Some more (and verified) Cosmic Wind info ...

The planes in order of appearance

#10 - Slick - yellow with black trim - the first one built and then raced, has a turtle deck and big canopy

#2 - no info, possibly scavenged for parts

#3 - Little Toni - red with creme trim, the red has also been referred to as dark red and maroon - first to have the bubble canopy, all follow up CW's had the bubble canopy - Flown by Tony LeVier

#4 - Minnow - bronze with creme trim - flown by Herman Salmon

#4 - Miss Cosmic Wind - don't know the color - built from Minnow parts including wing and stab with a new mid-wing fuselage

#5 - Ballerina - metallic green with creme trim - Flown by Tony LeVier - possibly the Little Toni with mods and a paint job (unconfirmed, from memory)

#6 - no info, possibly scavenged for parts

#7 - French Quarter Special - metallic blue with white numbers and lettering

For some interesting info on the 1947 Goodyear race check out The Goodyear Trophy, 1947 ... You will see what the first raced Cosmic Wind looked like.