Movies with real Cobras in them

[Historybuff]

found this list and added to in the movie The Killers a John Cassavates-Angie Dickinson film about a robbery at a racetrack.What makes it a kick is that the villain was played by a B-actor who everybody thought would never even get into the A-list films..but I reckon he found something else to do..Ronald Reagan. I think the Cobra is on screen for about 2 minutes. When they show it being wrecked I think they are substitute another car.

Spinout, 1966
How can you argue with Elvis racing a 1965 AC Shelby Cobra 427? The movie also features a trio of women fawning over the King, Chicago mobsters, rock ‘n’ roll, and spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
Nicolas Cage must steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother, a remake of the 1974 original. It all comes down to Cage finding Eleanor, a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. I think this was a replica and led to a lot of lawsuits when the widow of the original producer of the original movie asserted her right to produce cars based on the movie car.

The Gumball Rally, 1966
Erwin (Cannonball) Baker managed to race across the US in 54 hours, and Hollywood was soon to follow. A 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra steals the show. They had two of them for the movie and pranged one (you can see the dent in one brief scene)

Rollerball, 2002
There’s very little redeeming value to this movie, unless you count the Shelby Cobra Daytona. Supposedly, Shelby loaned one of his own cars to the movie’s producers. This might have been the one he lost when he used it for a loan and couldn't repay the loan or a later one he had built by McCluskey.

Grand Prix, 1966
James Garner navigates the geo-political world of European racing. Briefly seen driving a 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H.

[amysmith]

Originally Posted by Historybuff

found this list and added to in the movie The Killers a John Cassavates-Angie Dickinson film about a robbery at a racetrack.What makes it a kick is that the villain was played by a B-actor who everybody thought would never even get into the A-list films..but I reckon he found something else to do..Ronald Reagan. I think the Cobra is on screen for about 2 minutes. When they show it being wrecked I think they are substitute another car.

Spinout, 1966
How can you argue with Elvis racing a 1965 AC Shelby Cobra 427? The movie also features a trio of women fawning over the King, Chicago mobsters, rock ‘n’ roll, and spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
Nicolas Cage must steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother, a remake of the 1974 original. It all comes down to Cage finding Eleanor, a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. I think this was a replica and led to a lot of lawsuits when the widow of the original producer of the original movie asserted her right to produce cars based on the movie car.

The Gumball Rally, 1966
Erwin (Cannonball) Baker managed to race across the US in 54 hours, and Hollywood was soon to follow. A 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra steals the show. They had two of them for the movie and pranged one (you can see the dent in one brief scene)

Rollerball, 2002
There’s very little redeeming value to this movie, unless you count the Shelby Cobra Daytona. Supposedly, Shelby loaned one of his own cars to the movie’s producers. This might have been the one he lost when he used it for a loan and couldn't repay the loan or a later one he had built by McCluskey.

Grand Prix, 1966
James Garner navigates the geo-political world of European racing. Briefly seen driving a 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H.

this is very informative post. I watched rollerball and gone in 60 seconds and i never realized that those cobras are real!

gotta watch them action and see the action for myself. i hope il also find tine watch other movies listed here!

[rpatton3]

Soldier in the Rain. It had Steve McQueen and Jackie Gleason as his sergeant. There was a ten second shot of a 289 Cobra with wire wheels.

[rpatton3]

The Killers, in 1964, was the first made for TV movie. It was later released in theaters because it was too violent for TV at the time. The story is based on auto racing. Max Balchowski'a famous "Old Yeller ll" is in the pits. Max was even involved making movie Bullitt with Steve McQueen.

It was the only movie that Ronald Reagan was the bad guy. The Ernest Hemingway story was second movie of The Killers. The first was in 1946 and based on boxing.

[SunDude]

Here are some movies and TV shows that featured original Cobras, not replicas:

• Soldier in the Rain (1963), features CSX2???
• The Killers (1964), features CSX2019-or-2024-or-2038tbc, CSX2128 and CSX2136tbc
• Viva Las Vegas (1964), feat. CSX2019 (#98), CSX2024 (#97) and CSX2038 (#96)
• Honey West (TV, 1965-1966), feat. CSX2540
• Red Line 7000 (1965), feat. Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2601
• When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965), feat. CSX2???
• I Spy, s2e07 "Sparrowhawk" (TV, Oct 1966) feat. CSX2???
• Un homme et une femme (1966), feat. Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299
• Spinout (1966), feat. CSX3002, CSX3011 and CSX3012, as well as CSX2203 and CSX2431
• Les aventures de Michel Vaillant (1967), episode 1 feat. CSX3150, episode 2 feat. CSX2142
• The Monkees, s2e21 "Monkees race again" (TV, Feb 1968) feat. Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299
• The Love Bug (1968), feat. CSX2227
• The Bill Cosby Show, s1e15 "Growing, growing, grown" (TV, Jan 1970) feat. CSX3015 Super Snake
• The Gumball Rally (1976), feat. CSX3243 and CSX3255
• Hollywood Knights (1980), feat. CSX3285
• Running from the Guns (1987), feat. COB6035
• Rollerball (2002), feat. McCluskey Daytona Coupe replica CSX2469
• xXx: State of the Union (2005), feat. 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept aka Project Daisy (it's an "original" of sorts)

[rodneym]

Cool thread.

And great list, Sundude!
There was some chatter on the SAAC site about SS.

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by Historybuff

Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
Nicolas Cage must steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother, a remake of the 1974 original. It all comes down to Cage finding Eleanor, a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. I think this was a replica and led to a lot of lawsuits when the widow of the original producer of the original movie asserted her right to produce cars based on the movie car.

Not a Cobra, not even a real Shelby. A made-up car in a lousy movie.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Not a Cobra, not even a real Shelby. A made-up car in a lousy movie.

Actually the Shelby at the very end was real

[Varmit]

Opening scenes of "Romancing the Stone" Joan Wilder's sister was in Columbia, and was kidnapped, some goofy kid drove off like a bat out of hell in her Cobra!!!

Surprised no one remembered the scene,

[jolsen42]

I believe that was a replica.

John O

Originally Posted by Varmit

Opening scenes of "Romancing the Stone" Joan Wilder's sister was in Columbia, and was kidnapped, some goofy kid drove off like a bat out of hell in her Cobra!!!

Surprised no one remembered the scene,

[rpatton3]

Hollywood Knights is a great movie. What else does a teenager need in a film besides nudity and fast cars? I am a 59 year old teenager myself!

[Thor maine]

Real.....Replica.....who cares. When I see a Cobra in a movie I just think "cool a Cobra" not that does not have the correct number of rivets around the hood scoop it must be a replica.

[soulman]

A " friend " of mine once saw a quality 'B ' grade porno with a Cobra in it !

Surely that was a real one !

Soul.
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[Rick Parker]

The Fugitive TV series had 3 or 4 episodes in which one of the characters drove a Cobra. 1 college professor drove a 427, the other ones all had 289's in them.

[Jaydee]

Even though it was a replica. But the end scene of bad boys 2 was sad. You can see the fibreglass damage.

[rpatton3]

Originally Posted by SunDude

Here are some movies and TV shows that featured original Cobras, not replicas:

• The Killers (1964), features CSX2019-or-2024-or-2038tbc, CSX2128 and CSX2136tbc
• Viva Las Vegas (1964), feat. CSX2019 (#98), CSX2024 (#97) and CSX2038 (#96)
• Honey West (TV, 1965-1966), feat. CSX2540
• Red Line 7000 (1965), feat. Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2601
• When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965), feat. CSX2???
• I Spy, s2e07 "Sparrowhawk" (TV, Oct 1966) feat. CSX2???
• Un homme et une femme (1966), feat. Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299
• Spinout (1966), feat. CSX3002, CSX3011 and CSX3012, as well as CSX2203 and CSX2431
• Les aventures de Michel Vaillant (1967), episode 1 feat. CSX3150, episode 2 feat. CSX2142
• The Monkees, s2e21 "Monkees race again" (TV, Feb 1968) feat. Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2287-or-2299tbc
• The Love Bug (1968), feat. CSX2227
• The Bill Cosby Show, s1e15 "Growing, growing, grown" (TV, Jan 1970) feat. CSX3105 Super Snake
• The Gumball Rally (1976), feat. CSX3243 and CSX3255
• Hollywood Knights (1980), feat. CSX3285
• Running from the Guns (1987), feat. COB6035
• Rollerball (2002), feat. McClusky Daytona Coupe replica CSX2469
• xXx: State of the Union (2005), feat. 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept aka Project Daisy (it's an "original" of sorts)

The Killers was the first made for TV movie. It was deemed too violent and released for theaters. It was only role Ronald Reagan was the bad guy. Very bad guy; he slapped Angie Dickinson around.

[Rick Parker]

Looking at old episodes of The Fugitive trying to find the ones with the 289 cars in them.
I found the one with the College Professor and the 427, but looking for the others. Anyone watch these on You Tube?

[HealeyRick]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baXisgiiA70[/ame]

[NewYorkGuy]

"Need for Speed" featuring Shelby GT500 and a bunch of super cars

[bobcowan]

I remember a while back a TV show about a guy who wakes up somewhere, with complete amnesia about who he is, or where he came from. But he has an encyclopedic knowledge of everything else. He drove a Cobra that I was pretty sure was a replica.

It was "John Doe", with Dominic Purcell. It was shaping up to be a pretty fair mystery, and then it just got cancelled.