| N2Cobras |
12-01-2023 11:52 AM |
This is why you don't put a Chevy 350 in a Cobra...
Just caught this selling for $19k at Mecum/ no reserve:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1098609/
It looked nice until they showed under the hood with a small block Chebbie with a 4 bbl. Wife shouted out "Blasphemy!" -- she's definitely a keeper. |
| eschaider |
12-01-2023 12:31 PM |
It doesn't look that good before opening the hood and it has less than 1000 miles on it.
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| joyridin' |
12-01-2023 01:49 PM |
HAHAHA...they left the Chevette steering wheel on it! Really...you need a better example than that to prove your point.
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| Thor maine |
12-01-2023 02:37 PM |
Street Beast . a mediocre kit at best! Poor overall quality and shape. A strange "shelf" area behind the seats , a flexy flyer chassis and the motor is so far forward that it was great at doing burnouts but not much else. The price seems about right even though it has a superior engine!
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| novasscnc |
12-01-2023 06:14 PM |
I get it if it was a real Cobra that being said 32 fords you name it runs chev and nobody says anything, I have a chev engine in my Cobra there is nothing Ford about it, it is a Jag with a fiberglass body
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| 767Jockey |
12-01-2023 06:55 PM |
It's not the Chevy engine that makes that an awful example of a Cobra. It's the fact that it's a terrible and obviously shoestring budget build, with more flaws to count just by looking at the photos, that makes it an awful Cobra. That thing is just fugly. I'm amazed they got $19k for it.
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| KarlzEE Bebout |
12-01-2023 07:38 PM |
Unless the underside is crap, I'm thinking the buyer got a deal. The top loader is already there, which for some people is a plus and there are surely some decent SBFs on the market for cheap and plenty of left over parts for sale. Doesn't need to be super nice or high powered. For $5K-$8K (doing the work yourself) this could be turned into a decent little grocery getter. No show car but still an attention getter and tons of fun to drive. My 2¢
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| novasscnc |
12-01-2023 07:54 PM |
I agree with 767 nice thing about cars like this buy cheap and everything is available correct
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| patrickt |
12-01-2023 08:29 PM |
Ehhhh, if you were in high school that would be about as cool as I could imagine. Pulling into the school parking lot and spinning a quick donut... yep.:cool:
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| patrickt |
12-02-2023 08:00 AM |
On second thought, in today's world they'd probably throw you in to juvie for doing that. :cool:
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| Chicagowil |
12-02-2023 08:53 AM |
Let's not forget Shelby approached GM first to source a motor for his dream.
That said, I do prefer the Ford motors in the replicas.
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| byron w |
12-02-2023 10:41 AM |
If the real Cobra's had a Chevy I would have never wanted one. Can't afford the oil, LOL
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| blykins |
12-03-2023 02:07 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicagowil
(Post 1521694)
Let's not forget Shelby approached GM first to source a motor for his dream.
That said, I do prefer the Ford motors in the replicas.
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I've heard that idiotic argument more than once from the Chevy guys. I don't care if Shelby approached Fiat, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Tesla, and Saturn, it ended up with a Ford engine in it, and if you want to build a replica, you put a Ford engine in it. If you want to build something akin to a Fiero with a trailer-trash Ferrari look-alike body kit on it, then by all means, build a Cobra with a Chebby, but don't try to play it off like it's "legal" since Shelby talked to some GM guys about an engine contract.
If you think I'm being unfair, I wouldn't dare put a Ford engine in a GM product either. |
| twobjshelbys |
12-03-2023 07:40 PM |
The discussion about the Tremec shifter location reminded me of this - look where the shifter is on this car...
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Ok, let's just all settle on it's a butt ugly car that was put together by a kindergarten class and move on from it. Way too much time and effort wasted on this one.
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| Alfa02 |
12-04-2023 09:50 AM |
@ 1795, Ditto. Cheers Jim.
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| novasscnc |
12-04-2023 11:05 AM |
Ditto also
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| MaSnaka |
12-04-2023 12:17 PM |
Way to take a dump all over somebodies dream of owning a Cobra. Its a bit rough but can be made nice. Just saying.
John
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| MaSnaka |
12-04-2023 12:19 PM |
Way to take a dump all over somebodies dream of owning a Cobra. Its a bit rough but can be made nice. Just saying.
John
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| incoming |
12-08-2023 08:23 PM |
We have a local guy that has a CMC car that's his pride and joy. It's probably one of the \\\\\cleanest cars at the shows. There are also some early FFR cars around that are spotless and their pride and joy
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