So I sold my 74 2.0 to Greg here in Corvallis! He is turning it into an electric car. I get there to pull my engine & what do I see sitting in the garage. Holy $hit! IT is a beautiful Shelby Cobra kit car. This sucker is beautiful & I just sat there with my jaw on the floor. I say to Greg you got to take me for a ride in it. He smiles & says when we are done I can drive it. That sound okay? HELL YESSSSSSSSS ! SO we pull the engine so I can take it home. I clean up a little & head back out to go for a drive . First off it only has a Ford 302 in it. Well it sounds flippin incredible. He pulls it out of the garage & let's me get in the drivers seat . Greg you are a STUD! That was the coolest car I have ever driven. It sounded just awesome & I had it up to 100 in holy $hit time. I flat out got to get me one of these

I drove my nieghbors Superformance car. It is the 535 HP Cobra jet 460ci.
Unbelievable acceleration if you can keep it hooked up. Got it to 110 or so and it was all over the place. Probably alignment related.
Gave him a ride in the 928 right after that and showed him what fast was.
Never had the chance to scare the crap out of him with the 914 on slicks.

My ex brother in-law (really nice guy) is best friends with a guy that owns a company here in Cafornia that builds Cobra repro's under contract with Ford.

The first one I drove was powered by a 289 ford motor with Pinto (HaHaHa) suspension and brake components.

It would go fast quickly but was really hard to control at speed and stop.

The second one I drove had a 427 with mustang suspension and brake components.

It was wicked, scarey fast and actually handled fairly well but, stopped when you needed it to.

Click to view attachmentDidn't get to drive, but got a few fast laps as a passanger in an original one owner 427 at the old Second Creek Raceway in Denver. Thats my blue Trans Am clone sitting behind it. Took quite a while for the grin to wear off.

Does anyone have experience with a v-8 914 and a Cobra? Comparisions?

I don't have a comparison but I'd love to see one. Oh & for a mere $30,000 this Shelby could be mine! Anyone got a spare 30k they want to lend .

It was funny as there must have been some British car get together yesterday. I saw a ton of early little roadster driving around. 12 Austin Healey's in line going down the road. I saw more on the way back to Greg's house to get his Shelby. When I was driving we passed a few with hands a waving. It was awesome

Totally Cool! The look fits you! Now go out and dismantle all your 914s and pull all the stuff out of your "parts cave" and get to selling it...youv'e got a few bucks to raise! I'll be ready to see your new toy next summer.

Look what they did to that AC!
oh what a waste.

Jamie, that car fits you perfectly! Let's see... and you drove an electric 914 race car? This was a five star weekend, eh?

I literally have no complaints for last week! That is a rare rare thing