Tell him he's dreamin! or would some1 pay that?

[LoBelly]

Hello Slick

Its probably fair to say that Cameron's Cobra approaches the high water mark in terms of price. And probably in many other respects too.

There are not many cobra's for sale on a day to day basis however, as in the US there are a broad spread of prices. The cheapest registered (V8) cobra I've seen within the last several months was $32k ($23-$24k US). They mostly go up from there.

The things that make it difficult to build here, the laws, also make it difficult to import. It can be done but is a bit like threading a needle.

I spoke to someone at our last club meeting who seems to have advanced plans to import a factory five - thought that he could land it in Aus for c.$30k. The key seems to be when the cobra is plated (manif. date) its then a matter of converting to RHD to broaden the appeal (I'm told cars >30yrs dont need RHD?).

Altogether this means that the import route is doable and potentially profitable but the activity would require some craft on the part of the importer and could easily go pear shaped.

Personally, if I were starting anew I would consider a Kit from the US and doing my own RHD conversion. The Kits available here are (typically) far less complete, although with the design rules for new vehicles applying it might be a near thing in terms of cost - but a time saver.

Then there's the whole - supporting your local businesses thing.

LoBelly

[400TT]

A lot of changes are made to the Superformance Aus delivered cars for them to comply with local regulations.

From what I've heard all changes are fitted/made by the factory...nice.

Cameron's 347 stroker engine is also ADR compliant, courtesy of Superformance dealer. Who else has an ADR complient 347, actually who has a 347 with any sort of compliance...

It's really cool just seeing a Cobra without modifications plates, just has factory ADR plate. Gives the police & local transport authority something to scratch their heads over.

When you look at the figures etc, I can't see how local agent makes much money on these. They certainly seem to do it for the love of it. I'm guessing there must be a LOT of love.

I'm glad Superformance are here. The agent adds a lot of support to our club and it's great to see a premium product here. They are definitely not for me though.

Would be great to see Factory 5 cars here as well. Yes, they will have to be right hand drive and will need a lot of work for compliance. Then what engine choices will there be. They will end up selling for a premium compared to local products and hopefully find a niche.