absmiami Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 Pix modified on my phone with the Becassa app - nice app - not too expensive… 1
absmiami Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 Ace - remember - only use if you have enough for all of us - sharing is caring 1
TooOld Posted January 28 Posted January 28 (edited) I can tell you with 100% certainty that this was built using an Everett-Morrison Motorcars Cobra kit , there are at least a dozen areas shown in those photos that are unique the EM Cobras . I know because I was Chief Engineer and Shop Foreman at EM for nearly 20 years . I don't know the owner/builder but he made several changes/improvements to our kit resulting in a very convincing replica , still there are some of our parts used that were never seen on original Cobras . Edited January 28 by TooOld 2
absmiami Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 Well done, too old !! are the E - M Cobra kits still available ?? got any Cobra builds to show us ?? any scale !
vamach1 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Here is an interesting kit Cobra that sold a few days ago in Mesa AZ.
vamach1 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Found some pictures of when I was in Miami of some Cobra kit cars. 1
TooOld Posted January 29 Posted January 29 12 hours ago, absmiami said: Well done, too old !! are the E - M Cobra kits still available ?? got any Cobra builds to show us ?? any scale ! I worked for EM from 1987 thru 2006 when the owners decided to retire , in 2007 the company was sold and moved from Florida to Texas . As far as I know EM is still selling replicas using our Gen IV designs , although the last I heard they have upgraded the drivetrain and are now selling a Gen V Cobra Replica . I've been away from that industry for many years and really don't have any more info than that . I have hundreds of photos from my time there but here a few , these are all from the early 2000's . 3
absmiami Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 Cool - looks like these Cobras were built on wider chassis frames - probably easier construction and safer and maybe even better handling ?
TooOld Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, absmiami said: Cool - looks like these Cobras were built on wider chassis frames - probably easier construction and safer and maybe even better handling ? Nope . Same wheelbase and track as original 427 S/C Cobras .
absmiami Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 Even though no change in track / the chassis tubes appear to be farther apart - do you agree ??
vamach1 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 5 hours ago, absmiami said: Even though no change in track / the chassis tubes appear to be farther apart - do you agree ?? I’m still stuck on seeing a Chevy engine mounted in the bare frame in the last picture.😮
TooOld Posted January 31 Posted January 31 17 hours ago, vamach1 said: I’m still stuck on seeing a Chevy engine mounted in the bare frame in the last picture.😮 Blasphemy !! We only built "to customer order" and in 19 1/2 years we only did 4 or 5 Chevy motors , the vast majority were 427's and quite a few 351W's . 1
absmiami Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 https://www.canepa.com/photo-gallery/1963-shelby-cobra-2897138/ Chass CSX2136 courtesy of Mr. Canepa now THAT'S a Cobra ...
Bill Anderson Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Man, this thread has some beautiful pics! Thank you all for sharing.
OneTrickPony Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Did nobody else notice that it's a 385 series engine and not an FE?
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