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Originally Posted by Excaliber
Wow, it sure looks 'tiny'. But then again, the early 289 cars were not exactly 'roomy'.  |
hee hee
tiny .....its the largest of my three Australian sports cars I own...the other 2 being a Goggomobil Dart and a Ligthburn Zeta sports...now they are tiny.
the Buchanan Cobra is I'd say longer than a Midget maybe nudging between that and a MGB so not really small.Probaly close to a triumph spitfire or herald.Not small in British car terms or 1959 Australian car terms as we were surrounded by british cars.
Only weathy business men or mobsters had current american cars in Australia in the 50's..tee hee.
Its definately bigger than a sprite it is probably close to my Bond Equipe GT4 which is triumph herald based,.
Cant tell you how it goes because unfortunately mine is unrestored like most of my cars except my Goggo Dart is restored [unfortunately my health precludes me from driving that as the two stroke fumes make me very sick....damn]
So why worry about a name.. look how many cars have been called DART...
Goggo Dart,Dodge dart,Daimler dart
it wasnt the Buchanan Cobra that made "Cobra" famous was it.
the problem it creates to a Buchanan Cobra owner is I have to over explain everything otherwise they think it is the well known Cobra...especially when I say its an original 1959 Buchanan Cobra.thier eyes light up.... and then I go thru the explaining and they look confused or suddenly not interested.
The other problem is those who think its a Buchanan Body, as they invariably think all Buchanans were Cobras.
But hey what a conversation starter...tee hee.
It is a body style I've always wanted...and i hope health permitting I may see it on the road.[i dont see any direct copying/moulding off any other car...I too thought it was Buchanans own design...??]