Bruce Cambern's 427 one owner Cobra

[maurice19]

Those were the days, Rick.

My time of inspiration.
Maurice

[Bobcat]

Bruce ... what you said about the original Cobra`s front suspension being out of the norm for modern passenger cars is so true . We like to think of our cars as being able to out handle with anything on the road , but I do HPD events , mostly at VIR , and I can tell you that most modern "grocery getter " cars are way above the sports cars of yesterday . Probably the equal of or better than most of our replicas as built . I remember going through the uphill esses at VIR at 100 mph + with a 2013 Ford Focus ST grafted to my rear bumper .... and that was a totally stock car other than aftermarket pads .
so , I spend tons of money , buy parts and reset the suspension , go to hi performance tires just to beat a Ford Focus ST ????

Will get rid of my ERA ??? Absolutely not ... it is far more fun to drive than the Focus , and I love it .

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

Bruce ... what you said about the original Cobra`s front suspension being out of the norm for modern passenger cars is so true . We like to think of our cars as being able to out handle with anything on the road , but I do HPD events , mostly at VIR , and I can tell you that most modern "grocery getter " cars are way above the sports cars of yesterday . Probably the equal of or better than most of our replicas as built . I remember going through the uphill esses at VIR at 100 mph + with a 2013 Ford Focus ST grafted to my rear bumper .... and that was a totally stock car other than aftermarket pads .
so , I spend tons of money , buy parts and reset the suspension , go to hi performance tires just to beat a Ford Focus ST ????

Will get rid of my ERA ??? Absolutely not ... it is far more fun to drive than the Focus , and I love it .

I have a 2014 F-150 crew cab with ecoboost which would out handle my old corvettes and beat the 57 to 60 mph.

The Cobras are fun to drive and they have one huge advantage on modern cars and that is weight. That is an area that will always be an advantage, even modern super cars with carbon everything are around 3000 lbs or more.

[Bobcat]

Funny you should mention the F150 .... mine is a 2003 Screw with the 5.4 engine ( 112,000 miles ) . Nothing special , anti sway bars front and rear , Bilstein shocks , good brakes ( I tow ) and a retuned ECM . This truck has surprised more than a few cars ..... even the trucks today are really decent handlers if you care to push them .
Definitely beats my `63 1/2 427 Galaxie on the turn department .

[spf645]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

Bruce ... what you said about the original Cobra`s front suspension being out of the norm for modern passenger cars is so true . We like to think of our cars as being able to out handle with anything on the road , but I do HPD events , mostly at VIR , and I can tell you that most modern "grocery getter " cars are way above the sports cars of yesterday . Probably the equal of or better than most of our replicas as built . I remember going through the uphill esses at VIR at 100 mph + with a 2013 Ford Focus ST grafted to my rear bumper .... and that was a totally stock car other than aftermarket pads .
so , I spend tons of money , buy parts and reset the suspension , go to hi performance tires just to beat a Ford Focus ST ????

Will get rid of my ERA ??? Absolutely not ... it is far more fun to drive than the Focus , and I love it .

Bobcat,,, if you bring the cobra up to your extra house in Carolina foothills, maybe I could borrow the old 2000 focus I sold, do some practice runs following you up (THAT) hill. It being 13 years older than the SVT you spoke of,, you've got a much better chance of shaking this tailgater.

Only picking...

Little café near pool at top of hill, isn't bad. Was there a few weeks back.

Brett