Like a slab-side Cobra with a "continuation" vin. $245k
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Crazy. I should have vinned (is that a word?) mine based on the 1987 911 SC that gave up all its mechanicals for my build.
WAIT! Can I claim the original 1950 Hebmueller shift coupler tunnel cover I have in Pearl as a true classic piece??
He was an amazing racer and designer, but Carroll Shelby could be a snake sometimes.
@Bob: IM S6 posted:Crazy. I should have vinned (is that a word?) mine based on the 1987 911 SC that gave up all its mechanicals for my build.
Yes, vinned is a proper word at least back in my Joisey days when I dealt aka hustled with my wholesalers buds. Now there's a topic to share over Carlisle beers... :~)
@Stan Galat posted:He was an amazing racer and designer, but Carroll Shelby could be a snake sometimes.
My older brothers have known the Kirkham’s for years. I have quite a story about ole Shell and these continuation cars. “Snake” doesn’t even cover it.
This is a condensed version but Shelby in his later years became a Class A Jerk.
At the onset of the first suit there were 38 Cobra manufactures in the US and not a single, one stepped up to help Dave & Mark Smyth of Factory Five....
Double Jeopardy? Shelby loses lawsuit against Factory Five Racing - Autoblog
I like the slab-sided, under-the-chassis exhaust, small-block Cobras oh-so-much more than their more popular bulbous, bulging big-block brothers. Almost enough that I'd consider owning one.
Make mine with the ultra-rare Shelby-autograph delete option, please.
@edsnova posted:Make mine with the ultra-rare Shelby-autograph delete option, please.
@dlearl476 posted:
That's nice. A direct throwback to the original AC Ace, but with that nice small 289 V8 rumbling away. Fairly lightweight, nimble, and very sporty.
Enough power to have fun, and no need to do burnouts in front of a crowd of brain dead idiots.
In reference to Factory Five, they seem to be a quality organization. They even offer classes on kit assembly. I was close to pulling the trigger on their basic 289 roadster but then decided on the Beck Speedster. No regrets but I really enjoyed the actual build process. It might mean I need to build another one...
Factory Five's owners Dave & Mark Smyth are stand up guys. I got to meet them both then Mark sold out his interest to his brother Dave, Mark started Smyth Performance designing Ute / pickup truck conversion kits for a number of different cars. I pulled the trigger a few years ago for an easy to build "New Beetle" Ute.
@Bob: IM S6 posted:Enough power to have fun, and no need to do burnouts in front of a crowd of brain dead idiots.
Kirkham being local, a lot of guys that I grew up with who made bank ended up buying cobras. Every one I’ve talked to regretted getting the 427. Just too brutal for a street car. Most only take them to a show or two or an occasional C&C each year because of it.
Like I’ve posted before, if I ever had one built it would have been a 289 FIA with a EcoBoost I4.
"Early Prototype Cobra SVO" would be a real convo-starter down at the drive-in.
How do they “VIN” the replacement steel bodies they sell for Mustangs etc ,
now you can buy a replica bare metal VW bus or pick up with no numbers
@imperial posted:How do they “VIN” the replacement steel bodies they sell for Mustangs etc ,
now you can buy a replica bare metal VW bus or pick up with no numbers
As I have read, transferring from your rusted donor vehicle.
@imperial posted:How do they “VIN” the replacement steel bodies they sell for Mustangs etc ,
now you can buy a replica bare metal VW bus or pick up with no numbers
It’s based on whatever paperwork you still have. Just like basing a kit VIN on the VW pan.
There’s DOT paperwork to fill out to make it completely legal, but few bother with it, or need to. And getting a SA/SC state plate kind of renders it moot
Technically/legally, you’re supposed to do the paperwork when you do this. In fact, I think not doing it is actually illegal.
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