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04-18-2003, 01:08 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Kansas City,
MO
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 FIA
Posts: 711
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Purpose of a Cobra??
Recently, my brother-in-law got to ride in a 427 Cobra. After exiting the car, nearly burning his leg on the pipe, and wiping his watering eyes (from the strong side exhaust fumes), he asked me "Why on God's Earth would you want one of these?" My response was simple:
"The 427 Cobra was built for three reasons:
1. To pollute the environment
2. To use up all of the planet's natural resources
and number three....
To haul A$$!
I can't wait to have one of these in my garage.
Later,
Russ "Cobra before Kids" Dickey
P.S. Special thanks to CC member Chuck Nickloy who recently took me through the Premiere Motorsports shop. Fine factory and even finer cars.
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04-18-2003, 01:29 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Gilford,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 302 carb
Posts: 8,121
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To quote Radke,
'The most fun you can have with 4 wheels around you"
other reasons..
The reason Gas was invented....
Get to wear depends at an early age...
Mike
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04-18-2003, 01:59 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Phx,
Az
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289FIA
Posts: 149
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Hey Rus...Tell your brother-in law to stick to his mini van and leave the fun to us.  |
04-18-2003, 02:11 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Canada's beautiful West Coast,
Posts: 723
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Don't forget its also another place to hide money
Like we say up here BOAT stands for
"break open another thousand"
HD of Harley Davidson stands for
"hundred dollars"
COBRA................Hmmmmmm???
call our bank right away.........lol
Tim
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04-18-2003, 02:18 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: rocky river,
Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289FIA / SA 351W / a truly glorious machine
Posts: 3,949
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It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on......
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04-18-2003, 02:43 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: San Diego,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 2,979
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4 wheel viagra pill.
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Remember, It's never too early to start beefing up your obituary.
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04-18-2003, 02:59 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: MIDWEST,
Posts: 750
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I have always liked the college girl saying that she would do "anything" for a ride....
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04-18-2003, 04:14 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 15,712
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Therapy for introverts. No way you can drive one around and STAY that way!
Ernie
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04-18-2003, 04:38 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Los Angeles,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: E.R.A. FIA #2088 1964 289 w/Webers
Posts: 2,151
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My girlfriend says it's just an extention of ones Peni$!!!
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Hyde D. Baker
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04-18-2003, 05:38 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Uranus,
cal
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF replica, 351W, about 420 HP
Posts: 3,046
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"Because they are FUN!!." "I like the attention they get from women." "It represents a simpler time." "Because they ARE FUN!!." "I like the looks/sound/acceleration of it." "It's MY money, and I will spend it as I please." "Because I didnt want to lose races." "I wanted something different to take to Car Shows." "Because THEY ARE FUN!!." "Because I couldnt afford the original back in the '60's." "I wanted to be different." Why would I NOT want one?" "Because I cant hear the wife/girlfriend when we go for a ride, and its the only peace and quiet I can get." "Corvettes are so, you know, 'boring' ". "BECAUSE THEY ARE FUN!!!." "Because I look good with a tan." "Porsches are so, you know, 'boring' ". "What did you say?" "Because a trip to the store for milk/soda/beer/Jack Daniel's/eggs can take hours." "If I have to explain, you wouldnt understand." "Because there are only two types of people in the world: Those that drive Cobras, and those that wish they did." Did I mention that they are FUN!!! ?
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Edley, The Cobra Rogue!
"If you think that you can cut it, if you think you got the time, you'll only get just one chance, better get it right first time. 'Cause in this game you're playing, if you lose you got to pay, and if you make just one wrong move, you'll get BLOWN AWAY. Expect no mercy.
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04-18-2003, 06:26 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Massapequa,NY,
ny
Cobra Make, Engine: csx4000, winston cup
Posts: 75
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I've given quite a few rides in my Cobra, and the usual response is "holy $hit that things fast"
Most people have heard alot about Cobras but do not realize the feeling you get when you are plastered to that seat.
Purpose?
The look, the thrills, the acceleration, the thumbs up, the friends, there is no other car like it.
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04-18-2003, 08:09 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Monett,
MO
Cobra Make, Engine: 2 Seat Roadster-by B&B, 460+ w/auto.
Posts: 437
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It's the only way I can get my Albert Einstein haircut!
Ron
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Ron
Nonconformist. Can't handle a real job.
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04-18-2003, 10:05 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: North west suburbs Chicago,
Il.
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
Posts: 1,528
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sole purpouse
The Sole purpose of the Cobra is to desimate all Corvettes!  |
04-18-2003, 10:05 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: God's country,
ME
Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
Posts: 2,678
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As Ernie said, it's the best form of mental health going 
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Replica is not a dirty word.
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
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04-19-2003, 12:06 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Morro Bay,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 3243. 5.0 (for now), 5-spd.
Posts: 188
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I have one, because I want one!!
Most of the reasons above are valid for me also.
I like the attention it draws.
I like to talk about my build.
I like to talk about fast cars.
I always wanted one, now it is possible.
In case no one has mentioned it, The are "FUN TO DRIVE".
I'm kind of proud of my "snake bites".
The most fun you can have with your clothes on.
I don't care how fast it is, it is faster than most anything else.
Dollar for dollar, it can not be bested.
Mostly, it is what I always wanted, I am not dissapointed.
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04-19-2003, 01:51 AM
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heavy hauler
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bakersfield,CA.,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Shell Valley stroked 342
Posts: 248
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Quote:
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"Why on God's Earth would you want one of these?"
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All of the above explanations work, plus one, " because I can" I have only met one guy that questioned, why I would want one, the rest have just drooled and said "that is so cool"
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I Planted...Watered....But God gave the increase....
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04-19-2003, 07:38 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: ALTON IL. USA,
Posts: 159
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JUST AHHH BECAUSE My Wife Told me to buy it!!!! lol 
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04-19-2003, 08:53 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Birmingham, MI 48009,
Posts: 928
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My wife who has not expressed any interest in a car in her life fell in love with a Cobra the first time she saw one. It is poetry standing still or in motion. It is a merger of form and function. The experience of being in one or around one is viseral and primal. As expensive as one is to build and keep, it is one of the best buys that can be had for performance, beauty, and fun. It is not practical, but it is not bought or used for practicality. It is bought and used out of pure love. It is also a people magnet. If you do not like people, do not have a Cobra. If you like meeting people, the Cobra gets attention. Having a Cobra is not a rational act. Having a Cobra is an emotinal experience that defies justification or explanation. If you have to ask why, no explanation will do. The reasons are not intellectual but experential.
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04-19-2003, 12:51 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Davis,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC #004 (Original ERA?)
Posts: 561
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Art on wheels.
Automobile icon.
The rush of being pushed back into your seat as you accelerate.
Race history.
Hot laps around a road course.
The great people that you meet.
The friendships formed.
Dreams can come true!
Cheers, Pete C
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Drive it like you stole it!
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04-19-2003, 04:34 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Evans,
CO
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 FIA, 347 stroker with Weber 48's, building a '48 Anglia gasser, driving a '55 Chevy resto-rod
Posts: 3,119
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Freedom from the drudgery of work and the stress...
Another dream fulfilled...
Life is too short...
And just because................
It's so damn FUN!
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"Breathe in... Breathe out... then move on with life. Lifes too short to sweat the small stuff"
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