History FOX & COBBS/JOEHNCK….1936 FUEL COUPE

The owner is saying these are the same coupes
And what it looks like today ? Any info would be appreciated

TEAMS OWNERS:
FOX & COBB Bud Fox/Tom Cobbs
BOB JOEHNCK

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Taillights look like a cross eyed cat I had.

 

If it’s the same car it’s a shame.

 

Rite...
That exhaust looks like a factory corvette unit, that was clearly a take off.. could be wrong... Original car was no joke!

 

I would have to say no. The red car looks like it has a one piece windshield. Black car 2 piece. I could be wrong.

 

Same chop I would say yes.

 

The black car has the fabric top insert. Can't tell from the pictures of the red version if the top has been filed or not, but that would be a clue.

 

Too bad all the history of Bonneville and it’s drag racing career have been destroyed. Those records don’t mean shit now.

 

Also known as the The Fox-Cobbs coupe.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=1170

 

IMO somebody ruined a significant car from days gone by. IIRC that coupe was in Gene Scott's (rip) storage yard in the early 1970's.

 

I was wondering if it was also the same one too
So three different teams

 

More Fox and Cobbs

 

WOW WHAT A PIECE OF HOT ROD HISTORY

 

Interior

 

Notice that the inner door skins were removed on the Millwinder's coupe. Ask if the doors inner panels were gutted out like the Millwinders race car. Could be fixed I guess. There would be evidence of that. But very hard to imagine that someone would chop matching new doors to the body.

 

To my Eye, the black car has a taller windshield.

 

I think so too I’m waiting on notes from the previous owner
To make judgment

 

The original car seems to have more of a chop.

 

100% agree, the Vintage picture of all the crew pushing Tell's all...

 

more Fox & Cobb

 

I think that is it. Pretty sure we had a thread on it years ago. If I get a quiet moment at the office I will do a search for the thread

 

Was this engine in the '36? I know it was in Tom Cobbs' '34 that he got from the Pierson brothers

 

Your right I’m thinking it was in the 34 instead of the 36

 

Interesting photo

 

That scoop over the cowl vent got my attention. A buddy had a '36 with a scoop like that. Not a good idea in Oregon rain. I dug out the old photo albums, 1979. This is what I found. Headed to Sandblast at Arizona Beach, at Silver Creek Falls Run and at Reflections Rod Run.

 

Maybe camera angle or distorted page , but is this chop more than the others…..?

 

a lot can be changed over the course of 50 - 70 years…..modified by different owners…….

when I got my coupe body, we were initially convinced that it was this car, similar caravan windshield, raised rear guards, radiused rear quarters, exactly the same chop, filled cowl, no original firewall, etc, etc….

Only about 24 surviving 5 windows in NZ at that time, some still not chopped, some never been channeled.

then when we analysed a rear view photo, we realised that the chop on this one leaned slightly one way, and the chop on mine leaned the other way………