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KobraKarl - Paint that picture red and you have my first car, a 1957 MGA coupe. Paid $250 for it in 1964 and drove it about a year and a half. I never had the electrical problems with it that everyone talks about, but the shifter came off in my hand one time. I replaced the clutch, rod bearings, and fuel pump points while I had it, which I didn't think was too bad for a car with 90,000 miles.
Resemblence to the Cobra was probably more at the rear than the front. You would sometimes see one that somebody tried to modify with a rounded mouth but the lines at the front never lent themselves to that look. Too much slope in the hood and nose area I think.
There was an A for sale at the Turkey Rod Run in Daytona a few years back with a 5.0 and a 9"rear for sale. It was very well done with a nice interior.
That MGA has a lot to do with where I am today with cars, and it looks like the same story with several others. Funny how things work out.
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