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Old 12-27-2011, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by AMiller View Post
Mine was weighed on certified by the state scale. That alone should make you wonder????

Aaron
It depends on what that scale was intended to weigh.

Those that use scales intended to corner weight a race car can be reasonably sure that they are accurate. The scales were designed to be accurate in the range in which a Cobra's weight falls.

Those that use scales intended to weigh loaded trucks weighing many, many tons should not be so reasonably sure. A relatively light weight Cobra is at the extreme end of their measurable range, and accuracy at the extremes is suspect, especially when comparing a few hundred pounds' difference.

It would be interesting to gather a cross section of manufacturer's Cobras and weigh them all on the same scale.

Anyone know the advertised curb weights of the original Mk 1/2 and Mk 3 Cobras?
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