I'm offering a one of a kind C5 ' Vette, and before the sneering starts, hear me out. First of all, I have unimpeachable Cobra credentials, having owned CSX 3121 from 1969 through 1975 (check the SAAC Registry). After going through several other performance cars (Ferrari, Porsche 930, Pantera) I somehow ended up with a (gasp!) Corvette. $40,000 worth of mods later, it is a car that combines air/cruise control/CD sound with 528 rear wheel horsepower (dyno sheet is available) and 25 MPG on the road. It is considerably quicker than either my Cobra, which had a Holman & Moody blueprinted 427 or my 930 which was modded to make 540 HP on an engine dyno.
Today, as I rapidly approach my 65th birthday, I have come to realize that my life has been a living hell since I sold the Cobra, and that the "Vette is too civilized, complicated, and computerized to allow me to bond with it as I did with CSX3121. So I need another Cobra, can't begin to afford a real one (my old car sold again in 1989 for $395,000, and was offered in Hemmings in 2000 for $325,000), and would like an FIA car with a 351 or 351 stroker motor. This will eventually be replaced with a 427 inch Windsor, which should provide adequate power for me to scare the hell out of myself.
Email me at
marco381@hotmail.com if you're interested, or just want to chat.