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12-15-2011, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Vero Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: COX 6111 - '66 "AC 289 Sports."
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I guess you might call the expected draw "optimistic."
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12-16-2011, 03:31 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Scottsdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Black CSX 4910, Roush 511 8 stack
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That is wrong on sooooo many levels
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12-16-2011, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
AR
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Are you sure that shares a Cobra's DNA???? Has anyone lpeeked under its skirts?
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12-16-2011, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chattanooga,
TN
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 1774 / 392 Stroked Windsor
Posts: 464
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I grew up in Mercerville NJ where the orginial Mercer was built. Mercerville is next to Trenton NJ. I remember building a model of that 66 Mercer but never realized it was on a Cobra chassic. Wish I still had the model so I could see what the chassic looked like. I'm pretty sure the renwal company made the model. I saved all my instructions from all the models I built so I'm going to see what kind of pics on on it. I agree it is an ugly car. Mark
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12-17-2011, 05:43 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
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Did Exner drink during the day?
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12-17-2011, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
Posts: 12,692
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Truly beauty in the eye of the beholder  .
Bill S.
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12-17-2011, 09:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmustang
Truly beauty in the eye of the beholder .
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Agree, and remember this was built in 1965 so must have been extremely rad at the time. Obviously not everyone's cup-o-tea, but this is part of cobra history, one man's vision of a roadster using some authentic cobra donor parts. Ironically, the Mercer-Cobra is closer to the real deal versus anything members have here 
The engine was a Ford 289 installed and purchased from Shelby’s stock of CSX chassis Cobras being built in the same time frame.
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12-17-2011, 09:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
Posts: 10,362
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AL427SBF
The engine was a Ford 289 installed and purchased from Shelby’s stock of CSX chassis Cobras being built in the same time frame.
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No real Cobras were harmed in the making of this car.
Although it bears a CSX number (as it should), it was born as a bare chassis at AC and had it's wheelbase stretched.
Shelby took the order from Exner, a US customer... but the finished chassis was drop-shipped from AC to Italy, where the new body was crafted.
So they didn't scrap any of "Shelby's stock of..Cobras" and this pup never saw SoCal. |
12-17-2011, 09:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by computerworks
No real Cobras were harmed in the making of this car.
Although it bears a CSX number (as it should), it was born as a bare chassis at AC and had it's wheelbase stretched.
Shelby took the order from Exner, a US customer... but the finished chassis was drop-shipped from AC to Italy, where the new body was crafted.
So they didn't scrap any of "Shelby's stock of..Cobras" and this pup never saw SoCal. |
No real Cobras were harmed in the making of this car.
So they didn't scrap any of "Shelby's stock of..Cobras" and this pup never saw SoCal.
Just one fewer Shelby Cobra built, and a one Mercer-Cobra built in it's place |
12-17-2011, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Billings,
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From Computerworks first post on the subject:
"They purchased chassis number CSX2451 from Shelby and lengthened it 18 inches to start the build of this one and only 1965 Mercer Cobra." (my italics)
How was this done? Did they attach or splice a length of tubing onto the frame tubes? The framing that extends from the main tubes seems too light to handle additional weight, especially when the weight would be hung further from the point of attachement with the twin tubes.
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12-17-2011, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
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It's my understanding that the splice was done mid-ship to the main tubes.
Someone who knows more than me about that could verify that (I believe) they may have used sleeves inside the tubes to strengthen the joint.
This was also done (wheelbase changes) on at least one of the coupes during construction as well.
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12-17-2011, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Holderness, NH, US of A,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4772 old iron FE
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Couple more pics of it I just stumbled on Just a Car Guy: Mercer Cobra |
01-14-2013, 02:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Riverside CA,
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Was this car ever "lost" and in bad shape?
I have only seen it nice and clean. I think when I aw it at Pebble Beach on the dream car lawn it was owned by a Gen. Lyons a local OC homebuilder. I was wondering if it every got decrepit and could be considered a barn find or if it was always kept clean?
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01-16-2013, 05:23 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cape Coral,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: 2009 Solbra
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1965 Mercer-Cobra
Some additional info from my friend Peter Madle's web site
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01-16-2013, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Windham,,
Me
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No doubt this car is a far cry from the incredible lines of our Cobra's but to some it is a beauty.Would be a treat to meet and talk to the designer(s) and hear about the inspiration for this car and some of it's special features.
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01-16-2013, 06:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Ottawa,
ON
Cobra Make, Engine: 2002 Superformance w/392 stroker
Posts: 1,622
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Special Interest Autos (Mar-Apr 1977) article on CSX2451
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