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Old 01-04-2007, 11:25 PM
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Well this is kinda long but I think you'll find it worth reading....Here's one of those found it in a barn stories. Back around 1980 I worked for UPS. While delivering packages one day I spotted this shell of a boat, with no motor on it, in this backyard on a trailer, and on the side was painted "JAMES BOND 007 CHASE BOAT". There was a guy raking leaves so I got out and asked him why it said that on the side. He replied that it was the boat that was used in the movie LIVE AND LET DIE and asked if I wanted to buy it. He said it was the boat that did the jump over the police car. At this point I'm thinking SURE...... anybody could paint that on the side of a boat and try to pass it off as the original. It had no cover on it and there were about 5-6 potted plants sitting on the bow lined up from the nose up to the windshield. There was absolutely no way this boat looked like it was cared for like you would expect something of this nature to be cared for. But I decided to check it out anyway.

I climbed up in it and there was at least 1' of leaves on the floor. It only had one seat positioned in the middle of the boat as well as the steering wheel. There was also a plaque on the dash with a serial number which I burned into my memory. He told me it was his friends who had worked on the movie and was now dying of cancer (the reason for selling it). He was storing it for him since he lived in NYC and didn't have anyplace to keep it. Despite its horrible storage arrangement it was in great condition (luckily fiberglass doesn't rot) I told him I'd get back to him.

I went immediately to a phone and called up GLASTRON in Austin TX (makers of the boat) and asked them if I gave them a serial number, could they tell me who bought the boat when it was brand new. It took about five minutes, but the lady came back on and said it was bought by an IAN PRODUCTIONS and as you may know IAN FLEMMING produces JAMES BOND movies. So needless to say I knew I had something. I then went to a video store and rented the movie to see if it looked the same and was indeed the one that had jumped the police car.... which it was.

I obviously bought it and later found out all kinds of info on it. The man who had cancer, turned out to be the executive producer of the movie and signed a letter of authenticity on letterhead (which had elaborate pictures and artwork) he had left over from the movie. Theres a picture of it in the Guiness Book of World Records (back in 72 or 73) for the longest powerboat jump, of its time, which was 110'. It took off of a greased ramp with a stainless steel prop attached to an Evinrude 135hp motor at 62mph and flew over the car. Since it was a V bottom boat they had to install the seat and steering wheel in the middle so it would not lean one way or the other when it hit the jump They also screwed two pieces of oak to the underneath on either side towards the back so when it hit the ramp it stayed straight (like a tricycle). Those pieces were still on it when I bought it.
I put the exact same motor on it and used it for about 10 years.Talk about drawing a crowd. Everytime I towed it, launched it, docked it, people would want to know why it said that on the side which ended up in sometimes long conversations. I ended up selling it to a collector and it now sits in a museum somewhere over in England. (at least I used it)

This is the part that amazes me to this day. I was about 13 years old when this movie came out in 1972 and back then the design of boats where horrendous. Absolutely no thought as far as design or styling or looks....kind of like a VW. They got you from point A to B and were very practical. Now if your a fan of James Bond movies you know they always have the latest and greatest vehicles and gadgets and I can remember sitting in that movie theater and watching as that boat appeared on the screen, all sleek with its swept back windshield and fast looking demeanor, just sitting still.... like a Ferrari, and thinking....If I ever get enough money to own a boat I want it to look just like that.....NEVER... EVER... dreaming that I would one day own THAT boat.

Anyway thats my story. The first 4 letters of my last name starts with TRUE hence the screen name TRUE007.
Oh, as for what I paid and sold it for....lets just say its similar to the VW vs Ferrari scenario above and that was before EBAY was in exisitence.
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Old 01-05-2007, 04:59 AM
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Name of a character I created in my second novel. It was very unique and I liked it.

Hence: Trularin
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Simple: Played D1 college tennis and while on the road ate a lot of Saltine Crackers. I quickly became known as "Cracker" - really. You know those Saltines are quite filling on a college budget.
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Old 01-05-2007, 06:19 AM
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I'm a Wyatt Earp fanatic. I'm always looking for a movie or book I havent read or seen regarding the Earps and Doc Holliday. The shootout in Tombstone happened on October 26, 1881.
I live in Door County Wisconsin and the plate on SPF 967 is DC COBRA
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Old 01-05-2007, 06:36 AM
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I played trumpet in every kind of band you can think of from grade school through college. But never good enough to consider going professional. I always wanted to learn to play guitar or piano, but the brass instrument was all the talant I could muster up. So I do the next best thing now. Listen. Even though I'm not into the "club scene", (way past my bed time), I really enjoy finding new artists to hear. Preference is Texas and Chicago Blues. I have Cd's by every artist from Tommy Castro to Katie Webster.

Then SPF 968 is Guardsman Blue, the car cover reads "Blue Snake", and the vanity plate: "BLU SNK". So everything fell into place.
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:10 AM
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hey,littlecobra. pretty simple....

bob 'snakeeyes' in San Antonio came up with my username.

we were at the Austin meet, my first year, ('04) and trying to think of something feminine, and cobra related. Well of course that brings us to Carol Connors. She is the most famous female connected to the cobra, and I liked the connection.
I have since studied and learned a lot about CSX 2128. If i ever did this 'over again' I would get an ERA replica, done exactly as CSX 2128, the "Gurney 1963 Sebring" car.
I think the word 'little' would not be appealing to men, so I think most people think of a 'girl' when they see 'hey little cobra'. It shouldn't have the 'comma' in it, but oh well it's done!

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ps. i think this thread should be moved to "all cobra talk" but what do i know!!
it got dragged up from somewhere, and in small block talk????
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Old 01-05-2007, 09:58 AM
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Old 01-05-2007, 10:01 AM
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Old 01-05-2007, 11:34 AM
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Old 01-05-2007, 11:50 AM
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Before I took delivery of Superformance 1735 in 2003, my wife and I bounced names around for the license plate and settled on ZUM THIS. She has a 1995 Miata M-Edition with a small decal on the window that says zoom zoom. So, we took off on that and called the Cobra - ZUM THIS - and I used the handle Zoom This as well.

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Old 01-05-2007, 11:56 AM
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I am a former Army EOD tech. and for a few years during my 23 year enlistment I was responsible for deactivating very, very large items and when I was down range working on an item I was called Ground Zero.
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Old 01-05-2007, 12:01 PM
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2/16/03 is when this thread started. I just began where someone else left off, so how it got in small block is beyond me. I enjoy hearing how the names came to be, of course I like reading plates too...go figure
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Old 01-05-2007, 12:06 PM
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When I was an Aircraft Crew Chief in the Air Force, our crew named our plane "Juggernaut" - Unstoppable Force.

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Old 01-05-2007, 01:28 PM
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My hero and tinkerer of all things Mini...Sir John Cooper.
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Old 01-05-2007, 02:11 PM
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Had to come up with something for this site one night. All the usual Cobra and car things that came to mind where taken, and my Niece when she was little called me the 'bigguy" (I’m 6'5" - 235#)

In survival school they called me "Jungle Jon".

When I played football in college they called me “Animal”



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Old 01-05-2007, 02:57 PM
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Mines pretty simple. I grew up around my dads 32' Ford 5 window, fell in love with the Mustang at an early age, then the Cobra, and then gained respect and a love for Fairlanes, Comets, Thunderbolts, etc., etc.. A die hard Ford fanatic and always will be.

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Old 01-05-2007, 08:04 PM
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Slo = slow, as in slow driver (hehehehe) or slow to understand something, like say computers.

Jo = Joe, mu name.

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Old 01-05-2007, 08:21 PM
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Old 01-05-2007, 09:17 PM
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SIR REAL… I drove a Morgan +4 for years and got tired of “yes, it is a real one”, the driving experience is totally surreal, wind bugs, oil, in your face –simply,surreal! The Morgan being a proper British automobile begged for “SIR REAL”. When I bought the Cobra I just transferred the plates. Now I get even more “is it a real one”? I Will be changing the plate next time they are due.
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Old 01-05-2007, 09:57 PM
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Fasterpatrick, Well lets just say I'm faster than you! Na was trying to think of something better than (patrick1463275@something.com) for an email address wayback in "93" and it just stuck. Use it everywere so if you see it somewhere else It's me. Patrick
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