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02-28-2022, 05:50 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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ERA or not?
saw this for sale and the guy claims its an ERA cobra, I kinda think its not lots of things look wrong like the dash,roll bar, hood scoop, tail lights,engine compartment, your thoughts?
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02-28-2022, 06:00 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: era#671 Keith Craft Motor
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Shadow
I would say definitely not an ERA
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02-28-2022, 06:21 PM
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Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Not even close. Peter wouldn't let anything like that leave the shop, except for in the dumpster.
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02-28-2022, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Las Vegas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4005LA, Roush 427IR
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That car hurts my eyes.
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02-28-2022, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Not an ERA, not a Contemporary, not a Superformance, not a Factory Five, not a Unique, not a Shelby, well you get the idea
Bill S.
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02-28-2022, 07:41 PM
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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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Maybe Arntz/Butler or maybe a Bennett??? Look how far back the engine is and how high the steering column comes out of the dash and the door hinges?
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02-28-2022, 08:13 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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Well it does look terrible, but if I was 16 again and someone gave that to me I would think I was in heaven.  |
03-01-2022, 04:49 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Well it does look terrible, but if I was 16 again and someone gave that to me I would think I was in heaven. |
16 year old you would love the roll bar though you'd be pissed it only has one instead of two 
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03-01-2022, 06:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
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That is funny, he might as well go with a CSX car...
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03-01-2022, 07:14 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: era#671 Keith Craft Motor
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I like the Hood Scoop ....We can all use a little xtra air in the Motor
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02-28-2022, 08:32 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR build #983, FRM 392
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This going to be really hard to un-see. ��
Are those velour seats???��
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03-01-2022, 04:47 AM
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Hmmm... (stroking beard)
Definitely not an ERA. Closer in in appearance to an early Contemporary actually, with the following cues:
* Very pronounced SC-style rear fender lip.
* Rounded front fender flares
* Upright radiator
* Reasonably accurate body shape
* Torsion bar front suspension (?) hard to tell - can't see a tubular X-member.
*BUTT* Its missing the +/- 1.5" vertical lip around the engine compartment opening and it has a funky transmission tunnel. Also external trunk hinges (although those could be added by a lazy builder). So it is NOT a Contemporary either.
Looks like there's been some fiberglass cutting/hacking in the lower front inner fender area aft of the radiator and the hood latch catches look like a home made hack. Rear lights came from something or the other ... and I absolutely refuse to mention mention the PVC looking roll bar 
Its also not a NAF, Arntz/Butler, FFR, Shell Valley, Hurricane or any of the others mentioned in previous posts above.
I would need more pics to narrow it down further, but we at least can be sure its not an ERA.
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03-01-2022, 08:22 AM
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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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I have an ERA so it took about 1 second (maybe a bit less) to see it's not an ERA.
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03-01-2022, 08:40 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4005LA, Roush 427IR
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Scoop looks like an Amazon box
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03-01-2022, 09:11 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: UCC GT 427
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What does the VIN tag say?
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03-01-2022, 09:43 AM
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Location: (Beautiful) Sequim,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pacific Roadster, 347 cu.in. 5-speed
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A What!!!!
So I'm really diggin the semi truck/car trailer taillights Shadow: Since he thinks it's an ERA What's the "Buy it Now" price??  What the saying "A fool and his money are soon parted", Hummmm.....
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03-01-2022, 04:04 PM
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Can a Car "Identify" as something else?
Maybe it wants to be an ERA....Who are we to Judge Her? or Him?
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03-04-2022, 04:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa02
So I'm really diggin the semi truck/car trailer taillights Shadow: Since he thinks it's an ERA What's the "Buy it Now" price?? What the saying "A fool and his money are soon parted", Hummmm..... |
he was asking $39K said it was a family members? I just came across it on FB marketplace and asked him who's make kit it was and he said ERA, I was like no way? Im not interested in it I just like finding out what odd cobra's are floating around for sale. |
03-06-2022, 10:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the shadow
he was asking $39K said it was a family members? I just came across it on FB marketplace and asked him who's make kit it was and he said ERA, I was like no way? Im not interested in it I just like finding out what odd cobra's are floating around for sale.
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Hi Shadow, where is it located so i can look it it up on Facebook Marketplace? |
03-06-2022, 10:30 AM
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Quote:
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Hi Shadow, where is it located so i can look it it up on Facebook Marketplace?
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it was in danville pa, his listing says sold now but here was the link. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...1651279503925/ |
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