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Originally Posted by blown871
Ok: a pretty 'broad question 'but for the first time buyers... what is the thing that 'sold' you on your first Cobra? :
Price?
Manufacturer?
Re-sale (due to the manufactur?)
Motor? (wish you had a SCREAMING small block or love the originality of a 427 ?
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Open to your thoughts.. as I take this path....in the upcoming months..
Thanks!!
B
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What sold me on my first Cobra (a FFR MK I bought turn key) was a price that was too good to pass up vs what the car had to offer (beware these days of such a deal unless you know what you are looking at)
Forget about buying with resale in mind, treat the car as the toy it is, not an investment, no matter what a sales brochure or used car salesman tells you.
Motor, I've now owned everything from a bone stock 5.0L 225hp Cobra replica, supercharged 347 strokers, 351W/385HP crate engines, 428CJ's, 427 sideoilers, and even one 427 Tunnelport powered Cobra replica...To date, 24 Cobra replicas in all. SPF, ERA, Contemporary, FFR, AC MKIV, and Unique. Have helped buy, sell, trade another 60+, and this as strictly a amateur
With that said, and all kidding aside, again I'll state for the record, do not get caught up in the HP wars as a 200hp motor in one of these cars is enough to kill you. No matter what else you have owned, no matter how much HP they have been, they are not anything like a Cobra (real or replica).
What you as the potential owner needs to figure out is the following:
1: What is your intended use (IE: weekend cruiser, drag racer, road racer, show car, or ???)
2: Which body style do you want (not sure of the differences, you need to go to a larger Cobra event and look around)
3: Do you want a solid axle or IRS rear end?
4: You want something to tinker with or something that requires little to no maintenance.
5: See #1
That is about it in a nutshell. As for buying, a used Cobra,
CLICK HERE and follow it to the letter.
Good hunting and if you have any other questions, just ask.
Yours in Fords,
Bill S.