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Originally Posted by 1985 CCX
Best use of the car is the question.......
For street:
You want:
top
side curtains
pump gas
Rotatable tires - 289
comfort
able to hold conversations with guest
Most of all in my book, you will not have 25 other cars at a car show that look like you.
That is what led me to mine............... Hertz gold, 289 comp with LeMans character.. The only one like it in NH for sure.
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What's ironic is that I attended a local car show this past weekend and the ONLY Cobra there was a 289 ERA. Go figure.
I wanted something "unique" too, so I went with a polished aluminum Cobra. So, we all have our varying definitions of what is considered "unique."
There are definitely less 289's out there, but that's probably for a couple reasons. One, they're only now being made in larger numbers by ERA, SPF, CSX and KMP. Two, I believe the 289's appeal to a smaller audience, which may or may not be an issue for resale. As an example, Kirkham has been offering both 289 and 427 models for a very long time and the 427/SC outsells them all by a large margin.
And you can certainly build a "driver" 427 Cobra. Bernie (BMK), from the Australian Cobra group, has a Kirkham with a 468 FE and something like 1,000,000 miles (an exaggeration, but it's alot of miles/km's, maybe 15,000 in 2 years). With proper selection of parts, an FE can be a very nice driver.
Again, ERA makes a wonderful Cobra. It's whatever appeals to you and marks most of, or all, the boxes on your list.