- convertible 4,288
- 56,995 overpriced
- Fort Worth, TX
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- oldride.com
- convertible 4,288 green manual
Yes, this 1966 shelby cobra replica is for the guy who wants attention and a lot of it. Yes, we noticed the eyeball-searing green paint and the nasty satin black details. Yes, everybody will dig the cackling engine note. Heck, on this car, they'll be so agog at the wicked paint that they won't care if it's real or not! It was built in 2011, and while it's been driven, this was obviously a car built to attract eyeballs, so that's still what it does best. The bright paint glows like it's radioactive and the satin black stripes are a combination of paint and decals which emulate the original cobra look, right down to the gumballs on the side. Fit and finish are rather good and yes, the teeth in the grille opening are also easily removed. Upholstered door panels with map pockets, a usable center console with arm rest, and full carpets mean this nasty snake is comfortable enough to use as a real car, not just some kind of toy. Auto meter supplied all the gauges and most of the switch gear is comprised of those cool flip-up aviation-style toggle switches that always seem to imply something critical is about to happen. The trunk is neatly finished and someone with a sense of humor has added some green led lighting, suggesting that something sinister is going on back there. Don't worry, this cobra has the horsepower to back up its outrageous look. It takes the form of a built 351 windsor v8 dressed in shelby cobra valve covers and an oval air cleaner atop the big holley 4-barrel carburetor. It's not exotic, but boy does it get the job done! Big power is available anywhere on the tach and the hit of torque this nasty small block delivers will quickly become addictive. I promise nobody will know it's not a big block by the way it sounds. The tremec 5-speed slices through the gears like a razor and there's a bulletproof ford 9-inch rear hanging out back. The front suspension is a-arms and coil-overs while the rear is an abbreviated 4-link, and there's a cross-drilled disc brake at each corner. Wheels look like ford racing cobra pieces with 275/40/17 front and 315/35/17 rear kumho stickies. Bucket Seats
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