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01-19-2004, 04:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: La Quinta, CA,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 1498, 351 stroker
Posts: 144
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Shelby Series1
Can someone tell me what is the story with the Series 1? I have yet to see on on the street. Not a bad looking car...why are they not selling?
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01-19-2004, 05:05 PM
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Senile Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
Posts: 4,548
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Becuase..
..they don't sell them no more!
Supposed to be a run of "500" cars, Brent Fenimore says 249 were built. Over weight, over budget and behind schedule. The cars were almost three years behind original delivery promise.
When Shelby/Venture realized they were losing money on every car, they raised the price. Even tried to raise the price on cars already ordered..got real ugly!
SAI was sued by dealers who were asked to reduce the "commision" they had agreed to for the sales of the cars. The program changed from a dealer sales program to a "factory direct" system.
Still the car did not capture the hearts and more importantly, the pocketbooks of the public.
A promising product that was never brought to completion. And now on to South Africa..
Rick 
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"I'm high all right, but on the real thing....powerful gasoline and a clean windshield..."
rick@autoventureusa.net
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01-19-2004, 06:04 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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There is a Series 1 on television in a "Dr. Pepper" commercial; Reba McIntyre is acting and singing in the commercial as well!!
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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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01-19-2004, 08:59 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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Reba and LeAnn Rimes! 
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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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01-19-2004, 09:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LI,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Shell Valley- smallblock grenade w/ the pin pulled
Posts: 688
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I ran one at the local dragstrip in Nov. I sorta felt bad slamming a real CS product with my phony homemade replica but not too bad. I couldn't believe how slow it was. It ran 13.40s-50s at 104ish. I didn't know they were that slow! I never got to speak with the owner. I got it on video but don't have a clue how you put video clips onto the web. I think they look pretty cool (better than the pre-Buzz show car) but looks aren't everything. Too bad CS didn't put some real hp in them. Does anyone know why he didn't?
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"If you're not racin' it, you're wastin' it!"-Me
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01-19-2004, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Bay Area,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: What Cobra?
Posts: 7,193
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Yes. I DO.
TURK
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OBAMA IN in 2012
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01-19-2004, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LI,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Shell Valley- smallblock grenade w/ the pin pulled
Posts: 688
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...classified info?
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"If you're not racin' it, you're wastin' it!"-Me
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01-19-2004, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Chicago 'Burb,
Il
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF#1245 w/ 1966 427 SO
Posts: 1,167
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....Didn't Shelby offer a Turbo, or Supercharger "upgrade" to those that wanted more HP? I know some aftermarket companies did, but I thought Shelby did as well.
It is a great looking car........just needed more vvveruuuum! Now if Buzz could fit the "new Cobra's" engine in the Series1 body, we may have a winner!
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01-20-2004, 05:16 AM
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Senile Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
Posts: 4,548
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I am curious...
....(not yellow) about what has happened to the remaining Series 1 chassis and engines? I know when SAI/Venture split that Venture was left with the remaining inventory (so I have been told) but I know SAI had ALL 500 Olds engines on hand and that there supposedly close to 300 chassis built so subtract 249 cars delivered and that still leaves a bunch of parts floating around someplace.
All crap about the Series 1 aside, I would think Venture would want to divest itself of this "asset" and generate some cash. Perhaps someone else would take over, possibly rebody the remaining chassis or offer "genuine" Series 1 replicas?
I should think if this stuff can be bought cheap enough it would be possible to offer them at a price point that would allow them to sell and generate a modest profit.
Rick
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rick@autoventureusa.net
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