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10-13-2003, 03:19 PM
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It is appropriate to put AC badges on the car IF it is an AC. It is appropriate to put Shelby Cobra badges on a car IF it is a Shelby Cobra.
Why mark the car as something it is not?
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06-29-2011, 11:04 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Waddell,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: Alum bodied CSX4266, fuel injected alloy 472, 663 hp Engine built by Dralle. Suspension by Tom Barnard
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HIQ
It is appropriate to put AC badges on the car IF it is an AC. It is appropriate to put Shelby Cobra badges on a car IF it is a Shelby Cobra.
Why mark the car as something it is not?
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EXACTLY what he said!
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06-29-2011, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: No city...only 118 residents in Manter,
KS
Cobra Make, Engine: Cobra Auto Works body, Ron Godell Racecars chassis, 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 HO (converted to carb), W/C T-5, 3.73's in a Ford 9" Traction-Loc.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HIQ
It is appropriate to put AC badges on the car IF it is an AC. It is appropriate to put Shelby Cobra badges on a car IF it is a Shelby Cobra.
Why mark the car as something it is not?
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I can see the purpose....I mean, after all, there are REPLICAS....many actually pick a particular CSX car to attempt to replicate. WE know it is not a Shelby or an AC, but if we are successful at creating a good REPLICA (which could, IMHO, include badges on the car) the car will "fool" ONLY those who are familiar with original CSX cars...the rest will be no worse off for not knowing the difference.
I, for one, don't want to fool the experts, but I DO like the look of the hood and trunk badges. Mine doesn't have any, but I want to put them on. It sort of completes the look.
If you don't want people to think your car is a "Cobra", which the vast majority of car-nuts assoicate with Shelby and/or AC, then don't build a Cobra. There are plenty of original designs on the market, build one of them. Otherwise, and again this is JMHO, I feel one should feel free to "replicate" to his heart's content, and if that includes badges, I say go for it!!
YOMV 
Cheers from Dugly!! 
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07-14-2011, 06:55 AM
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The definitive guide to badges and many other aspects of the original '60s Cobras is Rinsey Mills' 'Original AC Ace and Cobra', published by Bay View Books, ISBN 1 870979 14 1
Original AC Ace and Cobra | eBay
Very expensive and out of print, so here's a summary of badges on the 60s cars:
Mk1 and II
Up to chassis CSX 2054 - 'Shelby AC Cobra' motifs front and rear
CSX 2055 to CSX 2132 - the 'flat headed' Cobra emblem front and rear
CSX 2132 onwards - the later Cobra emblem front and rear
Early COB/COX chassis cars (sold outside US) - 'flat headed' Cobra emblem on front, AC badge on rear.
Later COB/COX chassis cars - later Cobra emblem on front, AC badge on rear.
Mk III
CSX chassis cars - later Cobra emblem front and rear
COB/COX chassis cars (with 289 engine) - AC badges front and rear. |
07-14-2011, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northport,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, KMP178 / '66 GT350H, 4-speed
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Quote:
Originally Posted by london
The definitive guide ...
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A good book...but not definitive. |
07-14-2011, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HIQ
It is appropriate to put AC badges on the car IF it is an AC. It is appropriate to put Shelby Cobra badges on a car IF it is a Shelby Cobra.
Why mark the car as something it is not?
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So shouldn't Shelby have left the Ford valve covers alone and not substituted SHELBY or COBRA covers?
Cheers!
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04-18-2012, 04:24 AM
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Location: Indy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby American CSX6046 S/C 427 (482) Shelby CSX1006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HIQ
It is appropriate to put AC badges on the car IF it is an AC. It is appropriate to put Shelby Cobra badges on a car IF it is a Shelby Cobra.
Why mark the car as something it is not?
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This makes sense to me, good answer. |
05-14-2012, 11:48 AM
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Location: Denia / SPAIN,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Blue/White strips
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No dimensions of the "Old Shelby AC Cobra" , emblem nr. S1CS-A availabel?
Rico
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05-15-2012, 12:31 AM
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From calculations and relations boot handle, number plate lamp etc. it must be 78 mm, a little over 3", so I guess 3" is correct. I have an answer from Dave and he said 74 mm wide, so just under 3". I 'll find out end of this month in SPA, where I can take some mesurements. Hope to see CSX 2049 or 2051 again.
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