HOW BOUT....... some good-old-fashion COBRA PORN ???

Full disclosure...I don't own one(prolly never will) but I did ride in one once and in ONE WORD...
absolutely breath taking(OK 3 words)
Fiberglass replicas or the real-deal Aluminum ones..
Both kinds gimme-dat funny-feel'in when looking at them(FE powered kick up the heart rate even more !!)
What-cha got ??!
6sally6

 

I’ll bite…..that’s a joke.

 

Snake pit..

 

Swedish magazin Wheels did a little reportage of me on the bike and my friend Lasse`s fiberglass Cobra.
Think it was in 1987.

 

Originally campaigned out of Portland Oregon, this is at PIR.

 

Local car back in the day. Still exists in the hands of a serious Shelby guy.

 

Not a Cobra but it’s arch enemy the mongoose. (Mangusta in Italian)


Look real close in the passenger seat area there is a white bird, this is a very very rare “Bird Cage Mangusta”!

 

im sure the big block version is brutal for acceleration but i would love to give a small block variant a run down a twisty backroad. bet that would produce perma grin.

 

Tuned up a reproduction Cobra with a Ford Motors crate 460 with a 5-speed transmission 15-20 years ago,
I remember having to take off my size 13 shoes to enable the use these 3 tiny pedals only one at a time , the huge transmission tunnel requiring the little pedals positioned left of the bucket seat causing the uncomfortable position of my legs being cocked left.
This was forgotten when depressing the gas pedal but would make it tough to road trip this car.

 

Sez the guy that gave me a ride in his.^^^^ "These things ain't made for anything but racing and cruis'in to local shows...forget long road trips. Too noisy-too hard-too uncomfortable" ! PURE FUN/EYE CANDY
6sally6

 

My thoughts after driving are that if ever building one, would be better to build a big inch small block version with a smaller transmission tunnel to be more comfortable, also losing a clutch pedal with an automatic would enable keeping shoes on and drive it smoother and faster while making it easier to keep going straight

 

If you are ever close to Boulder, Co. go to the Shelby museum. Only open a few days a week, stuffed FULL of Cobras including a coupe.

 

I understand an A/T in a Cobra (especially an FE)...is a capital offense in a lotta states !!
6sally6

 

My long time Buddy has a Factory 5 , FE 427 , Dual Quad , 5 speed . It will hold its own with most of the new stuff rolling on gasoline today

 

Shelby has a Manufactauring plant in Las Vegas where they make the Shelby Mustangs and a display area with several of the original cobra's.
Shelby Heritage Center Las Vegas Museum

 

Cosby had a Cobra with an automatic transmission.

 

^So he actually fell from grace before we thought!

 

Probably had big feet too

 

Two drawings I did about 30 years ago, neither of which I can put my hand to right now: one was for a local drag racer who was putting together a funny car and using a Cobra kit body, much modified, with an integral hard top. It followed the mid-'90s pattern: wheelbase stretch, faired front fender openings, extended sills, huge rear spoiler, etc.

The other was a response to the later "Barchetta" specials, done as a hot rod on shortened Deuce rails and early Ford suspension, big & little Halibrands, with the front fenders cut away under the headlights and behind the front wheels like on some early Ferraris and Maseratis.

 

Would be neat if you could find them and post them here Ned!

 

So did Carroll Shelby. The automatic was standard in the Super Snake.

 

Fact check on aisle three!