The best cobra reps

The best cobra reps

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Waitey

Original Poster:

869 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Hi All,

Currently looking to source a good Cobra replica with hardtop pref running an injection V8.

Anyone know of any?

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

189 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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I think you might need to narrow it down a bit. Such as budget and your definition of 'best'.

Waitey

Original Poster:

869 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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300bhp/ton said:
I think you might need to narrow it down a bit. Such as budget and your definition of 'best'.
Budget of £60k.

Ones which haven't being built in a shed by a dentist.

Well fitted hardtop and a LS series V8 running injection not carbs. 6 speed box desirable but not essential.

iiyama

2,201 posts

200 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Gardener Douglas, Dax or http://walker-partnership.com/

rdodger

1,088 posts

202 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Waitey said:
300bhp/ton said:
I think you might need to narrow it down a bit. Such as budget and your definition of 'best'.
Budget of £60k.

Ones which haven't being built in a shed by a dentist.

Well fitted hardtop and a LS series V8 running injection not carbs. 6 speed box desirable but not essential.
By that do you mean Factory built?

smash

2,062 posts

227 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Sounds like you're interested in modern drive train, handling and grip levels over anything else in which case, as has already been said, it's Gardner Douglas all the way at that money.

If you want something that looks, drives and smells like the original then that's a different conversation...

And FYI the most stunning and technically perfect examples of the breed are almost always home built (sure no offence was meant wink )

Edited by smash on Thursday 30th July 20:14

ugg10

681 posts

216 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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http://xcsdesigns.co.uk/index.htm

Xcs cobra, uses the Walker designed dax type camber compensation suspension and the new Ford coyote engine. Add a hawk hard top.

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Gardner Douglas definitely.

ugg10

681 posts

216 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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This looks interesting

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

Or this

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/k...

Not a cobra but ticks most of the same boxes, they do a hard top for it as well

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/g...

Digitalize

2,850 posts

134 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Gardner Douglas are easily the most performance based of the lot.

However, none of them ACTUALLY look that much like a real Cobra when put side by side. Reps are longer, arches are less pronounced, cars are lower etc. But then GD's body is a modern interpretation, with changes to aid performance.

Clivew

348 posts

174 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Waitey said:
Budget of £60k.

Ones which haven't being built in a shed by a dentist.

Well fitted hardtop and a LS series V8 running injection not carbs. 6 speed box desirable but not essential.
The best, most accurate 289 Cobra by a very long way was built by a dentist.

ch427

8,857 posts

232 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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That's a very healthy budget, 2 of the most highly regarded at the high end are the crendon and the one below.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

smash

2,062 posts

227 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Digitalize said:
However, none of them ACTUALLY look that much like a real Cobra when put side by side. Reps are longer, arches are less pronounced, cars are lower etc. But then GD's body is a modern interpretation, with changes to aid performance.
You're thinking of the old GD body which there was loads of "healthy" debate about - the current GD MkIV was splashed directly off an AC MkIV.

Yeah forgot about the XCS - real weapon that thing!

cjb44

671 posts

117 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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smash said:
You're thinking of the old GD body which there was loads of "healthy" debate about - the current GD MkIV was splashed directly off an AC MkIV.

Yeah forgot about the XCS - real weapon that thin
Oh dear, please save us from Cobra Replicas, there is not one that is any where near accurate except the old Hawk.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

134 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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smash said:
You're thinking of the old GD body which there was loads of "healthy" debate about - the current GD MkIV was splashed directly off an AC MkIV.

Yeah forgot about the XCS - real weapon that thing!
The Mk4 is still miles off an actual Shelby Cobra. The one linked is pretty close, much more curved and bubble like.

Tony427

2,873 posts

232 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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May I suggest you repost your question over at www.cobraclub.com and include the bit about being built in a shed by a dentist.

You'll fit right in.

Cheers,

Tony


smash

2,062 posts

227 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Digitalize said:
The Mk4 is still miles off an actual Shelby Cobra. The one linked is pretty close, much more curved and bubble like.
Miles off? Really?

(Wheels blanked to prevent distraction)


one eyed mick

1,189 posts

160 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Does it matter if its not perfectly accurate?

Pistom

4,915 posts

158 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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OP asked for a good one. A good one obviously isn't going to be an accurate recreation.

cjb44

671 posts

117 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Pistom said:
OP asked for a good one. A good one obviously isn't going to be an accurate recreation.
For the OP's budget he could of course by an AC CRS, this would then be a proper AC and well engineered!