The last production Car Aurora Serial #4406

willikj · #1 (**permalink**) 05-08-2013, 06:25 PM

I'm about to purchase the last Aurora Cobra SC 302 made #406. Built in Canada - I Drove the car today - it is a fantastic experience. I would like to learn more about my car and the Aurora Car Co. if you hve any info to share email me at willikj@cogeco.ca . It would be nice to have some of your corporate memory. Incidentally #406 is fuel injected - I believe one of a kind. just over 12,000 miles.

SunDude · #2 (**permalink**) 05-09-2013, 05:14 AM

Sounds like a nice car. Do you have any photos you can post? What did the seller tell you about the car so far?

You should have some nice driving in your area. The Ontario Cobra Club often cruises in the Niagara region, so you should hook up with them to get plugged into the local Cobra community. Riverside Racers are also located in the area.

Haywood says he used to work for Aurora Cars, so maybe he can fill you in on #406 or, more generically, the Aurora 302 SCs.

I would also suggest you contact the guy who runs the Aurora Garage website (see wwww.auroracobra.org). He seems to have lots of information about these cars.

willikj · #3 (**permalink**) 05-09-2013, 06:07 AM

Thank you SunDude !! Is a life long dream coming true...great info for me as well. I have been in touch with Wally for starters - really looking forward to my new passion

willikj · #4 (**permalink**) 05-09-2013, 06:15 AM

Aurora SC 302 serial # 4406

SunDude · #5 (**permalink**) 05-09-2013, 06:23 AM

That car looks to be in very nice condition. And you look right at home in the driver's seat.

mrmustang · #6 (**permalink**) 05-09-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by willikj

I'm about to purchase the last Aurora Cobra SC 302 made #406. Built in Canada - I Drove the car today - it is a fantastic experience. I would like to learn more about my car and the Aurora Car Co. if you hve any info to share email me at willikj@cogeco.ca . It would be nice to have some of your corporate memory. Incidentally #406 is fuel injected - I believe one of a kind. just over 12,000 miles.

Just an FYI, in 1986 all Aurora's were fuel injected.
Also, they were not all built in sequential order.

I'll see if I can dig through my storage boxes and find the information on the Aurora factory I have. Will post it when I do.

Bill S.

1985 CCX · #7 (**permalink**) 05-09-2013, 02:19 PM

These are neat little cars....

Haywood · #8 (**permalink**) 05-10-2013, 03:01 PM

Well for starters (with me anyways).
That is the new body style and after my time at Aurora Cars.

Pardon my writing as I just got back from Norway and surrounding areas and still have some jet lag so reading, searching and Googling etc is just my way of being able to do somewhat of a Roadside Sobriety test like touching my nose with my index finger.

Now I just gotta ask ya here, is this now a DONE DEAL and the $ has left your hand?
Reason being is that for some strange reason my "Spidey Senses" are tingling here.

Why?
Well because THIS guy claims that he has the LAST ever Aurora Car Cobra built being #405 and has owned it for 20yrs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7wihs2Og

That link is WRONG for whatever reason?
Told ya eye hand and finger co-ordination problems here.....maybe the Zero's were the letter O's?
Regardless just type in Aurora Cobra and it's on the first page of YouTube titled "1987 Aurora with Warren" and it's about 6 mins long.
And he says that he is the owner of the LAST Aurora Car ever built??????????

Yes the car #'s are out of sequence and the misinformation just abounds about these cars and their history.
And yet to this day we still DO NOT know who killed Harry Oakes.

My big concern would be is this car really really legit?
Or was it put together in someone's garage or farm AFTER Aurora Cars closed?

I ain't pointing any fingers but the possibility of the V.I.N and paperwork may have been in someone's hands?????
The Missing Link of the last Aurora Car ever being built eludes me.

mrmustang · #9 (**permalink**) 05-10-2013, 04:59 PM

Warren used to host the North Jersey Kit Car club meetings at his cabinet manufacturing plant in Fairfield, NJ. His cars front and rear flairs have had some mild "custom massaging" (widening). I know the car and it's owner extremely well, and can confirm his month and year build date.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W7wihs2D0g

Bill S.

willikj · #10 (**permalink**) 05-10-2013, 10:22 PM

I have the original bill of sale from the factory. I have all the paperwork including the owners/ maint manuals. Interesting to find out if this in fact was the last one. Once I have the car I'll post the original Bill of sale.

I watched the utube (6 min ) clip of 405 - thanks for that - Haywood

How cool.... if this is the long last missing one - time will tell once I get to know those more knowledgable than me

Thamks Bill S

mrmustang · #11 (**permalink**) 05-11-2013, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by willikj

I have the original bill of sale from the factory. I have all the paperwork including the owners/ maint manuals. Interesting to find out if this in fact was the last one. Once I have the car I'll post the original Bill of sale.

I watched the utube (6 min ) clip of 405 - thanks for that - Haywood

How cool.... if this is the long last missing one - time will tell once I get to know those more knowledgable than me

Thamks Bill S

What date of manufacture is on your VIN tag?

Post a picture of it here.

Bill S.

Haywood · #12 (**permalink**) 05-14-2013, 10:36 AM

Thanks for "fixing" and posting the correct Youtube video link MrMustang.
What can I say about me and computers?
I'm a man of the 90's..........The 1890's looks like I left off the "D"?

I typed in something here the past Sunday morning but,
it would appear that I "timed out"? taking a few phone calls etc after a bit?
Is there a time limit on this site?
'Cause 2 finger typers like me have some issues with that.

So,
I'll try this again with "edits" 'cause I don't have the time in my life for repeats.

Cont'd
See I couldn't even find the "edit" button as the screen was stretched from ""willikj's" picture and it was all the way over to the right side.

I can only guess that there is a LOT of Spam and Adware tracking on this site?
Well this Homey don't play that game i ain't gonna jump through all those hoops here so, this may be my last post here?

As far as v.i.n's go MrMustang?
Unless something changed?
There was only ever a lil v.i.n tag on the upper dash just like 99% of the veh's on this planet and there was never even a stamp in the frame.

And they were only ever installed with just regular "Homeless Depot" style plain ole regular pop rivets and a 12yo kid with a metal stamping kit could make those.

Does "Warren" with car #405 have anything diff on his veh?

As far as researching YOUR car "willikj"?
I can only suggest working the information backwards.
Like as in ALL the info provided by the previous owner and any info before that person in regards.

My "Spidey Senses" are still tingling on your veh sorry to say.
just work the history of your car backwards there "willikj" in regards to owners, registration and "E"tests documentations etc.

'Cause it sure would be somewhat of a bugger to find out tht car #406 was built long after Aurora Cars closed the doors and it was built in someone's garage or barn?

Especially if it had never been registered long after the apparent "build date"?
Then Mr Harper will take the car and await some further HEAVY taxation on it?

Me "Paranoid"?
Oh heck NO, "Paranoia" is just a higher level of awareness

willikj · #13 (**permalink**) 01-18-2015, 04:57 PM

I have been driving my car a lot and have loved every minute. The car drives perfectly and I haven't had to do a thing with it. I'm thinking of replacing the rag top, have a friend that can do it.

SunDude · #14 (**permalink**) 01-18-2015, 05:30 PM

Nice to hear. Hope you'll post some good photos and stories of the car for the rest of us to enjoy, too.

Haywood · #15 (**permalink**) 03-11-2015, 03:59 PM

Glad you are enjoying your car, a ragtop replacement won't be rocket science for an experienced person I would think.

Hey y'all been forever and a day I guess being here?
I tried to find out how to start a new thread here but gave up looking out of frustration.

Had some NEW email alerts sent to me from AuroraCobra.org that seemed rather out of place I guess?
I do NOT do the Gmail thing so I made NO replies in regards.

Anyways one person is asking about taking the body off of one of these to do a restoration?
I laughed so hard that tears rolled down my leg but, hey if $ and time is no problem???

Also another person on there claiming that they want to sell a fixer upper #404 in the 905 area code of Ontario for $17.5k???
Their phone # is listed but, I think it's BS and more like a Nigerian 419 area code # rolling my eyes.

Also somewhere I had noticed that car #413 was being relisted on FeeBay again.
The mysteries continue on and on and on I guess?
Still to this day we have NO clue as to who killed Harry Oakes..........

willikj · #16 (**permalink**) 04-26-2015, 08:19 PM

Sorry haven't been on this site recently - interested in 404 ? and 413. Taking the frame off would like wreck the car.
My number is 905-562-0770

Haywood · #17 (**permalink**) 05-03-2015, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by willikj

Sorry haven't been on this site recently - interested in 404 ? and 413. Taking the frame off would like wreck the car.
My number is 905-562-0770

Oh you are sooo very correct that taking the body off of the frame would be a pure disaster.
"Wreck the Car" more like "Wrecked Him, darn near killed him".
It would NEVER be right again and would for sure rattle and squeak to no end on any day that ends in a "Y".

A "Body Off" of one of these wouldn't be worth much more than a Pinto.
And really how could one of these be in any need of a "Body Off" unless it was maybe in a collision or driven 365 in the rust belt?

An orig aluminum body slabside would take just as long to do a "Body Off" but, at least it would be worth something afterwards.
I would sooner put the time and effort into restoring a "Gamma Goat" or a Studebaker "Weasel" myself.

I actually had a very not so very good visual dream a while back in regards to taking the body off of the frame on one of these.
If you could title or put a name on that dream?
I would call it "Reverse Engineering" but, it would be a lot less interesting, fun and sophisticated as maybe the Chinese reverse engineering the F-35 fighter jet and cloning something much better than the F-35 itself as they have done.

What an absolute nightmare to do a "Body Off" on one of those.
Bumpers, hood, trunklid, doors off.
Then the interior and the driveline and electrical.

Then put on a Tyvek suit and start cutting out the trunk liner, passenger "tub", wheel liners and EVERY other fiberglass jointing laminated to the frame.
Then try your best to put it all back together without "jigs" for it to all line up..........Oh NO thankee on that one on any day that ends in a "Y".

And if I may ask here "KW" do you have any knowledge about car #404 that was asking $17.5k CDN that was in need of a restoration?
How bad can it it be to be only asking $17.5k? Really?
Bad, or real bad like it has a 1978 Chevy K 4x4 frame under it and was used for "Off Roading" bad?

Haywood · #18 (**permalink**) 05-03-2015, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by willikj

Sorry haven't been on this site recently - interested in 404 ? and 413. Taking the frame off would like wreck the car.
My number is 905-562-0770

And what about this "fictitious" Car #413?
Is this a real Factory Built Car or a "Barn Find" or IMO maybe more like a "Barn Built" after the fact of the doors closing at A/C?
Nothing would surprise me as I know how good the "Front Office" put the Cart before the Horse so, I'm quite very sure that some "Parts" and "Paperwork" were somehow, someway..........?
And that's all I'm saying in regards to that one.

And hey there "KW" don't be shy to say what you know about those 2 cars on here please and thankee.
We're all grown ups here I think so, we can handle the truths in regards.

It's not like we are asking "Who Killed Harry Oakes" right?
As still to this day after all of these years that is still an unsolved mystery.

The Aurora Cobra was a well built car bottom line.
If you have any need to reconstruct, rebuild or do a "Body Off" on one?
It is worth NOTHING IMO.
Better off to buy a brand new in the box kit and go from there as it would be an awful lot less work.

Haywood · #19 (**permalink**) 08-23-2015, 02:53 PM

Had an interesting trip down memory lane getting an email from someone here and decided to use my old friend Google.
Found an interesting story in MotoIQ.com that I have never heard of before.

An article written by an Ashley DeLuca that wrecked a 1983 Aurora Cobra MKII in 2007 that had been in her family for ever and a day.
I stink at links but, if you go to MotoIQ - Automotive Tech, Project Cars, Performance & Motorsports > Home and search "Aurora Cobra" you will find an article titled "Project Aurora Cobra Part 1 Back from the Dead.

Maybe someone else can post that???
Thankee