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10-08-2007, 12:48 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Southern,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4300, C5AE-H, Toploader
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Originally Posted by Danr55
Q: Is it real?
A: No. You're asleep and having the best dream of your life.. Of course it's real. Touch it!
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10-08-2007, 12:43 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Dublin,
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Cobra Make, Engine: TBD
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Thnaks Joey,
The engine is from Southern Automotive (427 SO), standard Shelby headers/sidepeipes....some of the guys think it is too loud but, it is just the way I like it.
TR
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10-08-2007, 12:56 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: West Monroe,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Joey Manufacturing Inc.
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mpanten,
you know...i make my living out of getting things out of the bottom of the ocean...hhmmm...how long ago was this?
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10-08-2007, 06:31 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Perrysburg,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #298 427 FI
Posts: 497
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Originally Posted by joey_hv
mpanten,
you know...i make my living out of getting things out of the bottom of the ocean...hhmmm...how long ago was this?
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He didn't say. Perhaps those alcatraz escapees stumbled on to it |
10-10-2007, 07:37 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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Is it real?
No, it's a cheap fake that I build. 
Dwight
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"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"
life's goal should be; "to be smarter than inanimate objects"
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10-08-2007, 02:25 PM
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Last edited by rob frink; 12-29-2010 at 07:57 AM..
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10-08-2007, 02:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
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Some times the answer is "no it's not an original it's better, because I get to drive it and not worry about it being worth a fortune".
But I hear the response a lot when people realize it's a replica they say "I know a guy who has/had an original". What can you say to that? I just get tired of hearing it but I know I'm living my dream so who gives a s---.
I went with my 11 year old daughter yesterday to a local car show as spectators. After that we went for a burger and a cruise down to the coast along the beach and back towards home through Kanan canyon. A long hilly windy road with 3 tunnels to pass through. Inside the tunnels I push in the clutch and rev it up a few times to about 5500 rpms. Sounds pretty real to me. She said as we were getting close to home what a great time she had...made my day.
Cheers,
John
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10-08-2007, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Valencia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #89, KCR aluminum 427 windsor
Posts: 322
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Originally Posted by MaSnaka
After that we went for a cruise down to the coast along the beach and back towards home through Kanan canyon. A long hilly windy road with 3 tunnels to pass through. Inside the tunnels I push in the clutch and rev it up a few times to about 5500 rpms.
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I LOVE driving Kanan-Dume from Agoura Hills out to Malibu... used to drive it all the time in my Mustang GT 'vert, tho have yet to make the run in my Backdraft. Have thought of the same thing... how the pipes will sound going through the tunnels. I keep thinking... AVALANCHE!!!!
Will hopefully make that drive soon. Also want to add Mulholland to the list, but not doing it til I get my brakes ship-shape (insufficient vacuum).
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Santa Clarita, CA
BDR #89- KCR aluminum 427 windsor, TKO-600
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10-08-2007, 03:26 PM
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MaSnaka,
It doesn't get any more REAL than the remark from your daughter. That pretty much says it all in the REAL world.......
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20mph is not fast, unless you are doing it in a 3/2, 1000sq. ft. house on 10 ft. waves! 
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10-08-2007, 04:07 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Location: MARKSVILLE,LA.,,
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While my car is not a Cobra, but a 66 GT-350 look-a-like/clone/re-creation, whatever, I get the same question often....One guy that seemed to know more about Mustangs than the average guy asked me that same question with a lot of respect and enthusiasum.....
Answer; I don't know, look it over and you tell me....
He looked it over for a few minutes and his reply was: I'm not sure,it could very well be an original.....
I said thanks very much, I must have done a good job on the car and then told him the truth...he was impressed with the car....
But the best times in the car were/are with my daughter...When I got the car on the road she was about 8 or 9 years old... I would always go get her at school on friday afternoon so she didn't have to have a 45 minute bus ride home, since the first grade. On friday morning when leaving for school, she would always ask if I would pick her up and I always told her I would and did, she would then say, "make sure it's in the Mustang" and I would.... She loved it....
Since 1996 we have only missed 3 forth of July Parades together in the car, and she's now 21 years old and still occasionally will cruise with me in the car.......
I guess one day when I don't drive it enough, I'll give it to her as she loves that car as much as I do...........
David
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10-08-2007, 04:27 PM
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The correct answer for anything not in the CSX2 or CSX3 era is that it is a fake. Live with it. These cars are no more real Cobras than a $100 Rolex is a real Rolex. Enjoy your car, who cares?
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It's under a big W, a big W see?
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10-08-2007, 05:43 PM
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Imagine2frolic and David G., thanks for your comments. My #1 priorities are my kids and wife.
Mulv, I get it. But this website is full of real people with real fake Cobras having a real great time. Not original but real none the less. The real CSX'ers out there I salute.
JDog your car looks awsome, very nice. How much? Just kidding...lol.
Slick61, PM me some time and perhaps we can hook up for a cruise.
John
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10-08-2007, 05:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Diego,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF1715, Roush Built 434 ci Stroker, Dart Block, Ported AFR 205 Heads... 561 hp / 547 tq, Former Roush Show Car, Completed and Prepped By Olthoff Racing.
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Originally Posted by steven566
99% of the time people ask me, "Is that an original?" or "Is that real?"
What is your best reply to these annoying questions?
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10-08-2007, 06:16 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Montgomery,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CR 427 S/C, 351W, 5 Sp & KMP142 - 427 SO, 4 Spd
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When asked I just tell them it is a replicar - best of both worlds. It has
a resemblance to the original but costs a lot less as does the insurance, is
easier to maintain with old and new technology, and is a blast to drive.
I have yet to have anyone disagree with that. Most know that the originals
cost a whole lot more nowadays and are rare. Amazing how many "have
a friend/relative/whatever that owned one". I sure never did.
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10-08-2007, 06:10 PM
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Hi Guys
MULV....sometimes your sarcastic sense of humor comes off a bit harsh in the written format....
You are always have been a sweet talking Canadian.....and a really good guy, who used to own ---- What you called a "Tupperware" SPF with a 427. Hell yes all of these cars WITHOUT the CSX 2/3 vin # are redo's but they are still great fun, have passionate owners and are the light in the eye of the humble many that own them as opposed to the elite few that have the original cars.
The young kid in the video was in a real Cobra......all you needed to do was see the light in his eyes, that I have seen reflected in th eyes of most of the BACC guys year in and year out very Saturday.
Warm Regards,
TR
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10-08-2007, 06:16 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Sacramento,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4795 (Sold)
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$100 Rolex!
Is Rolex selling a $100 Rolex?...............
I don't think so! 
jdog
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10-08-2007, 06:35 PM
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Location: Dacula, (Atlanta),
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 SC, Southern Automotive 427W Stroker
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I've probably been asked a couple of hundred times during the past 5 years and I accept it for what it is. I've never seen anyone look disappointed after I confirm it's a "kitcar". I went on a long cruise a few months ago with 20 other replicas and one 64 289 car. It has never been restored so as you would expect from any "driven" 40+ year old car, it was the least "polished" of the lot. It's funny watching spectators drool over the SPFs, FFRs and Uniques and scoff at the little dingy white Cobra. After all, if it weren't for the "is it real? mistique, this sport wouldn't be anything like it is!
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10-08-2007, 08:11 PM
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CC Member
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4000 w/CSXblock
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When people ask is it real, I answer yes. If a person asks if it is an original, I will say no.
Once in awhile I'll get a real knowledgeable car guy like Mulvi ask if it is a MG or old Vette. Usually when those folks see the dash plaque most walk away.
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10-08-2007, 08:27 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Arps/Burroughs/Hurricane/428FE
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When a person asks, "Is it a real one"?
I just say, "It sure is, and when I nail the thing from a standing start...it gets more real".
Best Regards, Havasubill
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10-08-2007, 09:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wickenburg AZ- PHX, Cinci, Indy before,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR Mk 3 408 530 - 585 T- mustang Dyno at B&R
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Just take all them for a ride and scare the hell out of them. When finished ask them if they think it is real or fake....Remember to scare the living crap out of them and laugh as you drive; maybe start singing "Amazing Grace" as you start up the car so they get that first impression of a real crazy SOB! I like Muls answer, who cares! You are driving it and they are not.
OH, PS....don't tell them about the side pipe. It will give them something to remember you by!
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