Please identify this cobra

Bill E · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2003, 11:30 PM

The guy that has this car, got it whit the house he bought and has no idea what brand it is. Can you help?

Bill E · #2 (**permalink**) 10-25-2003, 11:36 PM

Bill E · #3 (**permalink**) 10-25-2003, 11:45 PM

cobrashoch · #4 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 02:18 AM

Bill - Can't tell if the body is painted or metal in the picture. If it's a glass car the door hinges look to be the type that Elegant Motors used. There are a few other minor body clues and the hood hinges that make me think it's a Elegant car too. They have been gone about 15 or so years I think, and one of their cars was the very first Cobra I owned in the late 70's, so my memory is more than a bit foggy about this. Time to play name that Cobra guys!
cobrashock

cslithergo · #5 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 03:24 AM

I have a B&B and the Hood and door hinges are exactly like mine. The hood locking area is differnt thought....

Slow Dawg · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 07:43 AM

Chris, you're right. The fiberglass may be SMC(?) or another builder/dealer/bastard/cousin associated with LAE back in the 80's. The steel is definately late LAE or early B&B.

Ron

Bill E · #7 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 10:07 AM

the body is painted and it is hand laid glass but the doors are chopped

Excaliber · #8 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 12:02 PM

You know a full picture of the car might help....... then again these guys are SO good the can probably ID that car with ONE pic of the rear view mirror!

Ernie

Bill E · #9 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 12:27 PM

I did not get a pitcher of the hole car We had a lot of boxes in the way and a good part of the Bay area club was three fondling the parts and pieces

Bill E · #10 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 12:33 PM

Bill E · #11 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 12:56 PM

Last pitcher Is this a n LA exotic. The door liners are different from thexotice ones that I have seen so far the frame is just two 2x4 rails whit a dog lage in the engine bay the body looks good but the frame is a 2 on a scale of one to ten. The front Kay member is from a pinto or mustang two.

Slow Dawg · #12 (**permalink**) 10-26-2003, 01:56 PM

Yup. LAE frame but not body. Might be one of Bruce's bodies when he was in Oklahoma. Only seen one of his a couple of years ago. Very light hood and trunk (single layer). The K-member looks like the first of the square tube set-ups based on the M-II specs. And also M-II upper arm. The frames now are much, much, MUCH better. I'd say try to finish it and dump it and buy a later model.

Ron