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WOW! Did my garage change today!
It's amazing how one's life can change in an instant. After patiently waiting over 7 months for my FIA car to be built, I found myself last Saturday at exactly the right place at the right time.
Although not the car I was planning to build, a combination of a lucky Google search, a series of whirlwind events, some frantic phone calls and emails, and my garage today has undergone a sudden and unexpected transformation that I never could have thought I could afford....So, now I will cut my teeth on my first Cobra with a big block instead of a small block...Thanks to Bill S (Mr Mustang) for a great delivery job. Now, hurry up springtime!! See the before and after pictures of my garage below.... GARAGE BEFORE http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...Before-med.JPG GARAGE AFTER http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...5ERA601_1F.jpg oops, forgot the picture...see below |
Congrats! Great looking car.
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very very sweet. I love the color!. Drive safely!!
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Rick thats a cool story. I was at ERA last friday...that drip mark on the hood is my drool...sorry, man.
Congrats! -John |
Luke,
Congrats!!!! I'm sure you'll be peeking in that garage every 15 minutes or so. And to answer your question...yes, it's really there, yes, it's really yours. Bill S. is a great guy, so you can feel good about it. First day over 40 degrees and you're taking it out, aren't you? Well, I hope to see you at our meetings and events here in the area. We've got lots of great people here. Steve |
Hey Bruce,
I got to drive your car before you did... :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: Bill S. |
Luke,
Questions - you mention your car is an FIA (I assumed 289 FIA), but looks it has the rear braced roll bar, and gas filler in the 427 location, and the side pipes coming out thru the fender 427 style? Was this your specification? |
Mgreene,
His car is a 427 style as you can see by the rear quarters and the doors.... I can personally attest to the body being of the 427 lineage........ Bill S. |
Ah, Bill, thanks for the clarification.
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Wow I wish my garage looked that clean!!!
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Is that a right-hand drive?
Picture almost makes it look RH. Great looking car! |
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Welcome to the ERA family. Great cars, great bunch of people (well, except for Peter:LOL: ).
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Luke,
Great looking car. Now if I could just get my garage to improve like that. You will have more fun than you thought possible once you get started driving it. Ron :) |
Wow Luke,
That is a great garage improvement. It makes your refrigerator look so much better! :LOL: Seriously, it's beautiful. The BEST color, too. Inquiring minds want to know more about it though. Want to share the specifications? Paul |
Thanks, Snakeyes and Ron for the comments....gawd, I can't wait for my first drive...**)
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The downside to this whole deal was I didn't get to enjoy the step-by-step build I had been planning on, so I can't speak for all the details such as motor innards, etc - the upside was I got it for what I think was a very good price. Upon closing the sale, I took the car straight to ERA. ERA of course knew the car - Doug and Richie checked it out, custom fitted the turkey pan and missing heat deflectors, and pronounced it A-1. Peter P's comment was all it needed was "someone to love it" - it was a bit grimy from sitting for a year, but will polish up just fine. It is an '01 build with 2000 miles on the odometer, 428, toploader, and various nice-touch options such as leather seats, MSD, the chrome add-ons such as bumpers/overriders/rollbar, coated exhaust, car cover, etc. It also came with a killer sound system, which I will remove shortly... So all in all, bring on the springtime! |
Awsome! Can't get a better car than that:cool:
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Sunday night about 10:30.
I finally had my very first moment alone with the car, since bringing it home........ you know, the first "really alone moment"......I pulled the car cover back ever so slowly, starting from the front.... gawd, these are beautiful cars..........:3DSMILE: |
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