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10-20-2011, 11:12 PM
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Proud Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: North of Baltimore,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 2121
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Originally Posted by visualfxpro
Just curious why there are so many Cobra replicas out there. It's not the only car with a replica, so why don't I see others on the streets? Why isn't there a Ferrari club filled with replicas? Lambos?
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'cause Lamborghini (under VW ownership) and Ferrari forced closure of all those replicating anything even remotely similar in looks to the real thing. |
10-21-2011, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 289FIA
'cause Lamborghini (under VW ownership) and Ferrari forced closure of all those replicating anything even remotely similar in looks to the real thing.
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WOW! I was wondering about that! Cause those replicas have the Ferrari/Lambo badge on them and you can't even put that logo on your T-Shirt "legally" without permission. So I guess there USED to be a time where there were a lot of exotic replicas driving around. Interesting. |
10-21-2011, 08:53 AM
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Some interesting perspectives! I was just thinking about it and I said to myself, I don't' know of any other replica(not that there isn't one) that actually surpass the performance of the original. That is probably why nobody seems to care if it's a "kit car", because they know it's not a cheap copy, it's a superior recreation! I suppose that would be the case in most antique kits featuring modern tech, but most other replicas I know of are of modern cars. THAT is where the problem comes in. You have a $60,000 kit based of a $20,000 car that is trying to simulate $250,000 of modern technology. I would suspect those kits are not much more than oversized miniature models. They have as much in common with the original as the model on your desk. They just put real car parts in there so you can move it around to show your friends.
Cobra drivers might as well be driving the real thing if only they could DETUNE that engine a bit!  |
10-21-2011, 08:58 AM
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Case in point...Real versus Replica...
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10-21-2011, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
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Originally Posted by visualfxpro
Can you tell a real Cobra from a Replica? -
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...like, in 3 seconds. What's the point? |
10-21-2011, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by computerworks
...like, in 3 seconds. What's the point?
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My guess would be that the replica looks very close to the real thing. As for 3 seconds, unless you know this actual car...I REALLY doubt you can tell in 3 seconds. I mean it took 20 seconds just to get to the engine bay and you can put original engines in replica cars so looking in the engine bay doesn't mean anything...not in 3 seconds anyway.
So what is your secret? How can you tell? |
10-21-2011, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by visualfxpro
So what is your secret? How can you tell?
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First shot (left car) => SC dash with a glove box....ding-ding! ..fiberglassy fakey-doo.
Rest of the video is unnecessary. |
10-21-2011, 12:21 PM
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Location: Syracuse,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary classics 3041,sbc 350(have no fear ford guys for there is a FE 428 in the garage waiting to be rebuilt & installed) but for now she is a driver while other projects take precidence.
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Originally Posted by visualfxpro
My guess would be that the replica looks very close to the real thing. As for 3 seconds, unless you know this actual car...I REALLY doubt you can tell in 3 seconds. I mean it took 20 seconds just to get to the engine bay and you can put original engines in replica cars so looking in the engine bay doesn't mean anything...not in 3 seconds anyway.
So what is your secret? How can you tell?
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Don't really know who your talking to, do you? 
Ron has forgotten more about Cobra's than the majority of us will ever know.
I'm a noob compared to him, and it didn't take me much longer than that.
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10-21-2011, 01:12 PM
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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 visualfxpro
My guess would be that the replica looks very close to the real thing. As for 3 seconds, unless you know this actual car...I REALLY doubt you can tell in 3 seconds.
So what is your secret? How can you tell?
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As long as I'm standing next to the car, yup, 3 seconds is about right. I do not need to get in the engine compartment, hell, I don't even need to look in the interior or trunk, I can do it all from just outside the car provided I'm right next to it. What is the secret, just like Ron (computerworks) knowledge about the marque.
Bill S.
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10-21-2011, 09:47 AM
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[quote=visualfxpro;1157722] *Can you tell a real Cobra from a Replica? - YouTube[/QUOTE
Easiest way to spot a real Cobra at a show.
If the hood is open and the engine is shiny and somebody is sitting next to the car, it is a replica.
If the hood is closed and nobody is sitting around, good chance it's a real one. 
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