04-12-2022, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Originally Posted by twobjshelbys
That's what I'm talking about. If you get one finished but that was home-assembled kit, then be cautious and get it carefully inspected to be sure the assembly - body/frame and the power train - was done well. Otherwise they become a money pit that would have been better spent on getting one of the higher end cars.
And I assume you are aware that any Cobra is a tinkerer's dream (or nightmare, depending on which side of the fence you sit). But then that is probably true of any 60s vintage car these days, even a Mustang.
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