Cato Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Heres a source for detailed and accurate drawings for the Daytona. $600. And there is at least as much of a market for this as there is for the Hasegawa 1958 Ferarri 250 Testa Rossa, or Fujimi Ford GT40 Yes Darin but most here want a $30 kit. No link in your post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Yes Darin but most here want a $30 kit. No link in your post... oops I will edit the post, and if done by a domestic kit maker it could be less than $30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Unless I'm very mistaken, the Daytona Coupes are built on chassis that are very VERY similar to the Cobra roadster chassis. That means that a lot of tooling already exists from other Cobra kits, and I'd think a minor retool of the chassis, maybe a little more than what was done to the '32 Ford chassis for the Roaster release, should get the bottom half and guts. That would reduce the cost of producing a Daytona Coupe kit a LOT, rather than starting fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Unless I'm very mistaken, the Daytona Coupes are built on chassis that are very VERY similar to the Cobra roadster chassis. That means that a lot of tooling already exists from other Cobra kits, and I'd think a minor retool of the chassis, maybe a little more than what was done to the '32 Ford chassis for the Roaster release, should get the bottom half and guts. That would reduce the cost of producing a Daytona Coupe kit a LOT, rather than starting fresh. The only 289 Cobra kit is the ancient AMT kit. A better plan of attack would be to simultaneously develop a street roadster/club racer, a dragonsnake, an FIA roadster, and a Daytona coupe. Many of the racing parts on the FIA roadster would be correct on the daytona, and they would be able to use the majority of the tooling in five different releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Man. Someone looks at the world through poop-colored glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) Not popular my donkey ! Edited June 13, 2013 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cato Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Original Daytonas do not have 9.5 deck Windsors. What are you showing us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazefox Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Dont forget about revell of germanys cobra kit too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) Original Daytonas do not have 9.5 deck Windsors. What are you showing us? A BIG Ford motor ? Edited June 8, 2013 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Steve , you tryin' ta get me in trouble with Mr. Martin ? That's one o' them BIG motor Cobras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 In today's replica world 'big' motors are 482, 511 and 527 FEs. The guys that install 385s can go above 557". 9'5 deck Windsors can go to 460+". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) BIG in the context of this thread, Cobra roadsters originally with 260 / 286 small block Fords VS later BIG block 427 (428) Cobra, coil over (chassis) roadsters. Edited June 8, 2013 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 http://www.enginefactory.com/427_Cobra.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Maybe Academy will release the Daytona they have proposed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Raw materials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Raw materials Well? Did you ever get the PM you requested with reference I sent you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Well? Did you ever get the PM you requested with reference I sent you? Yes, I did & have seen those links, thanks! I actually visited the Shelby LV when they first opened, given a tour of the Series 1 production, and received a little information at that time, not a lot, but a little! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Maybe Academy will release the Daytona they have proposed! Sadly this is all there is a picture in their 2011 catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Seems as though we've discussed this before : http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27485 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Seems as though we've discussed this before : http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27485 Yes, we have -- and still are. You're posting on a continuation of the same 2007 thread. Take a look at the original post on this thread. Edited June 11, 2013 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I have the Fujimi Cobra, and it has the parts to build the 289 I beleive. I'll have to confirm when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartpix Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 The only 289 Cobra kit is the ancient AMT kit. A better plan of attack would be to simultaneously develop a street roadster/club racer, a dragonsnake, an FIA roadster, and a Daytona coupe. Many of the racing parts on the FIA roadster would be correct on the daytona, and they would be able to use the majority of the tooling in five different releases. Great idea, Darin. Instead of coming up with reasons it can't be produced, you came up with the best way TO produce it. Like Revell did with the 66 El Camino / station wagon / 65 Chevelle, using like parts for all the kits & changing bodies & interiors for each. As for finding one to measure, as said before, the Simone Museum has one & Miller Motorsport Museum has another & the Wilmont coupe, as well. I don't see it as being a niche market, anything Cobra sells very well. Look at how many releases AMT has done with the 289 roadster & Monogram 427, as inaccurate as the rivet counters say they are. I can't see paying the better part of $200 for an HRM resin kit to sit in my display case & another $165 for an FIA roadster. They are nice kits, from what I have seen, but a bit spendy for me. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I think it would sell well. And I also agree that that plan is a good one. I would buy all versions released and maybe a few more. As it is I have all versions of the Revell 427 cobra, one AMT 289 cobra, plus I do have the HRM Daytona Coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have the Fujimi Cobra, and it has the parts to build the 289 I beleive. I'll have to confirm when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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