What to sell

[Harpoon PV2]

I like the competition model the beast, plus I read the story of you acquiring it, great back story! But, if I had to have one, I would take the MKII, especially, where you are thinking about a FIA! By the way, I remember, back in 81, I was driving past a used car lot, and there was a light blue 70 GT350. I flipped a quick Louie, and inquired about it. When he popped the hood, there it was, a factory Paxton supercharger, with all the paper work! I took it out, pretty nice, not as nimble as the 65-66 or 67-68, but nice, it was $5,500. I thanked him and as I was walking away, he yelled, "how about 5 even?" In hind sight, I should have walked away, just as I did, but I should have yelled back, "how about Four!" Cheers, Dennis

[xb-60]

Bill - if you're "having a difficult time deciding", what are the things you like about each, and what is it about both cars that are less desirable in your eyes?
If the one you might be leaning towards is less than perfect, what could you easily change that would make it closer to perfect for you?

Cheers!
Glen

[PDUB]

tough choice! Lucky is that man that has to make such a difficult choice!

[xb-60]

We should all be so 'unlucky'

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Bill - if you're "having a difficult time deciding", what are the things you like about each, and what is it about both cars that are less desirable in your eyes?
If the one you might be leaning towards is less than perfect, what could you easily change that would make it closer to perfect for you?

Cheers!
Glen

Roadster, I miss a rollbar, not certain if I can retrofit an FIA style into it. Might have to reach out to Ross Henry to see if it's economically feasible.

FIA, the air cleaner, yes, really

Both cars are fantastic to drive, clearly the FIA is a bit more my style, but I actually like the way the original style suspension of the roadster gives more of a true "cobra" feel, maybe a mental flashback to my days driving TR3-TR6's and early MGA's, skinny tires and all. Tough for me to get a handle on as to my true "wants and needs" right now, which is why I started this thread to have you guys hopefully help sort it out with me, or at least make me digger deeper in to my own mind.

Thanks for asking and making me think a little more.

Bill S.

[1795]

Bill,

You could always sell them both and then order a new SPF FIA and get the combination of the roll bar along with the buggy springs, have it set up the way you want and get the best of both worlds. The question is, can you wait until a new one is ready for delivery?

Jim

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Roadster, I miss a rollbar, not certain if I can retrofit an FIA style into it. Might have to reach out to Ross Henry to see if it's economically feasible.

Stop missing the roll bar. Is it an aesthetic thing? A safety thing? Is it a track thing?

From a safety standpoint, they're almost useless, unless you flip the car over and even then the roll bar likely isn't of great help, unless you're 5'3" and your head doesn't hit it.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Stop missing the roll bar. Is it an aesthetic thing? A safety thing? Is it a track thing?

From a safety standpoint, they're almost useless, unless you flip the car over and even then the roll bar likely isn't of great help, unless you're 5'3" and your head doesn't hit it.

Rollbar wise, it's a safety thing, in the ERA and SPF, they are functional and not aesthetic. Again, a personal preference for both SWMBO and I.


Bill S.

PS: When is the last time you sat in and started yours

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

PS: When is the last time you sat in and started yours

In a timeline that would make the most sense to you, about 25 MrMustang Cobra “buys” ago.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

In a timeline that would make the most sense to you, about 25 MrMustang Cobra “buys” ago.

Remember there was a 8 year gap of borrowed cars, but no cobra ownership, more like 3 by your own admission.....


Bill S.