IMHO, the cobra was (and still is) one of the "sexiest" cars on the road.
It wasn't designed to have creature comforts like that, it was designed to
be a no frills "balls to the wall" race car you could drive on the street.
They had terrible tempers, they would overheat and vaporlock all the time,
they were unreliable, were very loud, and road very harshly. However, when
they ran, they ran like all hell. That's what the car was built for.
On a side note....I've been saving money each month since my 16th bday (I'm
22 now) to purchase one of the glass bodied kits offered from shelby
american, and I'm pretty close to being able to afford one now. The only
thing that's stopping me is that I'm going to be buying a house next year
and I may need to dip into that money for a down payment. But to own a
shelby built replica with a sweet-sounding 427 under the hood mated to a
4-speed....that is what it's all about. Yes sir...American muscle in its
purest form.
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L"Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> wrote in message news:61228BFC5FE0D611A38C0002B35B738C0370AF@mctssa26.mctssa.usmc.mil... > > It was on SPEED Channel two days ago. No creature comforts and poor quality > of material. However, the newer Cobra are much better design and built. > > -------------------------------------- > Steven St.Laurent > C4I System Engineer > Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA > MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps > Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365) > <SNIP>HISTORY TIDBITS: The discoverer of Egypt was > a woman by the name of Egyptus, daughter of Ham, son > of Noah. She discover while it was still under a level of water. > Maybe her discover was based on the Sphinx (dedicated to > Cain son of Adam). Pharaoh, son of Egyptus, was its first > ruling king."<SNIP> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Battles [mailto:jbattles@bankfinancial.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:31 AM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: DODGE UNVEILS MUSCULAR MAGNUM CONCEPT - comment > made by C > > > You thought the Shelby Cobra (aka: AC Ace) of the 60's was an ugly car? > > -- > -Josh > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > "Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> wrote in message > news:61228BFC5FE0D611A38C0002B35B738C0370A8@mctssa26.mctssa.usmc.mil... > > > > Now that is a butt ugly car - Shelby Cobra. > > > > -------------------------------------- > > Steven St.Laurent > > C4I System Engineer > > Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA > > MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps > > Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365) > > <SNIP>HISTORY TIDBITS: The discoverer of Egypt was > > a woman by the name of Egyptus, daughter of Ham, son > > of Noah. She discover while it was still under a level of water. > > Maybe her discover was based on the Sphinx (dedicated to > > Cain son of Adam). Pharaoh, son of Egyptus, was its first > > ruling king."<SNIP> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: GSWillhite [mailto:gswillhite@ualr.edu] > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:31 AM > > To: D M L > > Subject: DML: Re: DODGE UNVEILS MUSCULAR MAGNUM CONCEPT - comment made by > > Cars.com > > > > > > 2 words.... > > > > BUTT UGLY! > > > > How dare they take a Hemi and stick it into some sick > > Mercedes Benz wagon look a like with a Dodge grill and > > call it "American Muscle". I swear, some of these concepts > > look like they were designed by Euro trash on a money is > > no object budget. > > > > Just give me a Hemi on a frame and send it to Carroll Shelby. > > > > George > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:24:40 -0800 > > From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> > > > > With a nod to Hollywood, Chrysler Group President and CEO Dieter Zetsche > > rolled out his company's latest concept, the Dodge Magnum SRT-8. > Journalists > > spilled the popcorn and candy from the film canister-shaped Magnum press > kit > > onto the carpet in their rush to get a closer look at the seriously > powerful > > rear-wheel-drive (RWD) concept. The all-new 5.7-liter supercharged Hemi > V-8 > > engine produces a smoking 430 hp and 480 pounds-feet of torque. (LOL) > > > > > > Reference: > > > http://www.cars.com/carsapp/national/?srv=parser&act=display&tf=/features/au > > toshow2003/coverage/la/posted/coverage_01_02_02.tmpl> > > > > > > > >
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