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04-02-2011, 06:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Darlington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: DB427, 427 SO
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Naf
Anyone here heard of NAF (North American Fiberglass) ... I'm sure there will. Any idea what they cars were like any good / bad?
Cheers Dale
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04-02-2011, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Santa Rosa Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham KMP500 LeMans- Roush 451 Shelby block; KMP Flip-top with cammer: KMP 289 Bronze under construction.
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Hi Dale, I owned an NAF several years ago. Like all kits, the quality depends on the builder. The NAF was a lower level kit using square tubing and mustang suspension. Mine had a 289 so it was not fast enough to get you in real trouble. The NAF was a good first cobra, but if you have the money, keep looking. There are many other manufactures you can choose from. Good luck, Darren
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04-02-2011, 08:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dale B
Anyone here heard of NAF (North American Fiberglass) ... I'm sure there will. Any idea what they cars were like any good / bad?
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I was wondering the same thing a few months ago after seeing that nice looking NAF Daytona Coupe that is still listed at Cobra Country. I couldn't determine if NAF is still in business. I couldn't find them on the web, at least not an NAF making Cobras. |
04-02-2011, 08:39 AM
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Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #2119 289FIA
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NAF is history. The guy that owned it lives in Superior AZ and is pretty much retired. I bought a body from him about 18 months ago to replace my NAF body that didn't fare well, after a trip through the desert. My old body was far superior to this one and I've spent a chunk of change having it corrected. That said, an aquantience brought a very nice NAF 289 FIA over for me to look at. What a quality built car, that was! Pretty sure it had been a roller from NAF, back in the late 80s. As mentioned, it predominately depends on the quality and skill of the builder.
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04-02-2011, 10:00 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: N.A.F., 351 cleveland, 9" ford
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Dale, I've been building off and on over the years a NAF that I got in 1989, have made some changes to the chassis, but the body seems to be well built. Hoping to finally get it all together this summer. Pictures in my gallery....
Paul T.
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04-03-2011, 04:58 PM
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Quote:
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NAF is history. The guy that owned it lives in Superior AZ and is pretty much retired.
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Was that Jack Kube per chance? |
04-03-2011, 06:40 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR from Levy Racing 302 FI w/Edelbrock Performer heads
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Was that Jack Kube per chance?
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Yes per chance.
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04-04-2011, 12:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crASH
I was wondering the same thing a few months ago after seeing that nice looking NAF Daytona Coupe that is still listed at Cobra Country. I couldn't determine if NAF is still in business. I couldn't find them on the web, at least not an NAF making Cobras.
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This is the car I'm looking at buying. It was built by Jack Kube at NAF (over an almost five year period) as a tribute to csx2601 and looks a really good build. I'd never heard of NAF hence my original question, as photos can be deceiving & wanted to make sure their bodies and chassis were "up to the mark" |
04-04-2011, 12:37 AM
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removed for being a stupid comment :-) ... its an age thing
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04-04-2011, 06:58 AM
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Should a car built & registered in Arizona have an MSO / MCO ... it's just the owner has only sent me copies of the Cert of Title and Vehicle Registration.
Will the MSO/MCO state something different with regards to year of car?
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04-04-2011, 07:34 AM
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Location: Chester Springs,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 289 FIA #690, FRPP 427 Boss engine
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Once it is titled and registered, the MCO is not used. The title is what is important as it is what establishes both ownership and vehicle legitimacy.
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Kirkham #690 289 FIA
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04-05-2011, 04:05 AM
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The problem I may have is that the VIN Plate on the car states the manufacturers ID, which is NAF................
The Title & Reg doc state the issued VIN from DMW which is AZ............
So when the car comes in through customs the "VINs" wont match
Any thoughts / ideas on the subject?
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04-05-2011, 04:27 AM
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Location: Carrollton,
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Simply have a plate made with the VIN number on it and attach it to the car somewhere. No one will care about the mfg. ID number for registration purposes.
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05-07-2011, 06:46 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance 427 S/C 351W stroked to 396, by Southern Automotive
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NAF poster
NAF had a great looking ad poster, at least that is where I think I bought it from  Mike
Last edited by eticket; 05-07-2011 at 06:47 AM..
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05-20-2011, 08:42 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 USRRC, 1964 289 stroked to 331, toploader
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Some history...
If memory serves me correctly, Jack Kube was the fiberglass man for Unique Motorcars when they started out in Arizona. Unique decided to move to Alabama, but they initially left a mold out in Arizona so that they could do cars from both places. Later, they picked up that mold and moved it to Alabama.
I don't know if Jack ever went to Alabama with Unique. Jack then started NAF in Arizona, which was his company. I don't recall if he splashed a Unique car or not. He did do a slabside at one time. It was on the cover of Kit Car in the fall of '84 or '85... my very first issue. My how time flies  ! Anyone can correct this or fill in the blanks. But I think this is the gist of the early days... |
05-21-2011, 06:55 AM
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Quote:
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It was on the cover of Kit Car in the fall of '84 or '85... my very first issue.
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It would be nice to know who's car that is. Do you have pics? |
05-21-2011, 09:00 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 USRRC, 1964 289 stroked to 331, toploader
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It would be nice to know who's car that is. Do you have pics?
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I'm not completely sure, but I think it was '84, in the mid-fall time-frame... the article was a quasi-review, with a Contemporary car, as well.... kinda one small-block car and one big-block car for each market segment (although I think their big-block bias came through  ).
The NAF was white with blue stripes, and the cover photo of it was at speed on a race course, in a right-hand-sweeper... I still have that magazine, but it is buried in storage. It will be awhile before I can retrieve it... but someday I will, and then I can tell you.
Also in that issue was the second half of a build up article of one of Chuck Beck's domestic 550 Syders.
There was a time that I could tell you what was on every page of that issue, and who owned the cars   ! Like I said before... time flies  . |
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