OT - Insane Cobras
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Spent hours clicking through all the photos and videos... I have never seen something so bad ass! The metal work is mind boggling

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/index.html

Edited by Mikes1098 on 7th Jan, 2009.

Magnificent!

We have a few fibreglass versions made over here. I was talking to the owner of a beautiful black open topper at car show who had a 427 - and plans for an under bonnet supercharger!

He then offered me or my son a ride in the cruise. I let the boy go, but I was never so jealous.

$108,000 Nice though

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


Fibreglass Parts? - http://www.tdkracing.co.uk/
Split Rims? - http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

There's quite a few of those cars in the UK Cobra Club - stunning.

hmmm gorgeous, we used to have a fibreglass one, i helped Paul S build it many years ago before i had a driving license to fully appreciate it :(

My old one.

http://dorkish.com/albums/Cars/The%20Old%2...,5L%20Cobra.jpg

Edited by Paul S on 7th Jan, 2009.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

My dad has just bought a crendon kit cobra. Goes well with its noisy V8! From what he has said the ally ones are mega money!

Made from 3 pieces of metal drum if memory serves saw the process once and those men have skills

Own the day

Just had a look in a bit more detail at the Kirkham website.

The worst thing about the original Cobras was that the chassis was a simple ladder frame from the AC Ace. This used to flex like hell with all the power of the big V8s.

They've only gone and built that fantastic alloy body and put it on a ladder chassis.

Even my GD kit had a decent triangulated box chassis.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

it's a 'replica' :)

Edited by Paul S on 8th Jan, 2009.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

They could, and have tried building a new chassis - I've seen it, but 90% of the cobra club said they'd never buy one, as it wasnt proper!

I see your point with the chassis, but in the real world how many of theses do you think get driven in anger? I reckon me dad has a ladder type frame.

i know of an orignal AC cobra that i see get MOT'd every year........its hot damn gorgeous!!

i was speaking to the guy, who is retired, and he was toying with selling it....he couldnt really justify having a car in his garage that could clear his mortgage if he sold it. all for just 3 or 4 drives a year.