RE: PH Heroes: AC Cobra

[runt]

IIRC, Jaguar sent a demonstrator (may have been roadster 77RW or coupe 9600HP? To 'open up' the new freeway; first car up the road.

[Jackp]

Quite a car and what a legend

I remember seeing one at silverstone 2 years ago and i must say its the best ove ever seen

[Fire99]

awesome car but i was hoping the reviewer would drive the car and give some real impression of what its like to drive rather than a very 3rd party review..

A real roadtest is what would really show what this car is like 40 years on...

[pjevo]

Dream Car!

I remember going around an original in Goodwood many years ago and burning my leg on the exhaust as I got out....

Look at this bad boy found in the classifieds:- http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/300388.htm

I LOVE LIFE ME...HOW MANIC IS THIS...IT LOOKS ABSOLUTLY STUNNING IN A VIOLENT SORT OF WAY...THIS CAN DO 0-100 KMH IN 2.9 SECONDS,0-200KMH IN 4.9 SECONDS AND THEN 0-300KMH IN 10 SECS(THATS AROUND 190MHP IN 10 SECS,MINT)AN FI CAR CAN DO 0-200KMH IN 4.5 SECS AND A 1000 GSXR CAN DO 0-200KMH IN 7 SECS...THE WORLDS STRONGEST AND FASTEST ACCELERATING CAR IN THE WORLD,AND ITS ROAD LEGAL,EQUIPPED WITH A 12.9LTR ENGINE NATURALLY ASPIRATED V8(I CANT STOP SMILIMG AT HOW MAD THIS CAR IS)..IM TOLD IT GENERATES 809KW/1100HP...ONLY 15 WILL BE MADE AND 10 ARE SOLD BOTH IN RIGHT AND LEFT HAND DRIVE...NOW I KNOW WE WANT TO PROTECT THE PLANET FROM MACHINES LIKE THESE BUT GO ON,LIVE A LITTLE...PRICE 130,000 EUROS TO 250,000 EUROS DEPENDING ON HOW MENTAL YOU WANT IT...

[collateral]

One drove past the other day and I can honestly say it was the loudest street car I've ever heard. And she was running bloody rich too

The plate was something like A V8

[hilly10]

Drop dead gorgeous IMHO enough said

[Yugguy]

pjevo said:

Dream Car!

I remember going around an original in Goodwood many years ago and burning my leg on the exhaust as I got out....

Look at this bad boy found in the classifieds:- http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/300388.htm

I LOVE LIFE ME...HOW MANIC IS THIS...IT LOOKS ABSOLUTLY STUNNING IN A VIOLENT SORT OF WAY...THIS CAN DO 0-100 KMH IN 2.9 SECONDS,0-200KMH IN 4.9 SECONDS AND THEN 0-300KMH IN 10 SECS(THATS AROUND 190MHP IN 10 SECS,MINT)AN FI CAR CAN DO 0-200KMH IN 4.5 SECS AND A 1000 GSXR CAN DO 0-200KMH IN 7 SECS...THE WORLDS STRONGEST AND FASTEST ACCELERATING CAR IN THE WORLD,AND ITS ROAD LEGAL,EQUIPPED WITH A 12.9LTR ENGINE NATURALLY ASPIRATED V8(I CANT STOP SMILIMG AT HOW MAD THIS CAR IS)..IM TOLD IT GENERATES 809KW/1100HP...ONLY 15 WILL BE MADE AND 10 ARE SOLD BOTH IN RIGHT AND LEFT HAND DRIVE...NOW I KNOW WE WANT TO PROTECT THE PLANET FROM MACHINES LIKE THESE BUT GO ON,LIVE A LITTLE...PRICE 130,000 EUROS TO 250,000 EUROS DEPENDING ON HOW MENTAL YOU WANT IT...

Stupidly big bonnet vent ruins it. imo.

[Naughty Magpie]

Best thing I ever did was buy my replica. So much fun.

[dinkel]

I must post these:


Racing RAM with plates, big Holley on a 6.6 litre and way over 600 brake. Sidepipes big enough to stick your arm in. The sound . . .


Hardtop Cob, a real one.


First Tunnel Run with Wayne's 460 Cid Torino Ford powered RAM, torque all over . . . Very, comfy whilst sitting upright.

Cobra poster was next to Bon Scott and the Countach and Kim Wilde on my boyrooms wall.

[williamp]

runt said:

IIRC, Jaguar sent a demonstrator (may have been roadster 77RW or coupe 9600HP? To 'open up' the new freeway; first car up the road.

AC Cobra is a fantastic car. I'd love an narrow 289. Something like "39PH" would be great.

As for testing, I'm sure they all did it. Aston certainly used to. One well known story involves John Wyer (who later ran the Gulf GT40/ 917) sending a test driver out on the M1 from Newport Pagnall. He would drive down to London, then to Leeds, then back to the factory. After making a "few phone calls", he looks out of the winder to see the driver still with the car, filling up.

"Why havent you ledt yet?" he asked
"I've been..." said the rather hurt looking driver!

AC famously made the papers with their higyh speed testing (it must have been a slow news day) and didnt Jaguar write off the XJ13 on a Motorway???

[jamesgrrr]

Yugguy said:

Stupidly big bonnet vent ruins it. imo.

agreed, but then it does have 12.9 litres to cool!

[runt]

Dinkel, great shot of Cheng!
William, great story re: Aston Martin!
XJ13 suffered its big shunt at Motor Industry Research,Nuneaton but happily restored now.

Paul/runt.

Edited by runt on Wednesday 2nd April 19:33

[dinkel]

runt said:

Dinkel, great shot of Cheng!

Cheers, I've more were that came from:

[runt]

He took mine for a gentle canter through Epping Forest this week, bit slower than that..!

[dinkel]

Top bloke he is, the man to go to when it's Cobtime. Hope to see his big 7 litre running at Spa6 this autumn.

[runt]

Absolutely, a genius, with the patience of a saint, on personal terms with every nut bolt and split pin on a Cobra.

[cobra kid]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[fatboy18]

JFL 2690 Thats a lovely looking Cobra I love the colour sceme

[Altrezia]

aw, replicas aren't that bad guys..

[bartselephant]

My Cobra replica is a Gardner Douglas one. Something of a reputation for excellent handling. I've driven late model TVRs and Cobras back to back on track and drag-strip. I got rid of the TVR. From my admittedly limited track-day experience (3-4 times a year), I find only really good drivers, track specials, or, more track focussed Porches are really any quicker. I'm so smitten, I can't see what will make me move on.