Aussie B grade movie from the 80's

[Harrymac]

I have a copy of the film on video and I got it about 15 to 20 years ago.
Even the story was enjoyable but to have a Cobra tearing around the place
just made it special.

The information I got many years ago, was it was a fibreglass copy of a Cobra.
At the time of production Cobras were already demanding high prices
and the owner didn't want it damaged, so he allowed a mould to be made
to make two cars on a condition that at the end of filming the bodies were to
be stripped, destroyed and buried.

Even in those days Carroll Shelby was always ready to sue someone, hence the
reason for the destruction.

I believe the story about them is in a book, I don't know the name of it,
but I know someone who does.
I shall track him down and find out.(haven't seen him for many years)
Hope I can find him.

The photo of the three movie stars at the front of the Cobra and two of them sitting on it says........
"It is not aluminium."

[David Hodgson]

Harry, I'm not convinced. We all know how much work goes into building one of these or any car from scratch. Seems like a lot of trouble for a B grade when they could have just used a Torana or Falcon, even a Capri or another porsche. The budget for building the car would have been almost half the entire movie budget.

If the film was released '87, it would have had to have been built '85-'86. I was looking for a kit then and all I could find was Autostyling in WA,
Bob Darnell was just starting with the Robnell, maybe George V, a few others like Rob Grave and then partner Paul Wooley(later of WE) -G-Force, and they were all building 427 chassis. No one was doing smaller MK 1. It has a most authentic stance and character.

Having said that, the seats and steering wheel aren't Cobra, and it was a bit risky driving it that hard on a cliff edged road.

Love the tow hitch on the H.O.