DansYellow66

I know there are quite a few on here who also play around with Cobra replicas so thought I would show mine that made took it's first trip around the block the other day. It's an ERA fitted out as a street model with a stroked 428 and toploader. I did the paint and assembly but had someone who knew what they were doing, build the engine.









This one is a video - ignore my wife laughing on the sound track - she thinks I'm nuts.



My apologies to the can't stand Ford guys.

Dan

JohnZ

Beautiful!!! I chose ERA for my first Cobra build in 1993, as they were the ONLY maker (besides Unique) in those days that had the correct body shape/contours/proportions - never get tired of seeing them.

Tom Austin

An ERA? . . . closest to the real thing! Awesome car . . . love it. I almost bought a real 427 SC in 1975 . . . I thought the $8,000 asking price was a little high! Enjoy!

BTW . . . your wife is a very smart woman!!!

Tom

Corby

Absolutely Beautiful!

DansYellow66

Thanks John - I remembered that you had been through an ERA or two.

stratplus

That sounds and look beautiful. Great engine bay.

bluzrocker

Wow..the way it set's is just mean lookin standing still...your detail work now really stands out...i suppose you put the power down in stages ehh?
how does it feel under acceleration?..My Dr buddy had one took it to a place in Benicia,Ca to sell it w/ a company that has huge show room and they market your classic or what ever~~ at their place..salesman goes out for a test drive and never comes back.... totaled the car and that was his last ride..it was covered of course but those cars can get away from you...

Yours is just outstanding..

Bluzrocker

Hitch

Love Cobra's as much as Corvette's... Miss the Back Draft that I sold a few years ago... You car looks awesome!!!!

Mr. Wizzard

Beautiful Cobra replica. Everything looks absolutely correct.

SonnyAK

Great looking Cobra! No apologies on the Ford product - I have a Raptor and a full size Bronco in the garage! I would love to build a Cobra someday too!!

kellsdad

Dan,
Fabulous looking car! I'm envious of your paint and building talent. .... Forgive me for sounding like the old man I am, but be careful with the throttle. My Cobra is far more treacherous than my Corvette. If you are not already experienced driving very high performance cars, time spent in a pro driving school or on an SCCA autocross course is time well spent for Cobra owners.

Kerrmudgeon

Nice to see one in black with no stripes etc, AND, no side exhaust! I think that's the only one I've seen without sidepipes.....very cool, and probably a lot easier to live with.

DansYellow66

Thanks for all the compliments guys - after nearly 4 years of building they are much appreciated. It's only been around the block a few times so nothing more than very light throttle so far. I had a FE Ford Builder (Keith Craft) stroke it out to 459 CI but build it fairly mild. It dyno'd at only 470 HP but torque was way up at about 535 ft lbs. Sounds mean at idle because I went with a dual point 427 distributor without vacuum advance (against my usual advice). It's built to run at 16 to 18 degrees initial advance but w/o the additional vacuum advance it has a pretty lumpy idle.

I always loved the street roadster look - although some of the Cobra guys don't know what to think of one without a roll bar or side pipes. They do have a reputation for being able to get one into a lot of serious trouble real quick if careless on the throttle. Without the rollbar and that brass windshield frame, I will probably be driving very carefully.

Nowhere Man

They always looked like a fun car. It's a shame GM turned down Shelby. But then again can you think how many replicas would be running around with LS power

DansYellow66

Probably so - there are more and more running around now with late model Coyote motors in them.