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01-21-2013, 06:09 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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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Originally Posted by KevinW
0:55 - looks like proper knock-ons to me - what am i missing?
didnt understand what 'rolled cockpit edge' means? - be interested to know
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They are not, they are identical to the bolt on wheels with hubcap and spinner to hold them on from the early ERA and Contemporary Cobra. The body lines, dash layout, angle and set up, along with the rolled edges of the body all scream one or the other as they both used them early on.
Bill S.
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01-21-2013, 12:32 PM
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Location: New Britain,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Size 10 Feet
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I don't think it's a Contemporary. Wrong rear fender flares. It's difficult to say for sure, but they look like S/W gauges. The proper "T" glove-box handle is a nice touch though.
Last edited by strictlypersonl; 01-21-2013 at 01:18 PM..
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01-21-2013, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Near Chichester, Sussex by the sea......,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Crendon 427 S/C 428 FE+toploader
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmustang
They are not, they are identical to the bolt on wheels with hubcap and spinner to hold them on from the early ERA and Contemporary Cobra. The body lines, dash layout, angle and set up, along with the rolled edges of the body all scream one or the other as they both used them early on.
Bill S.
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obviously i am ignorant of US cobra rep details, but is there a giveaway on those wheels, or is the fakery implied from features elsewhere on the car?
I think a lot of folk in the UK would abs love to see fake knock-offs that good - if i could buy those, id have discarded the trigoes and got those. way better than any other fake knock-on wheels ive seen before, including TeamIIIs. |
01-21-2013, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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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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Originally Posted by KevinW
obviously i am ignorant of US cobra rep details, but is there a giveaway on those wheels, or is the fakery implied from features elsewhere on the car?
I think a lot of folk in the UK would abs love to see fake knock-offs that good - if i could buy those, id have discarded the trigoes and got those. way better than any other fake knock-on wheels ive seen before, including TeamIIIs.
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Here you go, the wheels/rims are fake knock offs that were on ERA188 when I purchased it out of Florida in 2008 from the second owner. I had attempted to purchase this car from the original owner 8 years prior, also in Florida at that time.
Pretty realistic looking now aren't they.
Bill S.
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01-22-2013, 02:49 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP532, KC427FE, TWM
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Here is a translation a friend sent me of the joke:
> You went away flat-chested and now we both have breasts.
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01-22-2013, 04:09 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: contemporary classic w/ 454
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Yeah, I saw that commercial on a tv show that I recorded yesterday. So I was able to rewind it and watch it a few times  |
01-22-2013, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmustang
Here you go, the wheels/rims are fake knock offs that were on ERA188 when I purchased it out of Florida in 2008 from the second owner. I had attempted to purchase this car from the original owner 8 years prior, also in Florida at that time.
Pretty realistic looking now aren't they.
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a-ha - got it now - still pretty good tho' |
02-09-2013, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Midlothian,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hurricane 427 Cobra #HM2008, Craft Performance 427w 600hp/600tq, TKO-600 close ratio, original Smiths gauges, lucas switches
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Originally Posted by kobrabytes
Here is a translation a friend sent me of the joke:
> You went away flat-chested and now we both have breasts.
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I just happened to have closed-caption on when this commercial came on, and the caption of the joke said "(translated from cantonese) You still owe him five bucks."
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02-09-2013, 12:26 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
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Originally Posted by bwcobra15
I just happened to have closed-caption on when this commercial came on, and the caption of the joke said "(translated from cantonese) You still owe him five bucks."
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My gf said it was not Chinese, but perhaps she should have told me it was Mandarin. |
02-09-2013, 05:47 PM
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02-11-2013, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by bwcobra15
I just happened to have closed-caption on when this commercial came on, and the caption of the joke said "(translated from cantonese) You still owe him five bucks."
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I'd never laugh at that.... I don't buy that translation....
The friend who gave me the original answer is a trekie fan who said it was a long standing joke with the film crew. I doubt that they would ever publish that in a closed caption... |
02-11-2013, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kobrabytes
I'd never laugh at that.... I don't buy that translation....
The friend who gave me the original answer is a trekie fan who said it was a long standing joke with the film crew. I doubt that they would ever publish that in a closed caption...
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Do you think I made it up? I transcribed it EXACTLY as it was captioned on the TV screen. The next time It comes by I'll grab a screen capture.
I didn't claim it was an accurate translation. I just said thats what the closed caption read.
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02-13-2013, 08:41 AM
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Do you think I made it up? I transcribed it EXACTLY as it was captioned on the TV screen. The next time It comes by I'll grab a screen capture.
I didn't claim it was an accurate translation. I just said thats what the closed caption read.
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He looked at the commercial and came back almost instantly with the translation.
In either case, it's funny as hell! Made me laugh.  |
02-23-2013, 06:44 PM
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02-23-2013, 06:56 PM
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02-24-2013, 05:09 AM
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Now those are real knock offs, but if you look at the car in the actual commercial, they are not. Did something happen to the car in filming and they had to use a "backup"? 
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02-24-2013, 07:47 AM
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That's an ERA on Trigos in the original clip. Period.
I had the Centerlines and pin drives over time.
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