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12-01-2023, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2022
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MkIII S/C,Roush 427SR(351W),5 Spd
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This is why you don't put a Chevy 350 in a Cobra...
Just caught this selling for $19k at Mecum/ no reserve:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1098609/
It looked nice until they showed under the hood with a small block Chebbie with a 4 bbl. Wife shouted out "Blasphemy!" -- she's definitely a keeper. |
12-01-2023, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gilroy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2291, Whipple Blown & Injected 4V ModMotor
Posts: 2,726
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It doesn't look that good before opening the hood and it has less than 1000 miles on it.
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Help them do what they would have done if they had known what they could do.
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12-01-2023, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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HAHAHA...they left the Chevette steering wheel on it! Really...you need a better example than that to prove your point.
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12-01-2023, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
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Street Beast . a mediocre kit at best! Poor overall quality and shape. A strange "shelf" area behind the seats , a flexy flyer chassis and the motor is so far forward that it was great at doing burnouts but not much else. The price seems about right even though it has a superior engine!
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12-01-2023, 06:14 PM
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I get it if it was a real Cobra that being said 32 fords you name it runs chev and nobody says anything, I have a chev engine in my Cobra there is nothing Ford about it, it is a Jag with a fiberglass body
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12-01-2023, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary, FE, Tremec TKO 600
Posts: 1,975
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It's not the Chevy engine that makes that an awful example of a Cobra. It's the fact that it's a terrible and obviously shoestring budget build, with more flaws to count just by looking at the photos, that makes it an awful Cobra. That thing is just fugly. I'm amazed they got $19k for it.
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12-01-2023, 07:38 PM
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Unless the underside is crap, I'm thinking the buyer got a deal. The top loader is already there, which for some people is a plus and there are surely some decent SBFs on the market for cheap and plenty of left over parts for sale. Doesn't need to be super nice or high powered. For $5K-$8K (doing the work yourself) this could be turned into a decent little grocery getter. No show car but still an attention getter and tons of fun to drive. My 2¢
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12-01-2023, 07:54 PM
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I agree with 767 nice thing about cars like this buy cheap and everything is available correct
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12-01-2023, 08:29 PM
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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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Ehhhh, if you were in high school that would be about as cool as I could imagine. Pulling into the school parking lot and spinning a quick donut... yep. |
12-02-2023, 08:00 AM
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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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On second thought, in today's world they'd probably throw you in to juvie for doing that. |
12-02-2023, 08:53 AM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Lake Geneva,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters 427, 5.0
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Let's not forget Shelby approached GM first to source a motor for his dream.
That said, I do prefer the Ford motors in the replicas.
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"Still plays in the garage"!
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12-02-2023, 10:41 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: shellvalley 428 ford
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If the real Cobra's had a Chevy I would have never wanted one. Can't afford the oil, LOL |
12-03-2023, 02:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: I'm Cobra-less!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicagowil
Let's not forget Shelby approached GM first to source a motor for his dream.
That said, I do prefer the Ford motors in the replicas.
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I've heard that idiotic argument more than once from the Chevy guys. I don't care if Shelby approached Fiat, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Tesla, and Saturn, it ended up with a Ford engine in it, and if you want to build a replica, you put a Ford engine in it. If you want to build something akin to a Fiero with a trailer-trash Ferrari look-alike body kit on it, then by all means, build a Cobra with a Chebby, but don't try to play it off like it's "legal" since Shelby talked to some GM guys about an engine contract.
If you think I'm being unfair, I wouldn't dare put a Ford engine in a GM product either.
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12-03-2023, 07:40 PM
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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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The discussion about the Tremec shifter location reminded me of this - look where the shifter is on this car...
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12-03-2023, 08:14 PM
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Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Ok, let's just all settle on it's a butt ugly car that was put together by a kindergarten class and move on from it. Way too much time and effort wasted on this one.
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12-04-2023, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
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@ 1795, Ditto. Cheers Jim.
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12-04-2023, 11:05 AM
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Ditto also
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12-04-2023, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
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Way to take a dump all over somebodies dream of owning a Cobra. Its a bit rough but can be made nice. Just saying.
John
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12-04-2023, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
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Way to take a dump all over somebodies dream of owning a Cobra. Its a bit rough but can be made nice. Just saying.
John
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12-08-2023, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Priceville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique FIA
Posts: 334
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We have a local guy that has a CMC car that's his pride and joy. It's probably one of the \\\\\cleanest cars at the shows. There are also some early FFR cars around that are spotless and their pride and joy
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