10 Most Significant Shelby Cobras Ever Built piece

[OnyxRider]

Some nice sweet rides, totally disagree with the CSX 4000 and the way that one was written.

The 10 most significant Shelby Cobras ever built - MSN Autos

[NewYorkGuy]

Originally Posted by OnyxRider

Some nice sweet rides, totally disagree with the CSX 4000 and the way that one was written.

The 10 most significant Shelby Cobras ever built - MSN Autos

OR,
Is CSX 4000 yours ?

nyg

[OnyxRider]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

OR,
Is CSX 4000 yours ?

nyg

Oh hell no!

I think the author trying to imply this was the beginning of the cobra craze copies. Much better real cobras with rich histories that exist than a 4000 series.

[Dimis]

I would include this COBRA certainly in my top 3.

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_20.pdf
Kirkham Motorsports - Leading manufacturer of aluminum bodied 427 and 289 replicas

Being a Kirkham means it is a COBRA as defined by REAL1... Oops, I mean SAAC...

But then how is it placed with regard chassis, suspension etc, etc.. Oh, never mind.









Pin pulled... Take cover...!

[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by OnyxRider

Some nice sweet rides, totally disagree with the CSX 4000 and the way that one was written.

The 10 most significant Shelby Cobras ever built - MSN Autos

Of course you disagree with the CSX 4000 being on the list. No surprise there. but there it is, on the list.! Just burns you guys up eh?

I agree with it being on the list for numerous reasons. Much better "real" Coras exist? Maybe to you but not him.

CS was always in business to make money whether in 1962-68 or thereafter. Last I checked so are the fake Cobra makers.

What SAAC accepts as a legitimate Cobra is distinct from what manufactures may legally refer to their cars as. This concept and distinction is beyond the grasp of many here. No need for me to name them as they undoubtedly will reveal themselves in short order I'm sure.

[LMH]

Well, there goes this thread!
Larry

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by LMH

Well, there goes this thread!
Larry

Yep, here we go again...

Is it real or is it Memorex?


I saw another ad for a "65 Shelby Cobra 427" today. When the price wasn't $3M+ I knew exactly what it was.

[REAL 1]

Hey, you guys keep laying turds. I've always got my pooper scooper at the ready.

[CobraEd]

Jamo . . . !!!!!!






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[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

Yep, here we go again...

Is it real or is it Memorex?


I saw another ad for a "65 Shelby Cobra 427" today. When the price wasn't $3M+ I knew exactly what it was.

Clearly. It wouldn't be a real '65. Could still be a real Shelby Cobra.

Asking price can help distinguish. Ageed. When I see ads advertising "Shelby Cobra" or "Cobra" and the price is below a certain level I know it's a fake Cobra/Shelby Cobra and isn't an original series or a continuation series either. Good point.

[PSB]

CSX 3035 not on the list???

[marcocsx3121]

I watched 2002 being restored by an old Cobra friend who prefers to remain anonymous. Apart from a fantastic mechanical and cosmetic resto, he converted the car to rack and pinion steering in a way that it could be taken back to original (worm and sector) without butchering.

[rodneym]

Some people feel bad about themselves, or in this case, what they have.
So they need to bring others down with them.

[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Some people feel bad about themselves, or in this case, what they have.
So they need to bring others down with them.

Bingo.

[RodKnock]

Sheesh, it's like Groundhog Day.

[RodKnock]

Consider the source. The article was written 2 years ago, by a "writer" (I use that term very loosely), James Tate, who has written maybe 3-4 auto-related articles in the last 4 years.

He wrote this hard-hitting piece on getting your car ready for summer:

Is your car ready for summer? - MSN Autos

Here's his Bio:
James Tate cut his teeth in the business as a race team crew member before moving to the editorial side as Senior Editor of Sport Compact Car, and his work has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Automobile, Motor Trend and European Car. When not writing, Tate is usually fantasizing about a vintage Porsche 911.

I can understand fantasizing about a 911 (), but that doesn't make him Colin Comer or Trevor Legate. Or anyone writing for a significant collector car magazine like say "Keith Martin's Sports Car Market", to which I subscribe.

He also "wrote" (I use that term very loosely) this "I'm going out on a limb" article back in 2011 entitled "10 reasons The NFL is Way More Entertaining Than College Football":

10 Reasons the NFL Is Way More Entertaining Than College Football | Bleacher Report

He's entitled to his opinion, but the Internet is filled with them. So, consider the source.

[AL427SBF]

I'm all for getting this back on topic, as I said before I agree they got the Continuation Cobra pretty much wrong ...

Yep, they botched that one up -
Falacy: The first reproduction of the Shelby Cobra, CSX 4000 gave birth to the kit-car legions of Cobras all over the U.S.

Fact: According to Hemmings there were only 998 original Cobras built - 655 of the 289 models, and 343 427s - all starting with this one here. Since then the trade in Faux-bras has been such a lucrative draw that even Carroll Shelby himself got in on the act, producing a series of 'continuation cars.' Why? Because money, that's why.

Falacy quoted right out of the opening post link.
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[Jamo]

Everyone cool it...now.

Blykins and AL427SBF...get off this thread and stop "talking" to each other everywhere else at this site.

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Everyone cool it...now.

Blykins and AL427SBF...get off this thread and stop "talking" to each other everywhere else at this site.

gladly
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[Jamo]

Thanks