this pic was sent to me, it's my brother's neighbor's car. i'll get some details on it soon...

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I like the Super Performance Cobras. If I had a high performance hot rod
this is what I'd get. Painted Blue or Silver though.

That is pretty. I put a deposit down on a kit once. They then promptly went out of business and I lost my cash. If you decide to get a kit, buy it all at once so your sure to get all of it.

It's the polar opposite of a 914. Can't corner near as well but screams like a raped ape in a straight line.

duly noted

This is the Cobra that my nephew has. I think it's the same manufacturer as your brothers neighbor, his is aluminum body. The last couple of times that I've been down to his house, he took for for a spin on The Snake on Mulholland. What a blast

Kirkham Motor Sports

Not interested - I've driven one. OK I guess, if you want to burn your feet and lots of rubber.

Owners tend to be the biggest bunch of knuckleheads you'll ever meet - know nothing about cars and will only talk to other Cobra repro guys

.....very sanitary

I’ll be the first to admit that the teenager in me likes the idea. But the adult in me says that’ll pass everything except a gas station. My 2.0 four will merrily break any posted speed limit I’ve encountered, and more important grrrls dig it. What more do I really need?

How about one made from copper

I don't know if that's more valuable as a car or for the srcap copper value right now.

Look into insurance before you dive into one of these. When I was shopping for classic car insurance for my Corvette and Porsche, most of the companies I looked at excluded Cobra replicas... specifically by name.

My cousin has a Superformance Cobra replica with a 429 in it. I would like the car for cruising around town and looking cool if I was into that, but I am not. But no denying they make the best kit/replica.

Those new chrome paints have come really far. Amazing how much they can make it look like chrome and copper.

Matt

I'm up in Ashland.

Yesterday I saw an alumimum Cobra driving North on 99 just before the bridge.

The car was absolutely beautiful, just stunning, but will likely cause wrecks when people see it moving down the road. I mean it is very distracting and BRIGHT.

Actually it was hard to believe, i.e., a Cobra in Ashland?

Lot of CA. money has moved to Ashland. They're welcome to it.

I know a guy who owns a real one, and he fits your description perfectly ...



The chrome thing doesn't do it for me. I think a cobra has to be dark blue with white racing stripes ...

.....I thought a Chrome car was against the law,,,,,,,,,I guess a lot of things
are that are done!

Hi Randall!!

You wrote:

I'm up in Ashland.

Yesterday I saw an alumimum Cobra driving North on 99 just before the bridge.

The car was absolutely beautiful, just stunning, but will likely cause wrecks when people see it moving down the road. I mean it is very distracting and BRIGHT.

Actually it was hard to believe, i.e., a Cobra in Ashland?

I live in Ashland.

There's about 3 cobras in Ashland. Two are Kali transplants, one is owned by Allen DeBoer, one of the owners of Lithia Motors.

Mike

Hi JP!!

You wrote:

"Lot of CA. money has moved to Ashland. They're welcome to it."

I live in Ashland and have live all but two years of my life in this valley. I'm 62.

We call it the ripple effect. we're just the closest ripple to the border. Lots of Kali's come up here buy a house, live on their assets and then can't make the payments. So they move back to Kali. The housing crash is serious shit around here, but not half as bad as Kali.

While the "equity emigrants" are here, they try to change Oregon into Kalifornia.

My state is not the same anymore. Makes me want to drink ripple, but I'm three years sober.

Mike

I'm insulted! Badm

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Slightly off topic but since we're on the Cobra thing--this is why our wives etc wont generally allow the "motorcycle in the living room" thing to EVER happen...because if they did, here's what most of us would be doing :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kC0VfWkAbQ

something tells me he doesn't have that wife anymore...

If I were gonna have a Cobra, It would be this....289, wires, BRG, the original iteration.

Hey Lotus_65,

I don't believe the Cobra clone is actually a Superperformance car as all theirs have fiberglass bodies. My guess is that it is one of the Polish-built cars with an aluminum body as per the originals. I love the polished aluminum finish.

Of course ALL the clones are patterned after the RARE 427 SC (Street Competition) Cobra with the true Holman & Moody NASCAR 427 engine with single Holley carb. All the other "427" Cobras actually had 428 T-Bird engine with dual quads. On point, this car has a 427 Ford with a single Quad.

Another detail is that the original Cobras had a fiberglass hood scoop, not aluminum, but that wouldn't work with the all-polished finish.

BTW: per you handle, do you still have the '65 Lotus, I'm guessing Elan? I have a
'69 Factory Elan shop manual I would love to move on to a Lotus Lover.

Best,
Terry

Does everyone think that this is actually polished chrome?

I keep seeing comments that lead me to believe this.


http://www.alsacorp.com/products/mirrachrome/mirrachrome.htm

All billet and polished aluminum built for Oracle CEO Larry Ellison - Just the book showing the build cost $4,500.00 but you can look at the pdf's for free.

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/