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[N2Cobras]

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Finally checked off another one of my bucket list items: I acquired a Superformance Cobra 427 S/C (SP02870/ 2008 build?). Its been over 56 years since I fell in love with the Shelby mystic when I built a 1/24 scale model of a FIA and read my older brother’s hot rodding magazines about the Shelby legend and accomplishments. The car was delivered the day before the first snow in my part of WI so now it’s waiting for spring and spring (and gravel off the roads) can’t get here soon enough. My 2012 GT500 vert now has a more than suitable stablemate with the same theoretical HP but it has a 150% higher HP/ Weight ratio advantage, I’m just living the dream and glad I didn’t get it as a teenager as I would probably already be dead.

It’s not typical traditional Cobra colors as it’s either (Viper Steel Gray or Portifino Blue?) with Indigo Blue stripes. Luckily it has 13k miles on it with the associated rock chips, etc. so I won’t feel guilty living up to Carroll’s comment that "These cars are meant to be driven, so enjoy the hell out of all of it - not just look at it when it is clean." - I’ve done it thus far with my GT500, 2K miles a year that has lots of rock chips and more. They said this Cobra has never has been out in the rain, we’ll have to see if that holds true with it’s third owner, I’m guessing 3/8” floorboard drain holes are in our future.

I’ll be posting about wrinkles as they come up, the first one I think is finding someone who can use that special SCOF decoder ring to describe the report that came with the car from the second dealer who sold it (this hopefully will nail the actual main body color). I’ve been reading CC archive on down time and am up to page 21 of the SP subdirectory, what a great resource CC is for all things Cobra.

Mike