold to Mr. Tony Maxey of San Francisco CA. As documented in the Shelby American World Registry, the following year Maxey unfortunately crashed his new acquisition with disastrous personal consequences on the Pacific Coast Highway. The damaged Supersnake was then left unrepaired until purchased by Gordon Gimble of Cobra Performance in Sacramento who, after removing the special engine and running gear for use in the famous Ford Phaeton Street Rod, sold the damaged chassis and title to marque Specialist (and future owner of A.C Cars) Brian Angliss in Surrey, England. Mr. Angliss "

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...highlight=3303

**Ratt Fink** · 02-07-2007, 01:31 AM

Long ago, had an LP album (played on a 33 rpm record player, ya know) that had "200 MPH" on it. I was able to grab an MP3 file of it a while back as well. It is a colorful story about the Cobra that Cosby recorded... just as he mentioned on Jay Leno's show, at the end he actually did say that he asked that the car be given to George Wallace !