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01-26-2003, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Yakima,Wa.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 2836K
Posts: 44
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So Cal Who's Car Ouch
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01-26-2003, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Leamington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster with 427 center oiler
Posts: 443
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At first glance, it appears to be a Classic Roadster.
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01-26-2003, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Menomonie, Wisconsin,
Posts: 3,505
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That was the car Snakeeyes supposedly bought--instead, he loads up my GTD-40. Give me a couple of days and I could turn this thing into an ice racing machine.
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01-26-2003, 03:01 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
Posts: 10,362
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another view....
Note the steering wheel.....eeeewwwww, that hurts.
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01-26-2003, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Kansas City,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CRL, 351W, Tremec TKO
Posts: 2,299
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Man, that thing hit HARD. Sure does look like a CR Cobra. Also looks like the front fiberglass took a good deal of the impact force.
The steering wheel is another matter. Arms or torso? (I'm not trying to be morbid ... it's just that that steering wheel is bent up so much!)
Interesting that the windshield broke out but the frame is still in place. Also interesting that it appears as if the cockpit is still in pretty good shape ... well, except for that darn steering wheel!
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01-26-2003, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: San Diego,
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Cobra Make, Engine:
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OUCH!!
That's going to leave a mark!!
somethin' hit that wheel hard.
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01-26-2003, 05:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: melbourne, australia,
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It is quite amazing what the impact of an accident can cause. I smashed a car some years ago and my face hit the steering wheel, the impact only broke my nose but the steering wheel looked very similiar to the one in the photo.
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01-26-2003, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: rocky river,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289FIA / SA 351W / a truly glorious machine
Posts: 3,949
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I'm putting the five point harness in tomorrow...
I'd bet he or she really got hurt...
Any way to follow up on the damage report?
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01-26-2003, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: rocky river,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289FIA / SA 351W / a truly glorious machine
Posts: 3,949
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Looks like someones knee went into the glove box...
Many years ago I smashed into a parked car (actually not my fault) and put my teeth through the top of the steering wheel.
Went back the next day to see the car and found teeth still in the wheel.. 67 Olds Cutlass
It hurts to look at the steering wheel in that Cobra...
Last edited by casaleenie; 01-26-2003 at 05:33 PM..
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01-26-2003, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Menomonie, Wisconsin,
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And we wonder why the insurance companies are starting to get tough.......................
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01-26-2003, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Leamington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster with 427 center oiler
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That doesn't look like the normal position for the dash. Looks like it was pushed into the passenger compartment.
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01-26-2003, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Olympia/Lacey,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast. 514 / 6 speed Richmond overdrive
Posts: 1,981
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Mine has the 5 point harness
And improved impact protection and a collapsible steering column. But regardless of what type of cobra you are driving, be careful out there folks ! This hurts all of us by association. 
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01-26-2003, 10:59 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Altamonte Springs,
Fl
Cobra Make, Engine: Hunter FIA style body with Ford suspension, 351W/396 by Southern Automotive
Posts: 394
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I guess as long as these cars can be built with lap belts and no rollbars, idiots will drive them that way and kill themselves. It's a shame that it happens, don't get me wrong, but there is little enough protection in one of these cars without leaving out anything that might make them just a little bit safer. Someone obviously paid a high price for being stupid.
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01-27-2003, 06:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Neverland,
TX
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Just a thought,
A Few days ago I read a post that someone had traded a stolen car ( vette) for a cobra..... is this the same car?
What a hit, hope they are ok.
Ferrari Killer
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01-27-2003, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
Posts: 10,362
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Quote:
Originally posted by 4RE KLR
Just a thought,
A Few days ago I read a post that someone had traded a stolen car ( vette) for a cobra..... is this the same car?
What a hit, hope they are ok.
Ferrari Killer
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Steve...good thought.
It's not the car, though...
...here is the dash of the stolen car:
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01-27-2003, 07:36 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Fairfield, NJ, USA,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: A & C, 351W, Tremec 3550. Exiled Member: Club Cranky
Posts: 5,897
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Hey? Someone stole his stereo!
Roscoe
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01-27-2003, 08:29 AM
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Posts: 15,712
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Roll bar is good IF you roll it AND it's high enough to actually offer protection. Interesting that the original "street" Cobras had no roll bar. JBL incourages a rather TALL roll bar, a good idea, but OK, it looks a little "off". Some guys have a roll cage, now THAT looks a little "off", but offers serious protection.
I'm guessing a roll bar or a roll cage would not have helped in THIS accident?
Ernie
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01-27-2003, 06:07 PM
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From my experience(Fire-Rescue), my guess would be that the driver braced(locked elbows and death gripped the steering wheel) before impact. I have never been on an MVA where the windshield was "blown" out of it's frame. Perhaps the hood punched it out. I'm no accident reconstruction expert, but I have been on several 100 MVA's(no Cobras).
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01-27-2003, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: so cal,
Cal
Cobra Make, Engine: I used to fix them for a living
Posts: 2,563
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There are only what, six tiny screws retaining most cobra windshield frames to their vertical posts? And they are sunk into the strongest metal know to man, brass.
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01-27-2003, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Alpharetta,
GA
Cobra Make, Engine: Sold - Unique FIA - SA 396 Stroker
Posts: 2,440
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Hey Roscoe they got the shift knob as well.
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