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Interesting Take On An A.C Cobra
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ewww.
All the lines that make a Cobra a classic have been butchered.
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That's hideous... Yuck.
It looks like a hacked kit car.
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Wasn't that the "New Shelby Cobra" they had on "Rides" a few years ago?
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No thanks...this may sound crazy, but when the real cobras were being driven, I liked the looks of the small block models over the 427's.
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Looks like a rip off copy of the Ford concept cobra done some years ago. Not the "real deal" !
I am sure it goes fast and it certainly is unique, but not to my taste
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i'd drive that.
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And yes, I think that was the retro model that Shelby was going to make recently. It's not my thing, but it's not that bad. I just don't think we needed a new-retro Cobra.
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Whatever that is have Carol Shelby sign the dash.
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looks like azz and not in a good way...
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I'd take one of those too. |
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How would it work if you took the front wheel drive system off one of those Caddies and stick it under a 914, right behind your head? Heavier than a Subie, but mother of GOD the power.
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The front end and side views look very similar to the 2004 show car/prototype
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nice car
not a cobra but an interesting update look I really think many here need to remember the Dr P started with chopped up hotrod VW's |
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That's just plain fugly looking.
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What is that? A Miata with oversized rims?
Bleh.
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you couldn't run fast enough to give me one of those
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this is an interesting take on the Cobra, at least from the 'can we do it?' side of things.
Friends of mine that are machinists just shake their head in appreciation The Art of Engineering
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According to the ad, it is a DRB-540 replica of the 2004 Shelby Cobra concept car.
The donor car is a BA-GT - which is an Australian Ford Falcon GT built by Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV).
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Wait, I thought Porsche was the only company that hasn't changed their design in 40 years...
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