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06-26-2009, 08:21 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Sunnyvale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Factory Five Racing MKIII Roadster 347
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Twood, that's harsh! j/k
just off topic a bit, trophies used to mean something to me when I was young and even during my 30's. But one day I looked at all of them and realized they didn't mean much anymore. Great references for the specific event won, but otherwise they were crowding my die-cast collection so I just boxed them and stored them away.
I prefer the 'breakfast' venues myself. No need to shine the cars, drive for dozens of miles, talk shop w/o regards to which manufacturer, and just enjoy life with an amazing car. I'm not here to inflate or deflate egos when it comes to Cobras. I just love the car. (However, a Cobra with another 100-200hp does make me feel just a bit impotent..... j/k, j/k )
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06-26-2009, 09:22 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gulf Shores,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, 351, 5speed
Posts: 62
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This is REALLY interesting!
After having this car for just a couple of weeks I now realize that a lot of people are interested if they know what it is (or not)!
I have noticed some folks are a little tied up in which one you have but I feel the same as an earlier poster, I see this machine as a toy. If it was real I wouldnt keep it at the beach and I surely would not drive it at EVERY possible chance.....I'm so caught up in my own enjoyment of this car I dont even consider what anyone else thinks.
Comon, tell me you dont get this big smile on your face every time you fire your baby up!
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06-26-2009, 08:44 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: MARKSVILLE,LA.,,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TWOOD
I'm very much a rookie with the "car show & cruise in" activities. Have gone to a few shows with friends, followed their lead, and registered. Always confused as to which catagory to select.
I did a weeknight small local church cruise in / car show this week by myself. Wife and friends were busy and thought I meet some new people. So,..I registered, 17 catagories and I still was indecisive about which one to choose. Came down to Best Ford OR Best Unique. I figured I would avoid offending the Ford purists. About 70 cars showed up and I walked aropund to see them all. Realized, at that point, only three "vehicles" chose the Best Unique catagory: Me, a VW (half dune buggy, half pickup), and a kids go cart (that his dad bought, not built).
Now I just want to leave, but I stay and do meet some people to talk cars.
Comes the awards and I'm wishing, "not me, please not me".
The MC prefaces this last award presentation by saying, "The judges don't select the catagories, the owners choose them", and calls my name. I'm thinking, "I should have left, but I can't escape now". It looked like I chose the unique catagory and "stole" the trophy from a 12 year old kid. The kid and the cart already left and I couldn't pass the trophy along to him.
I think I shall never register at a show again. Painfull, rookie mistake!
I think I shall just stick to driving.
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I go to a couple of car shows and cruise nites a year, I like to see other cars and talk to the owners/builders, have made many friends over the years......
Simple solution to your problem, keep going, at the registration desk,just tell them you want to register your car as a "Display Only" car, no classification, no judging, that's what I do.......and then enjoy the show, the cars and the people...........
David
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06-26-2009, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Fremont,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everette Morrison HP 396
Posts: 29
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Yeah, and if you have a bowtie cobra, you are really looked down on...
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06-26-2009, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Cape Coral,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Homebuilt, .060 over 428 FE Dual Quad
Posts: 101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Filippo
Yeah, and if you have a bowtie cobra, you are really looked down on...
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Well, you should be!!  |
06-26-2009, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Fremont,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everette Morrison HP 396
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Bowtie Cobra
Yup, I can dig it...had I built it, it would be powered by a Ford 427...but I traded two Harleys for it....so I will just have to deal with it until the 450-hp 396 tires on me and fades...
Filippo
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06-26-2009, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Meriden,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC s/n 718, 428 FE
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Originally Posted by Filippo
Yup, I can dig it...had I built it, it would be powered by a Ford 427...but I traded two Harleys for it....so I will just have to deal with it until the 450-hp 396 tires on me and fades...
Filippo
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Don't worry about it...just keep the hood closed and let 'em wonder.
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06-26-2009, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Duluth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 65 Factory Five MKIII Cobra
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Filippo
Yeah, and if you have a bowtie cobra, you are really looked down on...
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You should get one of those stickers that shows the guy peeing on a Ford.
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06-26-2009, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Originally Posted by Atlantacobra
You should get one of those stickers that shows the guy peeing on a Ford.
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That's great! You gotta have a sense of humor in this world. 
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No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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06-27-2009, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Gig Harbor,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR#499 351W with Webers
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I just came from the Nashville Nationals Good Guys car show. I drove the Cobra, but did not put it in the show. There were two Cobras there in the "Show and Shine." Both were good looking cars. I noticed one of them (a Unique I think) had Autometer gauges and the tach was resting on 1200RPM, or so. I also have the Autometer vintage gauges and my tach normally sits around 1000 – 1100 with the ignition off as well. I used this common trait as an opening to speak to the owner and his wife, saying I owned a BDR and asked about his car. You would have thought I insulted the guy! He acted like I was asking about his personal life or something…definitely did not want to talk about the car. My wife could not believe it either. She made the comment to me as we walked away that if you put your car on display at a show like the Good Guys, you should expect questions from folks and should be prepared to talk about your ride. After all, isn’t that what this hobby all about? I don’t get it.
Gun Doc
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06-29-2009, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Duluth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 65 Factory Five MKIII Cobra
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gun Doc
I just came from the Nashville Nationals Good Guys car show. I drove the Cobra, but did not put it in the show. There were two Cobras there in the "Show and Shine." Both were good looking cars. I noticed one of them (a Unique I think) had Autometer gauges and the tach was resting on 1200RPM, or so. I also have the Autometer vintage gauges and my tach normally sits around 1000 – 1100 with the ignition off as well. I used this common trait as an opening to speak to the owner and his wife, saying I owned a BDR and asked about his car. You would have thought I insulted the guy! He acted like I was asking about his personal life or something…definitely did not want to talk about the car. My wife could not believe it either. She made the comment to me as we walked away that if you put your car on display at a show like the Good Guys, you should expect questions from folks and should be prepared to talk about your ride. After all, isn’t that what this hobby all about? I don’t get it.
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It must have something to do with the approach?? 
You must have made the same mistake I made. A few more shows and we'll figure it out....
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06-30-2009, 07:42 PM
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Location: Vero Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: COX 6111 - '66 "AC 289 Sports."
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This whole thread just gets me p.o.'d. Mostly because I drive an Edsel station wagon, and can't snub ANYBODY. Nuts. 
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06-30-2009, 08:18 PM
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Location: Nampa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA EXP002, 1968 PI 428 FE
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Oh but Ned  , surely you could at least snub Pinto owners!
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07-01-2009, 07:11 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: COX 6111 - '66 "AC 289 Sports."
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Originally Posted by lamaluv
Oh but Ned , surely you could at least snub Pinto owners!
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Well, I could try to snub them. But I don't want them to blow up in my face, so to speak.
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07-01-2009, 06:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nedsel
This whole thread just gets me p.o.'d. Mostly because I drive an Edsel station wagon, and can't snub ANYBODY. Nuts. |
Well Ned, QUIT driving that land yacht!!!!!!!!!!  
BTW: there's a really nice Edsel in my neck of the woods for sale, interested???????????
There's another simple solution to your problem: anytime anyone in a Cobra snubs ya, just back the Edsel wagon into the side of the car,say 30 mph. Can you imagine the damage the rear bumper would do to a Cobra, glass or aluminum!!!!!!!!!  ........They would NEVER snub you again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW: I like Edsels............if I had ANY extra money laying around (thanks OB) I would've bought the one down here already.....
David
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07-02-2009, 04:49 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Kansas City,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 FIA
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07-01-2009, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Flanders,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters 351 Windsor 405 HP
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It doesn't really matter if you built it or bought it,I chose to build mine and I think that was just as much fun as driving it. When someone asks if I built it I pull out my build book and show them. Most people are really impressed. I know a lot of people take pictures of my car so I guess they like it.
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07-01-2009, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Duluth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 65 Factory Five MKIII Cobra
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I hate to ask......but what is a Tiger?
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07-02-2009, 06:42 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Cobra Make, Engine: 65 Factory Five MKIII Cobra
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Originally Posted by A-Snake
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Ah! That's a Tiger. I do know what those are. And yes, Get Smart brings back some great memories.
Thanks for the reminder!
BTW - what the heck is going on in the back ground? Is that dude on dude action? "not that there's anything wrong with that" |
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