newbie interested in contemporary

[woodhouse]

hello all. continuing the search to own a cobra and have decided to zero in on a contemporary--love the lines and accuracy.

in love with guardsman blue w/ wht stripes.

came across this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsLcc...eature=channel

anyone familiar with this cobra?

thanks in advance,

w.

[mrmustang]

Fastlane Classics out of Mo has had that on their showroom for awhile, great looking car, only downside is no heater or top, the heater can be retrofitted easily, the top, not to sure (I have a top(minus the top frame) and side curtains from a Contemporary if you do end up buying it). They also do not mention which front suspension is on the car (torsion bar or coil overs). Price seems a little higher than it will actually sell for, other than that, Contemporary is a top notch replica.........With the low miles you cannot go wrong........


Bill S.

PS: At $40-45K I'd buy it

[rustyBob]

I'm with Bill on this.....53k+ for a 17 year old car.....that cars going to need good
goin over....it wount take long for leaks to start showing up when someone starts enjoying it on a regular basis....40 to 45 tops after all it is a good looking car..

[woodhouse]

thanks for the input. hard to gauge value, but from the pics it seems to be clean and correct.

[azfordman]

I have had my Contemporary around 4 months now and couldn't be happier. Over all the car is rock solid. I would not hesitate to buy another one. I shopped for many years and 53k+ would have been on the high end, but reasonable a few years ago for a period correct big block car. In this buyers market however, I would agree that the 40-45 range is more on target.

[Three Peaks]

As said above, if you could talk the dealer down to the 40-45 range on that car, it would probably be a great deal on a very solid car. I've seen some VERY nice Contemporary Classic cobras and they are a very well made car. This one seems to be as nice as you'll find anywhere and pretty low milage.

Another option you may consider is Bill's (mrmustang above) ERA. Very nice car with all the right amenities, including the 427 SO and in the right price range. ERA is another car you would have a hard time going wrong with.

Bob

[woodhouse]

cool. seems that it has the coil over front. curious about the reverse speedo as i've seen some with, some without... pusher fans as well.(i'm assuming it's a look that someone is after, as in billboards etc.)

[1985 CCX]

My $0.02

1) If you like the car
2) If you have the funds
3) Contemporary = Great Car
4) Drives nice
5) Looks good

NEGOTIATE & BUY IT!

[woodhouse]

thanks for the advice--going for it...hopefully a new owner soon.

sometimes you gotta say...what the ______.

better to beg for forgiveness, than ask for permission!

[mickmate]

That's a sweet car. I see it has the aluminum underhood kit that has been polished out. If it drives like it looks talk turkey with the guy. CCX's are a fantastic car when they've been screwed together right.

[Bruce M]

I built silver w/navy stripes in 1982 originally powered w/ LS6 454 Chevy and repowered w/ 502 and out the rear exhausts. Awesome.