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1hotboss 10-31-2011 06:28 PM
decals
 
I am looking for vintage type decals...sponsorship decals i.e. Goodyear, Koni etc for my car...what type of decals are the best that won't damage the paint or surface static cling, or vinyl type...where is a good place to purchase these decals along with the meatball numbers

Thanks in advance

Also, would like to know everyones choice of static cling or magnetic...thanks

elmariachi 10-31-2011 06:44 PM
Meatballs from gochecker.com. Vintage decals all over eBay or from Finishline Accessories, all static cling. Stays on at 140 mph:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/...42777713_b.jpg

danc30 11-01-2011 05:09 AM
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X2 for the vintage ones from Finishline and I had the #s made by Gochecker.com, Picked my # and font and they did the rest. Also got the red team stripes from gochecker in both static and adhesive.(went with adhesive on the team stripes because of all the curves.

CobraDan 11-01-2011 05:33 AM
meatballsplus.com - Home

FrankM1 11-01-2011 11:58 AM
How about this!

Cobra Kits : Raceline Digital, Do More for Less

Dwight 11-01-2011 05:43 PM
decals
 
Finish Line sell them for $40

Vintage Decals.

Made of static cling vinyl. They are removable/reusable and excellent for track or show events. They do not come off in the rain or at high speed. A good alternative to permanent paint, sticky back or tape. Decals.- Set includes two of each, Goodyear, Esso, Friction Proff, Autolite, Koni, Pure, Castrol, and extinguisher marker. Used on SC Cobra and FIA Cobra. Set.

Finish Line Accessories

Dwight

they also sell the meatballs, give them the number you want on the meatball and they will make it for you. I just bought the decals and meatballs last month.

efrost 11-01-2011 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankM1 (Post 1159424)
I bought a complete "98" set from Chris about 3 years ago and they are still as good as new. I have had them on and off the car several times without any issues.... opinions vary and it’s a visual personal preference.

Regards,

Ed

lovehamr 11-01-2011 07:31 PM
+1 on both Finishline and Raceline Digital. Great products.

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...G_0932post.JPG

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...he_Tail_2_.jpg

efrost 11-01-2011 07:50 PM
here is a picture of mine without the BB mounted.

decal - Club Cobra Photo Gallery

tin-man 11-01-2011 11:34 PM
Awesome pictures by all, thanks for sharing
 
So my question becomes how many are acceptable, I know this is a very personal choice, but at what point does it get to be too much? I have a blank page so to speak since my car is all bleck and I am considering adding decals, thus suggestions would be welcome. Oh, and one more, how do these stick on decals hold up when washing the car or do they need to be removed?

Cheers, tin-man

YerDugliness 11-02-2011 01:20 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1hotboss (Post 1159312)
Also, would like to know everyones choice of static cling or magnetic...thanks
Our Cobras are either aluminum (Kirkham, Shelby) or fiberglass....magnetic won't work on any of them :)

Cheers!

Dugly :cool:

lovehamr 11-02-2011 05:05 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tin-man (Post 1159503)
So my question becomes how many are acceptable, I know this is a very personal choice, but at what point does it get to be too much? I have a blank page so to speak since my car is all bleck and I am considering adding decals, thus suggestions would be welcome. Oh, and one more, how do these stick on decals hold up when washing the car or do they need to be removed?

Cheers, tin-man
John, the question is really "What do you like?" I looked through hundreds of old pictures to get a sense of what would be on a vintage Cobra and kind of went from there. That direction also made me source decals from different sources because a single source didn't have what I wanted. For instance, apparently Shell was always the petrol sponsor for SA so I thought having "puroil" or some other oil advert on mine wouldn't look right so I wound up buying the shells from another source. Now that being said, all of those decals are on a car with 2 roll bars. How original is THAT? But, I knew that I'd have passengers that I'd want to afford the same protection that I had and made that decision early on in the process. That’s just one example of the many that I’ve made contrasting a vintage look with my personal demands.

As to how well they stay during washing? Never had a problem at all.

DougD 11-02-2011 06:56 PM
Size does matter
 
In my opinion, you need a fairly large "meatball" to look right. Someting in the range of 22" or so. To me, the smaller ones just look "cheesy".

And about four or so sponsor decals looks about right. Less is better. The cars back in the day had very few. More than that looks like a NASCAR stocker or a modern drag car to me.

Of course, opinions differ.:)

tboneheller 11-03-2011 05:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DougD (Post 1159622)
In my opinion, you need a fairly large "meatball" to look right. Someting in the range of 22" or so. To me, the smaller ones just look "cheesy".

And about four or so sponsor decals looks about right. Less is better. The cars back in the day had very few. More than that looks like a NASCAR stocker or a modern drag car to me.

Of course, opinions differ.:)

I agree. And if you are going to use sponsor decals, it only seem right to actually use the product that you are advertising. Sorry, but a GoodYear decal on a Cobra sporting Yokohoma tires don't cut it for me. It would be like putting Chevrolet emblems on a Mustang.

elmariachi 11-03-2011 12:52 PM
To satisfy the requirements for my class, I actually pulled my Billboards off to run my Yokohamas in the Big Bend race. I then forgot to the remove that darn decal. Guess this means I don't get my $1.37 Good Year contingency payment, dang it.:rolleyes:


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