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Old 12-26-2008, 04:09 PM   #1
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94cobra69ss396: Truce is cool. Heck, we weren't arguing anyway. Just different points of view is all
Here's the Cobra I'd cut off both nuts for. 427 King Cobra.



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My boss just bought one of those about 9 months ago. It's made by Superformance and he has the Roush Performance 427R motor in it. It's a sweet car. I prefer the Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. I'm not sure that the wife and I will fit in one (I'm 6'4" and she's 6'2") but if we can I'm going to build one of these when my kids are older.



And by the way I will probably build it to be a daily driver as well, just won't have TV's in it.
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Old 12-26-2008, 04:14 PM   #2
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My boss just bought one of those about 9 months ago. It's made by Superformance and he has the Roush Performance 427R motor in it. It's a sweet car. I prefer the Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. I'm not sure that the wife and I will fit in one (I'm 6'4" and she's 6'2") but if we can I'm going to build one of these when my kids are older.



And by the way I will probably build it to be a daily driver as well, just won't have TV's in it.
Your wife is 6'2"? Your girls are going to be tall. Get them playing basketball now and maybe you can get a scholarship out of it later. Then you could use the college fund money to buy a FF Type 65 Coupe
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Old 12-26-2008, 04:18 PM   #3
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That's a 427 small block, right? I prefer the old 427 FE medium rise side oiler.
Parts are tough to find, but it's UNBREAKABLE. I think there was a rumor Shelby was gonna build an aluminum version of it. Not sure if he did or not. But the cost would be astronomical.

Here it is:
http://www.carrollshelbyent.com/engi...inum_block.cfm
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Old 12-26-2008, 04:31 PM   #4
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Your wife is 6'2"? Your girls are going to be tall. Get them playing basketball now and maybe you can get a scholarship out of it later. Then you could use the college fund money to buy a FF Type 65 Coupe
Yep, she's 6'2" and that is exactly what she did. She played basketball for the University of California Riverside.


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That's a 427 small block, right? I prefer the old 427 FE medium rise side oiler.
Parts are tough to find, but it's UNBREAKABLE. I think there was a rumor Shelby was gonna build an aluminum version of it. Not sure if he did or not. But the cost would be astronomical.

Here it is:
http://www.carrollshelbyent.com/engi...inum_block.cfm
Yes, it's based on the 9.5 Windsor engine and makes 550hp. I think he even said it had a warranty on it. The block is made by Dart and the redline is 6250 so I don't think he'll have issues with the engine blowing. With 550hp and somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500lbs I think it will end up crashed before the engine blows. The second time he took it out he spun it in the mountains coming out of a corner.
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Old 12-26-2008, 04:37 PM   #5
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That's a 427 small block, right? I prefer the old 427 FE medium rise side oiler.
Parts are tough to find, but it's UNBREAKABLE. I think there was a rumor Shelby was gonna build an aluminum version of it. Not sure if he did or not. But the cost would be astronomical.

Here it is:
http://www.carrollshelbyent.com/engi...inum_block.cfm
Yea, the SIDE OILER. That is a REAL engine. Shelby is making the Aluminum version.

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Old 12-26-2008, 08:58 PM   #6
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Now that is one FORD i would own and even park in my garage
But i doubt if will happen (not any time soon) because I NEED THE MONEY
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Old 12-26-2008, 11:09 PM   #7
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Now that is one FORD i would own and even park in my garage
But i doubt if will happen (not any time soon) because I NEED THE MONEY
Ahmen, wait I am a FORD guy. I must say, I like the coipue over the roadster. Would never fit in the roadster though.
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Old 12-31-2008, 06:46 AM   #8
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There's an original Daytona Supercoupe here in the KC area. One badazz ride IMHO. Owned by a guy that has a string of lumberyards.

I'm not what you could call a big Ford fan, but those Cobra's are the stuff.
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Old 12-31-2008, 07:00 AM   #9
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I believe a restored version is a $7 million dollar car...here is an amazing story about the "lost" Shelby Daytona Coupe...enjoy

http://thecarsource.com/shelby/cobra.../csx2287.shtml
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Old 12-31-2008, 08:08 AM   #10
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I believe a restored version is a $7 million dollar car...here is an amazing story about the "lost" Shelby Daytona Coupe...enjoy

http://thecarsource.com/shelby/cobra.../csx2287.shtml
Of course. 30 years 6 miles from my house. I have 6 of those stories.
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