The one without sheetmetal is called the Flip Top Cobra or "Turd". It isn't the most attractive Cobra ever built and it was a prototype if I remember correctly.
The one beside it is CSX3002 that was truly the first 427 Cobra built. It had a 427 Chassis with 289 bodywork that was modified for the Chassis. It has a flat bottom front end nose opening, square oil cooler, front brace roll bar, and 289 dash and gauges. It was at the entry of MCCAN a few years ago. It also had a dry sump oil cooler. It was on the cover of an issue of 1965 Car and Driver with Ken Miles driving it.
It is a very cool Cobra with the Le Mans filler cap.
I'm not sure why the Flip Top Cobra has the center fill fuel cap.
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