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07-10-2010, 08:40 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Parker County,
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Cobra Make, Engine: LoneStar LS427 , 427 Windsor
Posts: 381
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Cobra upside down in a creek
On Channel 5 news (DFW) this evening they showed a car upside down in a creek in Arlington. Based on the chassis design it looked like a Cobra. I went to their web site and they had video of it being removed. It appears to be a polished Kirkham. The occupant(s) reportedly escaped without injury.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/
Does anyone know who it was or what happened?
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07-10-2010, 08:52 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Las Vegas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4005LA, Roush 427IR
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Ouch! That sucks.
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07-10-2010, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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That is a scary angle to be looking at a Kirkham.
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07-10-2010, 10:08 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Montgomery,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CR 427 S/C, 351W, 5 Sp & KMP142 - 427 SO, 4 Spd
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I'm hoping not but they probably did more damage to it putting it down on the roadway than he did putting it in the creek. Maybe i should look him up for a parts car.
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07-10-2010, 11:45 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Atlanta,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 86 Everett Morrison 90" WB. 428 FE
Posts: 1,151
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Why and the H would they turn a car upside down ? Just trying to be smart asses?
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07-10-2010, 11:58 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: McKinney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #867 gone....
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I don't recognize this car at all. Glad no one was hurt.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/ca...-98177274.html
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07-11-2010, 12:07 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Mountain View,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF2914 Sunset / Titanium
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HI Cobra
I'm hoping not but they probably did more damage to it putting it down on the roadway than he did putting it in the creek. Maybe i should look him up for a parts car.
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Thats pretty much what I was thinking. |
07-11-2010, 12:30 AM
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Location: RED-sunnydays-CLIFFE,
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and 44% of people thought it funny 
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07-11-2010, 05:07 AM
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Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralphy
Why and the H would they turn a car upside down ? Just trying to be smart asses?
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If you read the article, he landed upside down in the creek. I'm hoping it was mechanical failure and not some idiot with more money than brains trying to show off his car.........
Bill S.
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07-11-2010, 05:32 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Cobra Make, Engine: 86 Everett Morrison 90" WB. 428 FE
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I see now, the video is reversed.
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07-11-2010, 06:24 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Devil's Backbone,RR 32,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lone Star Classics #240,Candy Apple Red,Keith Craft 418w - 602 HP,584 TQ
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Originally Posted by mrmustang
I'm hoping it was mechanical failure and not some idiot with more money than brains trying to show off his car.........
Bill S.
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I'm betting it was a loose nut behind the wheel that caused it.
"Police say the 57-year-old driver was watching a racing event at UTA, but as he was leaving, he lost control of the car and went over a curb, only to land in a small creek.
The race the driver was watching is part of the 10th annual Texas Autocross event that included 35 cars from 14 colleges." |
07-11-2010, 06:54 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Arps/Burroughs/Hurricane/428FE
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Maybe he didn't have his MIG Pilots Lic. ...they take off easy and fast, but the landings can be difficult.
Glad he wasn't hurt.
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07-11-2010, 06:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: QUINLAN,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR 89 KEITH CRAFT ALL ALUMINUM 427 WINDSOR
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I believe I saw this car at the Autorama in Dallas. This was about mid February. The owner was about 57 years old, grayed haired fella. It was a polished Kirkham, remebered it very well was drooling severely. 
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07-11-2010, 10:06 AM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 392cobra
I'm betting it was a loose nut behind the wheel that caused it.
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I'm willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Apparently there was no harm done other than to the car and the driver's ego, so I'm willing to call it a broken carb return spring that locked him at full throttle. Who knows? He might have saved lives by carefully pointing his car in to the creek in order to avoid others. |
07-11-2010, 11:34 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lone Star Classics #240,Candy Apple Red,Keith Craft 418w - 602 HP,584 TQ
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I'm not,still betting he was all jazzed up from watching the races.People were of course eyeing him when he headed out too.
So,he ran out of smarts and skill all at the same time.
Loose nut behind the wheel.
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07-11-2010, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Devil's Backbone,RR 32,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lone Star Classics #240,Candy Apple Red,Keith Craft 418w - 602 HP,584 TQ
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I don't believe in PC Fairey Tales either.
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07-11-2010, 11:45 AM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 392cobra
I'm not...
So,he ran out of smarts and skill all at the same time.
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I don't know about that. Right after I typed my last message I was thinking to myself "how fast could I react to a busted carb spring?" I used to be pretty fast, but every year my reactions seem to get slower. And just as I was thinking that to myself, while sitting in my easy chair with my laptop on my lap, a puff of smoke came out the side of my laptop and drifted up through a sunbeam coming in through the window and I immediately thought to myself "what the hell is wrong with my car now?" It took me a good second and a half, maybe two, before I realized that I was not driving my Cobra but rather was sitting in my easy chair typing on my laptop. Absolutely true story. Perhaps I just need more sleep, but I think after that they probably would be fishing me out of the creek as well.  |
07-11-2010, 04:39 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Huntington Beach, CA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 482 ci alum block
Posts: 250
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Glad nobody got hurt, I just wish our Kirkhams were worth 150-200K That would be nice.
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07-11-2010, 04:42 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Oakham,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 592
Posts: 578
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David,
His was signed by Carrol!
Mine is signed by David Kirkham
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07-11-2010, 05:33 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Driftwood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
Posts: 1,850
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
while sitting in my easy chair with my laptop on my lap, a puff of smoke came out the side of my laptop and drifted up through a sunbeam coming in through the window and I immediately thought to myself "what the hell is wrong with my car now?" It took me a good second and a half, maybe two, before I realized that I was not driving my Cobra but rather was sitting in my easy chair typing on my laptop.
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So you are now confusing your Lazy Boy with your Cobra? Probably about time to get you wearing Depends and drinking Ensure. 
Any Cobra upside down in a creek is sad situation. But especially a polished Kirkham. |
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