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10-30-2010, 11:25 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Superformance and GM to Make Big Announcement at 2010 SEMA Show
Superformance and GM to Make Big Announcement at 2010 SEMA Show
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/80123/
Anyone know what this is about? Could be the debut of the Grand Sport Roadster (I think they've only showed the Coupe so far).
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No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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10-30-2010, 03:22 PM
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Senile Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
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I know nothing, NOTHING!!!!! (In best Sgt. Schultz voice) But shouldn't be too hard to figure out (Hint "GM")
Actually I do know but my lips are sealed.......
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10-30-2010, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: yuba city,
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Cobra Make, Engine: spf
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Too close for missles, switching to guns.........
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10-30-2010, 04:09 PM
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Location: Rockville,
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I hope it is a 1959 GM Firbird III with a jet engine!
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10-30-2010, 04:12 PM
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Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: cleveland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4000, 427
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How many GS vettes do you think they'll sell?
Will it outsell cobra production/year ?
Will it sell like the new SOHC engines ( I don;t think they're selling many) ?
Do you think the fact that you can get a nice mid 60's vette for 30-60K willl affect sales?
I'm not very optimistic it will be a big seller, but it wouldn't be the first time I'm wrong.
Nice car, but I'd rather have a nice mid 60's original vette.
How many Brock coupes have they sold so far?
How many GT40's have they sold so far?
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"After jumping into an early lead, Miles pitted for no reason. He let the entire field go by before re-entering the race. The crowd was jumping up and down as he stunned the Chevrolet drivers by easily passing the entire field to finish second behind MacDonald's other team Cobra. The Corvette people were completely demoralized."
Last edited by Anthony; 10-30-2010 at 04:15 PM..
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10-30-2010, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Fort Lauderdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Titanium/Black BDR934, Ford
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A 63 or 64 Grand Sport, if it could be found, would set you back a lot more than 30-60k. I don't know that it will sell as many copies as Cobras but it definetelly is a cool and rare vehicle that should have it's own following in the vette community.
Hope they do well with it.
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Originally Posted by Anthony
How many GS vettes do you think they'll sell?
Will it outsell cobra production/year ?
Will it sell like the new SOHC engines ( I don;t think they're selling many) ?
Do you think the fact that you can get a nice mid 60's vette for 30-60K willl affect sales?
I'm not very optimistic it will be a big seller, but it wouldn't be the first time I'm wrong.
Nice car, but I'd rather have a nice mid 60's original vette.
How many Brock coupes have they sold so far?
How many GT40's have they sold so far?
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10-30-2010, 07:40 PM
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Quote:
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Do you think the fact that you can get a nice mid 60's vette for 30-60K willl affect sales?
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Please define 'nice.' $30K will buy you a non-numbers matching patchwork of a car that probably requires signficant bodywork and a total resto. Some bargains had for $55-60K, but you're not going to get a numbers matching car with recent resto at that level. Just a simple driver that needs various levels of TLC.
I think Superformance has something here. Just a really tough economy to push forward with ANYTHING. |
10-30-2010, 08:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ACademic
Please define 'nice.' $30K will buy you a non-numbers matching patchwork of a car that probably requires signficant bodywork and a total resto. Some bargains had for $55-60K, but you're not going to get a numbers matching car with recent resto at that level. Just a simple driver that needs various levels of TLC.
I think Superformance has something here. Just a really tough economy to push forward with ANYTHING.
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Here's one for the low 30's.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...fCarsQ5fTrucks
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"After jumping into an early lead, Miles pitted for no reason. He let the entire field go by before re-entering the race. The crowd was jumping up and down as he stunned the Chevrolet drivers by easily passing the entire field to finish second behind MacDonald's other team Cobra. The Corvette people were completely demoralized."
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11-01-2010, 12:07 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Birmingham,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 289 FIA, 363 Stroker
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ACademic
Please define 'nice.' $30K will buy you a non-numbers matching patchwork of a car that probably requires signficant bodywork and a total resto. Some bargains had for $55-60K, but you're not going to get a numbers matching car with recent resto at that level. Just a simple driver that needs various levels of TLC.
I think Superformance has something here. Just a really tough economy to push forward with ANYTHING.
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I beg to differ. I have two frame off restored numbers matching Mid Year Corvettes that i would gladly sell you for around 55-60K and one midyear 66 427 numbers matching, no hit body coupe, that i would gladly take 80K for. |
11-01-2010, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by RestoCreations
I beg to differ. I have two frame off restored numbers matching Mid Year Corvettes that i would gladly sell you for around 55-60K and one midyear 66 427 numbers matching, no hit body coupe, that i would gladly take 80K for.
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 Maybe I ought to send you a PM on those. |
11-01-2010, 08:20 AM
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Please do if you are interested. I will be glad to send detailed photos of the restorations- 64 coupe daytona blue, 65 convertible-silver with black leather interior, and the 66 427 is mosport green. I performed the frame off restorations on all 3 of the cars and have well over the asking price invested in all of them.
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10-30-2010, 06:43 PM
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Sounds like it's WAY over hyped to me. A Superformance GS Coupe, OK. A "show stopper"? Eh, I don't think so. Nice car and all that, but this is SEMA, there are going to be a LOT of nice cars and inovative examples. The competition for the spot light will be keen. It's hard to imagine a re-worked older Vette with modern bolt on parts being a "show stopper" at a gig like this.
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10-30-2010, 07:07 PM
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Location: Goshen,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Gary Edwards Racing 460
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This is going to be very interesting. The more rare, expensive, nostalgic, and beautiful the car is the better the replica market will be.
Anything after the cobra will be a very distant second.
I dont see it taking off, but then again I didn't think the yuppie coffee/pastry shop that opened down the road from me would do well and the damn parking lot is always full !!
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10-30-2010, 07:10 PM
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Location: California,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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Light weight Corvair?
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10-30-2010, 07:16 PM
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Location: Las Vegas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4005LA, Roush 427IR
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Gran Sport...
Only two Corvettes have ever turned my eye. The Gran Sport and the '63 Split Window.
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10-30-2010, 07:38 PM
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...yuppie coffee/pastry shop...
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I was surprised to hear that coffee is the #2 traded commodity in the world.
#1 is so far out in front nothing can touch it, it's oil, black gold.
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10-30-2010, 07:48 PM
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Rumor has it there are more numbers matching Chevy's out there than Chevy ever made.
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10-30-2010, 07:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Excaliber
Rumor has it there are more numbers matching Chevy's out there than Chevy ever made.
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That's probably a true statement. And '32 Fords also apply to that statement.  |
11-01-2010, 02:28 PM
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Quote:
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Rumor has it there are more numbers matching Chevy's out there than Chevy ever made.
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This is true concerning the amount of big block corvettes. People simply take a date and casting number correct block, have it decked and stamped, and replace the 327 with the 427 that is now numbers matching. However, to the trained eye, it is possible to tell a restamp from an original-mostly due to the broach marks in the block stamp pad. It's important for mid year corvettes to have their protect-o-plates. the protect-o-plates is in the back of the owners protection plan booklet and has a stamp that states which engine the car came with, who the original purchaser was, etc. |
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