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I recently totaled my car and I've been on the hunt for something new and a little sportier. In my search, I found this.
I'd love the 2.7 seconds I'd spend behind the wheel before I wrecked this too http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/shelby-would-have-approved-the-v12-cobra/ |
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If you buy that ,I'll pay you 100 to take me for a ride
But you'll have to top it out |
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I seem to remember reading about this car in Hot Rod mag a while back. Swedish guy built and owns it if I'm not mistaken. A very impressive amount of fabrication was put into that, it is a work of art from a craftsmanship perspective for sure. Cool car.
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Quoted: I bet that thing would flip your eyelids inside out View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: If you buy that ,I'll pay you 100 to take me for a ride But you'll have to top it out I'm gonna have to get my lawyer to draw up a hell of a liability form Yeah, along with the rest of me |
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it.
I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. |
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Why does the windshield say alla on it? I thought it was Middle East car. Dynamite in trunk for ultra fast car bomb?
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I seem to remember reading about this car in Hot Rod mag a while back. Swedish guy built and owns it if I'm not mistaken. A very impressive amount of fabrication was put into that, it is a work of art from a craftsmanship perspective for sure. Cool car. View Quote I wonder who the "craftsman" was that taped the fans to the radiator? |
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Notice how they conveniently have no mention of the absence of any cup holders.
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I seem to remember reading about this car in Hot Rod mag a while back. Swedish guy built and owns it if I'm not mistaken. A very impressive amount of fabrication was put into that, it is a work of art from a craftsmanship perspective for sure. Cool car. I wonder who the "craftsman" was that taped the fans to the radiator? Yeah, somebody definitely ran out of fucks back there. Sort of makes me wonder if the rest of it is just a polished turd. |
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Quoted: That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. View Quote I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. |
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A stroked Windsor small block will make 500 hp all day long without power adders.
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. View Quote haha "Merkin"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin |
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Meh, I got rid of mine. It just sucked for pulling the horse trailer and putting a dead elk in the passenger seat and buckling it down every fall really got old.
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. haha "Merkin"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin Huh, learn something new every day. Henceforth, guess I'd better spell that "Murkin" ETA: After consulting that standard to all things gross and disgusting, UD, it appears the latter is an alternative spelling. Perhaps "Murkan". |
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I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. |
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Its a crime. Put a fucking merc engine in a cobra. 427 or nothing.
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I seem to remember reading about this car in Hot Rod mag a while back. Swedish guy built and owns it if I'm not mistaken. A very impressive amount of fabrication was put into that, it is a work of art from a craftsmanship perspective for sure. Cool car. I wonder who the "craftsman" was that taped the fans to the radiator? I was referring more to the shoehorning of that merc v12 in, but fuck, you make an excellent point. Sometimes, you just say fuck it. You never know, might be carbon fiber tape or something. |
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All that ugliness and only.....
In its current configuration the supercharged V12 pushes 492hp to the wheels (around 600hp at the crank), View Quote |
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Quoted: I recently totaled my car and I've been on the hunt for something new and a little sportier. In my search, I found this. I'd love the 2.7 seconds I'd spend behind the wheel before I wrecked this too http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/shelby-would-have-approved-the-v12-cobra/ http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/V12-Cobra-05.jpg View Quote Holy. Shit. That's Hot!! |
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. View Quote 100% correct. Little disappointed by the numbers |
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Quoted: More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. |
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More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. Whoa, wait a minute. Jane is into old school hot rods and Randall knives. **insert "Mother of God" pic here*** As the title suggests - I think I am in love. |
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. View Quote Nice. |
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I bet that supercharged v12 sounds incredible with those side pipes.
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Quoted: More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. |
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All that ugliness and only..... In its current configuration the supercharged V12 pushes 492hp to the wheels (around 600hp at the crank), Only 5# of boost... 5 # boost? That's like running a 100 yard dash with your thumbs up your nose! |
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I was under the impression that's not an actual Shelby. Just a shell. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That's cool - different modes for different toads, and all - and, God knows, I've done a bunch of stuff just so I could say I'd done it, but that sounds like an awful lot of trouble for five pounds of boost, particularly when you can get a naturally aspirated big block Ford crate motor making 500+ hp and stick a turbo on it. I'm thinking the Europeans ought to stick to turning out refined road cars and leave hot rodding to Merkin good old boys. I'll bet that big block ford weighs twice as much as the V12 from the merc. More certainly, but I think most of those performance crate motors have aluminum heads. And I'm pretty sure the old 427/428 Cobras weren't hauling around an extra radiator in the trunk. In any case, there's just something fundamentally flawed in putting a la-di-da Mercedes engine in a piece of classic Americana. As well to put a tanto point on a Randall #1. Worse still. Abominable taste and a poseur. The guy oughta go fuck up a vintage Saab or some shit. |
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Worse still. Abominable taste and a poseur. The guy oughta go fuck up a vintage Saab or some shit. View Quote I wouldn't get too bent out of shape; the AC Ace/Cobra was a lot more common there than here, and it's the same body. According to the article though it's a repro body shell on a custom chassis, so it has about as much in common with a real Cobra as one of the knockoff kits... |
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I wouldn't get too bent out of shape; the AC Ace/Cobra was a lot more common there than here, and it's the same body. According to the article though it's a repro body shell on a custom chassis, so it has about as much in common with a real Cobra as one of the knockoff kits... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Worse still. Abominable taste and a poseur. The guy oughta go fuck up a vintage Saab or some shit. I wouldn't get too bent out of shape; the AC Ace/Cobra was a lot more common there than here, and it's the same body. According to the article though it's a repro body shell on a custom chassis, so it has about as much in common with a real Cobra as one of the knockoff kits... Then he ought to refer that mutant thing as an AC Ace and leave the Cobra name out of it. 'Cause 'Murka. |
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5 # boost? That's like running a 100 yard dash with your thumbs up your nose! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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All that ugliness and only..... In its current configuration the supercharged V12 pushes 492hp to the wheels (around 600hp at the crank), Only 5# of boost... 5 # boost? That's like running a 100 yard dash with your thumbs up your nose! Good thing that car weighs all of 2,000 lbs then. |
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