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10-21-2003, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Fresno,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 184/482ci Shelby
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I'm feeling rather British TODAY...who knows about tomorrow?
MG TC
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10-21-2003, 03:13 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Syracuse,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary classics 3041,sbc 350(have no fear ford guys for there is a FE 428 in the garage waiting to be rebuilt & installed) but for now she is a driver while other projects take precidence.
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mmmmmmm.........GULLWING !!
I can't believe I forgot about the Gullwing!
Good call.
Dan
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10-21-2003, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Bechtelsville, PA USA,
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New Original Classic: Lotus Elise
Just within the past week I've found a new favorite for my list... The Lotus Elise. Has anyone else seen the write up on the US-Spec version that will be available the middle of next year? A true sports car, and truly outstanding. I am seriously considering trading in my Mustang Cobra for an Elise.
Greg
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10-21-2003, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: New Britain, CT,
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Speaking of Loti...
The REAL Lotus Elite (1962)
And don't forget the Austin Healy 100-4 (1951)
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Bob Putnam
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Please address parts inquiries to eraparts@sbcglobal.net
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10-21-2003, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bainbridge Island,
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1963 Corvette Stingray fastback. Lines are just timeless.
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10-21-2003, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: GENOA,, NV 89411,
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CAL,
IM PARTICAL TO THE ,66 GT350 (WONDER WHY), BUT THE GT40 GETS THE TOP VOTE FROM ME, FOLLOWED BY THE 300SL GULLWING ( YOUR WELCOME). AS FOR THE ELISE, ITS REAL SEXY.A CLOSE FRIEND HAS A ERO MODEL (RACE VERSION). IT NOT USA STREET LEAGAL...TRACK ONLY. HE WILL BE RUNNING IT THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH MR.MASON, MYSELF AND AFEW OTHER CLUB COBRA GUYS AT THUNDERHILL. AFEW ZO6'S ALSO ARE RUNNING WITH THE BIG BLOCKS....THAT COULD ANSEWER A PREVIOUS QUESTION.
TERRY
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10-21-2003, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Mesa, Arizona,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289 FIA,302 Crate,Holley 600cfm
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Chaparral 2C.
The Elise is a great looking car. My wife wants one after seeing a couple at Monterey.
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10-21-2003, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Mokane,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Gave it to Russ
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Since we are choosing from all time frames, I'll have to say the Mclaren F1 production car. I don't think anything can touch it in looks or performance. Atleast not when it was introduced in the mid-late 90's.
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10-21-2003, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: rocky river,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289FIA / SA 351W / a truly glorious machine
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Re: Original design.......tough one!
[quote]Originally posted by Excaliber
[b]I think the Jag E-Type is the ONLY car in the Museum of Modern Art. It is their because it IS considered "Art".
It's at the Museum of Modern Art only because that's where it quit running again.....
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10-21-2003, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Menomonie, Wisconsin,
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The Gullwing (a little bias here) was a true original. The eye brows above the fenders and the doors are one of a kind styling. Nothing like before it and nothing after, either. A true stand alone.
I think the Camaro/GTO guys would probably be happy with the "pony car" designation. I want to have fun here but I think, in a strick sense, a Sports Car really needs to be a two seater if it is anything at all.
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10-21-2003, 05:21 PM
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Location: Northridge,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Arntz Cobra
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The E-Type is a remarkable design, but the '57 Ferrari Testa Rossa is number one in my book:
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10-21-2003, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Dawsonville,
GA
Cobra Make, Engine: 302 done, CSX289 comp body, leaf spring chassis to original specs...
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For body style, the Austin Healy 3000 or MGA for the classic sport car. The Porsche Spyder, ala James Dean, for the classic racer look.
Just my .02 -John
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So you been broken and you been hurt, Show me somebody who ain't
Yeah I know I ain't nobody's bargain, But hell a little touchup, and some paint...
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10-21-2003, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Washington DC Metro (Virginia),
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters, Tweaked 351W, T-5Z, CRII Tech Support Team.
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E-Jag gets my vote too. Wonder why there aren't E-Jag kits out there.
Guys were putting Chevys in them way back when, but the Brits never built their cars for salty NorthEastern US roads, and the cars rusted to slag very quickly. The 3.8 - 4.2 liter chain driven 6 left a lot to be desired in the power department. The Pontiac OHC in-line 6 from '66 or therabouts proved to be a more reliable, higher winding engine than the E-Jag 6.
A fiberglass E-Jag, powered by anything contemporary would still be a show stopper amid a field of Cobras.
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10-21-2003, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Rock Hill,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, 396 CI
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neither a classic, but if i could have two of the cars i have owned, it would by my first car, a '63 TR-4, and my first new car, my '69 Dodge Charger R/T. Learned about girls and drifting corners in the former, (where there are two willing people, there will be a way!!), and would love to re-live the trips to Spain, or all thru the Alps in the latter.
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10-21-2003, 06:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
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An absolute must mention for design originality. The Diablo and Murcielago (sp?) are arguably better looking, but this is their daddy...
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Tropical Buzz
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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10-21-2003, 06:53 PM
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No. 2: Another sexy, original beast...Name it if you can.
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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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10-21-2003, 06:56 PM
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Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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No. 3 - a round of Heinekens (on Cal) if you name this car. Beautiful in the eye of the beholder from most angles - No question about its originality.
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Tropical Buzz
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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10-21-2003, 06:59 PM
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Most of you should be able to name this one (hint: a classic ricer)but its design may be derivative...from what though?
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Tropical Buzz
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. -(wasn't me)
BEWARE OF THE DOGma!! Dogmatism bites...
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10-21-2003, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Folsom,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 623, 427 S/C Cobra. Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet, Ford Nascar TL 4speed - with a touch of raw; "less is more" theme
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Hey...
Buzz,
...Here is another hint, its right on the back of the license plate!. And, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
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Duane
Western States Cobra Group 1998-2016.
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10-21-2003, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Folsom,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 623, 427 S/C Cobra. Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet, Ford Nascar TL 4speed - with a touch of raw; "less is more" theme
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My favorite.
For me, this is it.
To see it in person is breathtaking. Almost made it to Lemans.
Jaguar XJ13
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Western States Cobra Group 1998-2016.
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