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01-09-2019, 11:27 AM
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CC Member/Contributor
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
Posts: 2,001
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Since I will have this question brought up to me this year, It will be done by late Mar. or early Apr. I've done some thinking, on how to answer this fun, and sometimes funny question. I believe I'll use the answer Joe (Old School Garage owner) When asked about the Cobra. He go's over touches it, and say's yes it is, but not one of the org. one's from the 60's. Cheers Tom.
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01-09-2019, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: White City,
SK
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast, 460 CID
Posts: 2,908
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
There must a 100+ threads on this subject.
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100+? One more zero.
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Brian
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01-09-2019, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Seattle,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427sc
Posts: 98
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I usually respond, "oh no, I wouldn't dare drive a million dollar car around here!" - often accompanied by a short chuckle at the absurdity of the question.
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01-10-2019, 04:45 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Posts: 92
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If someone has to ask if it is real or not, you know your dealing with an car idiot.
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01-10-2019, 05:48 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Brisbane,
QLD
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Posts: 2,797
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Quote:
Originally Posted by studebaker53
If someone has to ask if it is real or not, you know your dealing with an car idiot.
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I've had that before.
Me: I'll be repainting this car one day, (only came in one colour, limited run).
Him: What colour?
Me: Do you know what this is? (Idiot, plus a few other words under breath).
Gary
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01-10-2019, 06:03 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 498
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Quote:
Originally Posted by studebaker53
If someone has to ask if it is real or not, you know your dealing with an car idiot.
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not necessarily, there are many tool room replicas out there, which cannot be differentiated from an original
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01-10-2019, 07:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Orange,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #720
Posts: 117
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When someone asks me if it's real I usually just say "It's real fast" They get a laugh out of it and we both move on.
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01-10-2019, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Westerly,
RI
Cobra Make, Engine: Fordstroker 408w custom solid roller-Craft ported Brodix 17*heads-CFM ported Vic Jr. intake-1 3/4 primaries- 575hp-TKO-600RR Liberty upgrade- -Moser 8.8 trutrac-McLeod Street Extreme--QA-1-Wilwood brakes, Classic Chambered 3" Cobrapacks, Avon's
Posts: 645
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Yup, I don't take offense to the question. Like others have said, most suspect it is not one of the original REAL Cobra's. I tell them with a chuckle No but I had a lot to do with building this one. Conversation will follow one of two ways.. "Man that's beautiful, always wanted one" smile and wave goodby. or "who made it?" what engine? how fast does it go? Do you race it? Can you start it up?......
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Lou
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01-10-2019, 07:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Glendale,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR MkIV 427
Posts: 635
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I tell em, “No it’s not. I could never afford a real one. I would be afraid to cut loose and have fun in an original like I do in my FFR.
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01-11-2019, 03:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mesa,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic, 428 FE CCX 3069
Posts: 7,506
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It depends on how I feel at the time and who's asking the question. Sometimes I just say yes sometimes I just smile sometimes I say no you're having the best dream you've ever had in your life.
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Dan in Arizona
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"It's a great car and I love it, but it doesn't do 'SLOW' very well."
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01-11-2019, 06:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA#375, FE 428, 1966 block, built by Jim Coleman Racing Engines, Stratford, CT
Posts: 94
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I simply say "she is a very faithful reproduction built in 1992, with period correct drivetrain and parts. However the body is fiberglass and the frame is of an improved design. And she is a joy to drive."
Usually that brings miles of smiles....
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ERA 375 - former Clubcobra ID REDSC400
TESLA P90D is my daily driver
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01-11-2019, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Posts: 973
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I get just as many shout out questions - "What year is that?" Not sure if they want to know when it was built, or what it represents?
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01-11-2019, 11:07 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,591
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The most often question that I get asked is "What kind of car is that?"
Since it's the easiest way to extricate myself from any conversation, I always tell them "it's a Jaguar. XK-(make up a number)something."
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01-11-2019, 11:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Hardwick,
VT
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Slabside BRG 289
Posts: 302
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It's about as close as you can get and still enjoy driving it.
John
ERA Slabaside #3010 289 BRG
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01-11-2019, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: White City,
SK
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast, 460 CID
Posts: 2,908
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rodknock
the most often question that i get asked is "what kind of car is that?"
since it's the easiest way to extricate myself from any conversation, i always tell them "it's a jaguar. Xk-(make up a number)something."
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"XK-KMP"? "XK-CSX"? Lol
Edit: Why does this d**n site keep changing upper case to lower case if it's not in quotes? Aaarrrggghhh
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Last edited by cycleguy55; 01-11-2019 at 12:15 PM..
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01-11-2019, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Edmonds,
wa
Cobra Make, Engine: Factory Five 302
Posts: 45
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When someone asks "is it real" I'll respond
"Yeah, real fun!"
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01-11-2019, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Westerly,
RI
Cobra Make, Engine: Fordstroker 408w custom solid roller-Craft ported Brodix 17*heads-CFM ported Vic Jr. intake-1 3/4 primaries- 575hp-TKO-600RR Liberty upgrade- -Moser 8.8 trutrac-McLeod Street Extreme--QA-1-Wilwood brakes, Classic Chambered 3" Cobrapacks, Avon's
Posts: 645
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Look how nice this thread is going without ....Ev...eehhhhmmm......
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Lou
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01-12-2019, 06:02 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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sometimes I tell them "oh no, It's not real, it's a cheap plastic fake"
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''Life's tough.....it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' ~ John Wayne
"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
life's goal should be; "to be smarter than inanimate objects"
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01-12-2019, 10:28 AM
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Senior CC Premier Member
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Bellevue,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison 514, Toploader 4 sp, Jag IRS
Posts: 278
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I just smile, look them right in the eye, shake my head, and in a straight forward and welcoming manner say “It’s not an original”.
That generally satisfies their curiosity and either ends it (if they’re a hater) or if genuinely interested, as more often than not, they follow up with, when was it built, what manufacturer, did you built it, etc., and we go from there.
My alternate reality….I cycle through all the options in my head, “you should say this, you shouldn’t say that, it’s not called this, it’s really called that, maybe it’s called this, but he said it’s this, the documents say it's that,’ and as the person walks off wondering why the heck I’m standing there just staring through him, I realize, darn it, I didn’t think fast enough, I should have just directed him to our prior threads on the topic! ☺
Brent
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01-14-2019, 12:32 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Sioux Falls,
SD
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4145, aluminum body and Shelby aluminum FE stroker
Posts: 121
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I tell them “yes, it is a real, aluminum-bodied Shelby Cobra, but unfortunately not one of the rare originals from the sixties”. Then, if they ask what is the difference, I tell them “about a million dollars!”
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