anyone recognize this body mfr (picture)

[the shadow]

Originally Posted by olddog

You have been warned on what a disaster this company was. It is my opinion you could easily buy a nice completed FFR or other Cobra for less than you will spend on this one, by the time you finish it. That doesn't count all the frustrating hours of your time you will spend on this car. I have no doubt you are looking at spending $50K in your labor alone. You may not think your time matters, but trust me when the end grows near you will value your time much differently.

If you still insist going down this path.....

Add up the value of the parts for the car and offer that. The car is worth nothing. Don't be afraid to hurt the present owners feelings. He should be glad someone looked at it and ashamed he asked so much.

I don't know if this company was a disaster (Legendary) as they were before CMC/Street Beast bought them if the story is correct, no one has any info on them? Time I would spend on this car or any kit, frustrating I don't think so, there's not much to it. I guess that just because I've built so many cars over the last 30 years. I don't like the FF because I don't sit comfortably in them,they are tight in the leg & foot area. this one happens to have a narrower tunnel and deeper/longer foot box's. I'm going to take all the advise on here and ad up the parts and that would be my offer, insulting or not. I'm actually leaning towards a shell valley roller kit at this point anyway.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by the shadow

I don't know if this company was a disaster (Legendary) as no one has any info on them?

I did an edit for clarity here. Ask yourself the following questions before you spend your hard earned money.

If it was such a well put together kit, why is there very little information on the car and the company?

If it was such a great deal, why has it not sold yet?


I'll leave it at that.

Bill

[Buzz]

Legendary Autos, Inc. operated out of Longwood, Florida from 1989 into the early '90's. Molds and jigs were reportedly bought by a company called Yesterday's Automotive - not sure if they ever went into actual production after the buyout. They had NO relationship to CMC/ Fiberfab/Street Beasts.
There is a member here named Az Cobra Mike who was active up to a couple of years ago and he owned a Legendary Cobra that he seemed very happy with. last I saw, he had it wrapped in matte black vinyl with blue stripes. Try reaching out to him via private message - he may be able to supply you with additional info.
Heres a link to a pic of him with his car after the wrap.
Temporary paint

Edit - Sorry about the huge pic! Replaced it with a much smaller version I found on the net. It is supposedly a publicity shot/poster using an older Legendary Autos Cobra

[the shadow]

well i added up the stuff he has based on prices of similar items on the internet and got $19768.00. then I deducted money on items like the body and frame and other sub par parts since they are not "new" or state of the art like todays offerings and the total came to $14678.00. I think that's what he did, found a cobra kit web site and priced it all out.
I think this kit is actually worth buying after seeing it but I am not going to buy it, he wants to much plus the interior kit + carpet has been boxed since the 90's so god only knows if thats intact or if replacements from other companies would fit?
I appreciate all the info and advice, I told my wife if I'm gonna spend that kind of money its gonna be on a brand new kit from a reputable company that's still in business.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by the shadow

I appreciate all the info and advice, I told my wife if I'm gonna spend that kind of money its gonna be on a brand new kit from a reputable company that's still in business.

You've been on this site for almost eight years, so it's pretty obvious you've got the Cobra bug and, eventually, you'll get one. But... the absolute worst thing you can do is buy a crappy kit, or a dog of a car. Both will end up frustrating you at best, or killing you at worst. The best bang for your buck is to buy a used, sorted out car, maybe off a site like CobraCountry. Another option is to post a WTB on this site, give a range on what you can spend, and see if someone has something nice that fits the bill. Just invite PMs from guys that have a decent car and that will sell it to you within your range.