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Old 11-03-2011, 10:19 PM
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My vote would be B&B out of MO. check out the thread on All GT40 Talk titled B&B Ouch
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One thing is for certain,call it Old School, nothing will ever replace the clean lines of a 427 Cobra........
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Old 11-04-2011, 06:44 AM
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One thing is for certain,call it Old School, nothing will ever replace the clean lines of a 427 Cobra........
That's for sure, and that's why I hate so called, cobra replica company's, don't get it to close to the originals. I like the muscle bulges like the rear quarters but some make the to rounded, like half of a perfect circle. Would you change the looks of a Camero Z28, Cuda etc,.... I hope not !

So,.....don't do it to a cobra.

There's absolutely no car on the planet like the cobra, when you see one, you know what it is.
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Old 11-04-2011, 07:31 AM
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For me it is my experiance with Contemporary Classic. I got one of the prototypes (I was not informed) nothing fit, nothing worked, I got the back order deal (still waiting Peter) parts were crap. I would call and tell Peter that the "specially made parts"did not fit! I would get" yes we are aware of that and have corrected that"Ihave had the kit for two months and after a few calls I was told to f.... off!!! Montti Gotti who was the real guy behind the construction was nice and he talked to me a lot even after his health started going south,Peter Bayer who seems to be the face of Contemporary is a JACK OFF. Contemporary is one of the best cobra kits ever, and I am sure that all the manufactures have a story of someone who slipped between the cracks,for contemporary that was me.
Maybe it was because you were putting a Chevy in it Just kidding! I built a very early Contemporary and had some minor fitment issues but nothing that I would complain about. My only problems were with their NJ dealers got ripped off for $2k deposit on a body, guy skipped town with my money.
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Old 11-04-2011, 02:02 PM
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My vote would be B&B out of MO. check out the thread on All GT40 Talk titled B&B Ouch
I don't know about the GT40(5), but their Cobra replica is first rate. You'll find many more good comments about B&B than bad.
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Old 11-05-2011, 07:26 AM
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After seeing the Goben, and almost going blind, that is the poster child for kit cars getting a bad rap.
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Old 11-12-2011, 08:01 AM
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Has anyone ever seen one of these Monster Miata 427s in person? Basically it's a Cobra-esque rebody kit for an NA-generation Miata (MY 1990-1997).

It's also possible to swap the stock Miata engine for a 5.0-litre Ford, or for an LS1-LS2-LS3 Chevy, so I suppose you could actually get some performance out of the thing if you really wanted to.

I imagine the all-in cost would be similar (or more) than just buying a nice Cobra replica, but something like this would be pretty "different."



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Old 11-12-2011, 08:21 AM
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Oh my god, what the hell ?
You have the Cobra muscle, and a wimpy,.... Miata !
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Old 11-12-2011, 11:40 AM
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We have had 2 come in that we could not identify in the last year. one of them, we turned down the guy accepting the car to work on, - it was so unsafe and so hacked that we there was no way we could work on it effectively.

-- I am thankful we have good manufacturers like Superformance and Kirkham.
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