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06-05-2012, 09:13 AM
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I think the seat belt comment was more commentary on survivability in ANY car of that size with that much power.
As to the CRACKS in the fiberglass....
If you pause the video the cracks look like seam lines from the molds.
The owners of that car obviously like it looking a little ratty which I think is cool.
My ERA has 5000 miles on it without a single HINT of a crack. I've read about guys with 50,000 miles and ERA's with no issues, so who knows?
Now for a new IDEA!!!!
Ready???
Do we have any guitar players here???
Fender makes a $4000 "Relic" version of their brand new guitars...They AGE them. Placing a convincing patina on the guitar right out of the factory. Worn paint, dings, scratches, wear marks on the finger boards. They sell like crazy!!
How about a "RELIC'd" ERA Cobra?? Could be VERY COOL!!
Fender uses $75,000 original vintage Strats and Tele's as a template....They copy every scratch. Gibson does the same thing...They copied Gary Rossingtons (Skynyrd) Les Paul down to the cigarette burn on the front and the wood screws used to repair a headstock break in the 1970's.
I've always seen CROWDS gathered around original Cobras with that PATINA....The car could be parked next to the most drop dead gorgeous restoration you've ever seen, but the CROWD is 5 deep around the battle scarred original!!
Something to think about.....They are called R E P L I C A S for a reason!
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06-05-2012, 11:17 AM
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video is a complement to the quality of an era. thanks for posting!
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06-05-2012, 11:23 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA EXP002, 1968 PI 428 FE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fdjake
Ready???
DoHow about a "RELIC'd" ERA Cobra?? Could be VERY COOL!!
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The easiest way to do that would be to find an ERA like EXP002 and has all the patina that goes with 32 years of driving.  |
06-05-2012, 12:17 PM
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Lynn Park owns an original, Ivory colored 289 Cobra that he refuses to restore. The wire wheels are covered in surface rust, the paint has a botchy patina all over it. He says it KILLS at every show he takes it to...This guy has Cobras like most people have socks...Show stopping restorations.
His favorite???
Dirt bag!!! (I think that's his nic name for the car)
Google Image "Lynn Park Dirt Bag Cobra" and look at this beauty.
Someone could use ERA's new 289 slabside and make a twin to Dirt Bag.
I'm tellin' ya.....It would absolutely blow peoples minds.
I bet you one thing....
NO ONE would ask if it was REAL!!!!!
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06-05-2012, 01:23 PM
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You know, I've been thinking the same thing for my upcoming build (likely a Lone Star Classic) - make the car not exactly a rat Cobra, but something that looks like it's been driven daily, tracked occasionally, rained on and had the birds crap on, and not given a bunch of TLC for 30 years.
I keep going back and forth between that and "immaculate." |
06-05-2012, 02:46 PM
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I saw an older 289 FIA replica at recent Cobra get togther. It was old enough, and had enough of a patina that I was convinced I was looking at a 49 year old car, till I saw the Halibrand style wheels with five lugs. For me that was the only give away at that moment. Boy was I jazzed.
"Rat Cobra". What a great idea. WE don't need no stinkin' paint!
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06-05-2012, 04:41 PM
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Quote:
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I saw an older 289 FIA replica at recent Cobra get togther. It was old enough, and had enough of a patina that I was convinced I was looking at a 49 year old car,
till I saw the Halibrand style wheels with five lugs. For me that was the only give away at that moment. Boy was I jazzed.
"Rat Cobra". What a great idea. WE don't need no stinkin' paint!
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I saw a brushed Kirkham recently that had a nice patina going. It didn't like any cosmetic maintenance had ever been done. It definitely caught my eye, since the owner was running an old style black and yellow California plate with 6 numbers (a registration no no in CA  ).
Great video. Right in my back yard.
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06-06-2012, 03:58 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fdjake
Now for a new IDEA!!!!
Ready???
Do we have any guitar players here???
Fender makes a $4000 "Relic" version of their brand new guitars...They AGE them. Placing a convincing patina on the guitar right out of the factory. Worn paint, dings, scratches, wear marks on the finger boards. They sell like crazy!!
How about a "RELIC'd" ERA Cobra?? Could be VERY COOL!!
Fender uses $75,000 original vintage Strats and Tele's as a template....They copy every scratch. Gibson does the same thing...They copied Gary Rossingtons (Skynyrd) Les Paul down to the cigarette burn on the front and the wood screws used to repair a headstock break in the 1970's.
I've always seen CROWDS gathered around original Cobras with that PATINA....The car could be parked next to the most drop dead gorgeous restoration you've ever seen, but the CROWD is 5 deep around the battle scarred original!!
Something to think about.....They are called R E P L I C A S for a reason!
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This is what i did to my ERA. The old car dudes don't get it. I get 3 comments. The first two are by far the most common #1 When are you going to paint it #2 the paint looks terrible #3 Wow
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06-06-2012, 04:00 AM
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2100 lbs? Please put it on the scale 
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06-06-2012, 06:05 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Yes - he missed on that by about 500 to 600 lbs.
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