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01-22-2016, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Murrieta, Ca,
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Cobra Make, Engine: F5 stock 302 EFI
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My uncle had one.
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01-23-2016, 05:35 PM
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That is one great looking kit car.
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Agree, not many cobra kit cars have that level of detail. |
01-22-2016, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
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Come to the Dark Side.
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01-22-2016, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Phoenix,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR: 302 w/aluminum heads, Edlebrock injection. Street car trim, no scoop, side pipes or rollbar.
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So I'm guessing he's finally going to get that FFR spec car and go racing? 
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01-22-2016, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Dadeville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
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Being a pit bull on behalf of the client who paid you is admirable. Being a pit bull for yourself when you are just plain wrong on an issue is not.
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Cheetah tribute completed 2021 (TommysCars.Weebly.com)
Previously owned EM Cobra
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." - Hanlon's Razor
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01-22-2016, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
Being a pit bull on behalf of the client who paid you is admirable. Being a pit bull for yourself when you are just plain wrong on an issue is not.
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... and sometimes being a pit bull does nothing but churn fees. There is something to be said for compromising and "meeting in the middle." |
01-22-2016, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Meriden,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC s/n 718, 428 FE
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I guess I'm not privy as to the circumstances why Evan was booted, and even so, what would that have to do with his selling his beloved Cobra? If I was booted, that would not force or induce me to sell my Cobra, as it is the pinnacle of sports driving and a lifetime accomplishment to the car I wanted as a kid.
I still say he will return (or at least let us know) and will own a real original Shelby Cobra, the kind he often claimed he had and obviously coveted. Just a gut feeling.
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01-22-2016, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: West Chester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #795 427 S/C completed Jan. '14 - '68 FE 427 side oiler
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Earlier in this thread, Dan posted a link to Evan's post regarding the reason he's selling his Cobra. In his own, publicly stated words: "Planning on moving back to a Porsche GT3. Can't justify having both. It was the Cobra or the FGT."
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01-23-2016, 10:47 AM
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So what is the car really worth then, if a roller is $160.000 plus drive train, paint, assembly, sorting out, ect, not to mention wait time. It does not seem that far off. plus as they ad says negotiable even if it is just a little, not that I am in the market I just don't think the car is that far off the mark.
Dean
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01-23-2016, 10:50 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: All original, with Chevy engine since 1964
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annnnnd....it's gone.
no more Hemmings ad
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01-23-2016, 11:04 AM
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Still active when I look it up
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01-23-2016, 11:08 AM
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Location: Shasta Lake,
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01-24-2016, 06:10 AM
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Not for nothing but I can't remember the last time I saw a 60s original, that was not close to or over a million.
Dean
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01-24-2016, 06:24 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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Dean,
There have been 3 or 4 that have no racing history sold out here for around $450/$550K. Most were 289 cars but one was a 428 one that went for just over $550K.
Ron
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01-24-2016, 06:52 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Northern VA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters
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Billboard tires
The thing that makes his car look good is the white letter billboard tires. The big white letters against the black give it good contrast. Without those tires, it would not be a big deal.
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01-24-2016, 08:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron61
Dean,
There have been 3 or 4 that have no racing history sold out here for around $450/$550K. Most were 289 cars but one was a 428 one that went for just over $550K.
Ron
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Ron I have been watching them to. Only thing is is that would ya drive it ??? My personal opinion is NO.. Thats why I have a 4000 car.. I have had enuff garage queens that sat for years. Now at my old age ya have to drive em 
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427 CSX 3000/4000 and Shelbys.
All gone ! Was a Hell of a run
Now ... The dogs car
Mercedes E63S station wagon. 603hp
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01-24-2016, 08:39 AM
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Blue,
If I had one, yes I would drive it. If I could afford one of them I could afford to fix whatever breaks. There used to be a club that had around 25 original Cobras that came down here every Summer and some of them were not in great shape so far as looks go, but they sure ran well. I wouldn't own a car that I was afraid to drive. But I am not big into show cars either.
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01-24-2016, 12:13 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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My thoughts are all-known on this topic, but I don't think the buyers know that Shelby still sells replicas and Kirkham is busy building them. Why would anyone pay $325,000-$495,000 for a really nice replica and they're still making them.
Additionally, you can buy one of those "competition-series" Shelbys with all the NOS parts for $495,000 (including the $50,000 charitable donation to Shelby's charity), which is probably where that seller derived his/her asking price.
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01-24-2016, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
Posts: 3,574
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Additionally, you can buy one of those "competition-series" Shelbys with all the NOS parts for $495,000 (including the $50,000 charitable donation to Shelby's charity), which is probably where that seller derived his/her asking price.
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I'm guessing the seller did that kind of math and then factored in the ability to drive his car on the street as opposed to the "competition series continuations" that you mention. Like "hey, buy one of those and put it in a collection or buy mine and actually drive it!"
Unless I missed something and the seller's car is not street legal either...
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01-25-2016, 10:43 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bernica
I'm guessing the seller did that kind of math and then factored in the ability to drive his car on the street as opposed to the "competition series continuations" that you mention. Like "hey, buy one of those and put it in a collection or buy mine and actually drive it!"
Unless I missed something and the seller's car is not street legal either...
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I don't know who the seller is, but he or she can't be very smart OR he/she can't be serious about selling the car.
Evan's CSX4206 is likely one of the most detailed Shelby's in existence, if you're into the " authenticity of a replica" thing, and that CSX with all the red/blue Aeroquip fittings isn't even in the same ballpark as Evan's car. And there's absolutely nothing special, or at least can't be duplicated very easily, about single Holley 4-bbl 700 HP "Bill Elliott" FE engine. Whoop-Dee-Doo. I'm sure that windscreen alone is worth "BooKoo" bucks. 
And anyone that can spend $500,000 on a Shelby replica, can probably sidestep a few "landmines" at some State's DMV and get their "Competition-series" replica registered for the street. Good luck in CA though. 
If anyone is serious about buying a top-of-the-line Shelby replica, then they should be calling Evan. OTOH, it might not be worth buying Evan's CSX, when you consider the conversations and correspondence that will have to take place with Evan. Some buyer might have to hold the phone in one hand and also hold a hammer in the other hand. I can see a buyer either: a) smash the phone during the conversation or b) take some self-inflicted blows to the head before, during and after the conversation.   |
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