Power Surge

Knock a zero off the price of the 87 Registry and you'll probably sell it.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cobravii</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's very nice!! Cobra's are one of the most incredible cars built. A mid '70's Ferrari (is an awesome car) looks out of style but a Cobra never does and appeals to every generation. Was this one built by Shelby or did you build it? I have a Cobra myself that is my passion. I can't afford one built in '65 nor would I want to drive it today if it was. I have an FFR replica that is near completion. I can't wait to be showing it off the way you are. Must be a blast! Cheers, Larry </div></div> I had an FFR, then an alloy Kirkham, then I got the Shelby. It's an early Vegas car sold through Billy Andrews are HRE (NY Shelby dealer).

Anyone familiar with this motor? I have a 59 Turner I am working on with one in it. It's got a remote oil filter and cooler. So there is a plate on the side of the block with AN fittings for the oil in and out. But I have no idea which is the in and which is the out. The oil ports are one on top of the other (verticle). Any help would be appreciated!

Guess nobody likes my car (or me!). It's okay, I like it .

This is my Shelby Cobra 427 S/C... And this is me and Peter Kluthe from Dream Car Garage...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tbirdman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Power Surge</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks guys! I went today and had a great time. This was my first AACA related event and I was very impressed with the club and the cars. I was the 60-69 Ford, Linc, Merc (except T-bird) class and took first place. </div></div> I question how can you compete with a 12 year old car against cars that are 39-48 years old. Seems to me I would be very displeased if I was in your class, and you entered with you vehicle class with is in automobile timeline, basically a brand new off the show room floor car. I do realize your car is an unique case and is definitely is not a replica. However I think IMHO the car should be judged against cars when it was built which is 12 years ago and not what it looks like, is titled as or has parts from. If your car was a time warp car and was found in a very well preserve state with very low mileage, I would have no issue with your car competing in that class. But think of it, your car as a complete vehicle from being manufactured has only 12 years of preservation and no or little restoration. Please reconsider when attending your next show, and place your car in a class if possible with cars of your "real" vintage or enter it as display only. I have nothing against your car and would love to have it and would welcome it in any show. I also wouldn't want to discourage you from showing this unique car. But you're competing on a very uneven playing field by being able to skip the preservation or restoration efforts of your fellow competitors in that class. And I do realize that some of these car owners bought the car as restored/preserved and have minimal efforts in the car, but still the car has had a restoration or preservation from that class' time era. This reminds me a little of the local cruise ins where a car owner will remove a door panel to enter their car in the "under construction" class or enters a 2007 car in the "daily driver" class. Both of these car owner examples have not officially broke the "rules" but have missed the true meaning of what these two classes are to represent in these local shows which is 1. a car that is truely not completed and is currently under restoration and 2) an older vintage car that is used in daily commutes. My $.02. </div></div> Thanks Ken, I do appreciate your comments, and I did expect them too. This is the problem I am faced with owning this car. It's such a gray area, and nobody seems to want to be bothered with it. The car is a <span style="font-weight: bold">real</span> Shelby Cobra, but it's not an <span style="font-style: italic">original</span> Shelby Cobra. As I was there over the course of the day, the thought did cross mind that it might not be fair to other people in the class that my car does not posses the age that it represents. But then, it's not fair to me or the car to get thrown into a replica or special interest class either. If my car were built with modern parts and non-original bits, then I would never want it put in a class with cars from the 60s. But, my car is very accurately built to orginal, I prefer to have it judged as so. My car could easily be judged against some original cars and score higher, because the level of correctness on my car is higher than how many originals sit today. And just because my car is not 25 years old or more, does not mean that the car and myself have not endured similar tribulations as people who own cars of that age. I am the third owner of the car. The car was not in a state of original correctness when I bought it. I spent a very long time tracking down original parts, researching original documentation, looking at hard to find original photos, and speaking with many original Cobra owners to get the details I needed. A Cobra is not like a Mustang.. you can't build and entire car from a catolog, and there aren't a hundred restoration books that tell you exactly what bolts go where. A lot of effort was put into the car to get it where it is. And, I drive it. I've put 3 times the mileage on it as both previous owners combined. And other thing about the age... think about this... If the car WERE 25 years old (there are several Cobra replica brands that started in the 70s and early 80s), then it would be allowed and have to compete against other non-replica cars. Those car owners would have the same beef against that replica Cobra as well, but it would be a legit entry because of it's age. It could be a replica that gets driven a few times a year, and be 25 years old and have 5000 miles on it. It would never rust or need restoration because it's fiberglass. Basically, it would not endure the "stress" that a factory built steel car of the same year would endure, and yet by the rules it would still be legal. In the case of the continuation Cobras like mine, I think they should be allowed to compete in the same class as an original Cobra would be in. If the class is being JUDGED, then the continuation car would do as well or not as it was built. If it's accuracy rivals it's 60s older brother, than it should be judged as so. If it's got an aluminum small block with fuel injection and an MSD billet distributor, then obviously it's not going to place well in a class like that, but being a legit Shelby it should be allowed to if the owner chooses. Obviously these are my feeling as an owner of this car, but hopefully my thoughts spark some interest in the AACA to come up with a decision on this. I'd love to do some national shows, but what's the point of going if my car has to sit in the corner like a red headed step child? Worst case scenario, I could enter the car in the show, ask that it be in class which would include cars from 1965, and just put DNJ (do not judge) on my ballot. I would still want the car in the class for the same as an original. At least that way, it allows people to know what an original car looked like in 1965 (well, technically 1966, which is when S/Cs were first sold).

Thanks guys! I went today and had a great time. This was my first AACA related event and I was very impressed with the club and the cars. I was the 60-69 Ford, Linc, Merc (except T-bird) class and took first place.

Thanks for the replies guys. I may not have been clear about the car, for which I apologise... This is CSX4241... 4000 series cars are the "continuation" Cobras, that Shelby started building in 1996. This is not an original 60s Cobra, although the car is sold by Shelby and titled as a 1965 Shelby. My particular car is very detailed to original built (probably another reason you guys thought it was a 60s car), and has many hard to find 60s Cobra parts on it. I always prefer the car to be judged against other 60s era cars, because of it's original accuracy. It's difficult to find the proper class with this car, because it's NOT a replica, but it's also not an original. It's a genuine Shelby Cobra, it was just built at a later date in time. So now you see my dilemma .

There is a regional AACA show this weekend, and I would love to bring my car to it. I have Shelby American 427 S/C Cobra, CSX4241, and would like to know what class I enter it in. I have gotten some conflicting information talking to some of the local AACA folk. Pictures below for anyone interested!