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