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10-21-2011, 09:15 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
Posts: 10,362
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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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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Quote:
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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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
Posts: 10,362
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Quote:
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, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX2321
Posts: 1,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by computerworks
First shot (left car) => SC dash with a glove box....ding-ding! ..fiberglassy fakey-doo.
Rest of the video is unnecessary.
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Ron, Actually the fiberglass hood and prop rod come into view before the dash.  |
10-21-2011, 10:10 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
Posts: 10,362
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Snake
Ron, Actually the fiberglass hood and prop rod come into view before the dash. |
I tried to keep my explanation simple...y'know?  |
10-21-2011, 03:30 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Snake
Ron, Actually the fiberglass hood and prop rod come into view before the dash. |
Wow, you're really good.
I'm not a marque expert like A Snake and Ron, so right about 10 seconds into the video (the first 6 seconds were intro), I got it. A little slow on the draw. |
10-21-2011, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Orlando,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA154 427 HR
Posts: 206
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And by looking at the prop-rod, I would guess it to be an ERA...
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10-22-2011, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
WI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
Posts: 3,786
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flaflier
And by looking at the prop-rod, I would guess it to be an ERA...
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Couldn't have been an ERA. I have a buddy named Patrickt and he has an ERA - they have 2 roll bars. That car only had one. 
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10-21-2011, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Syracuse,
NY
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.
Posts: 405
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Quote:
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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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
Posts: 12,764
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Quote:
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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