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Started by CobraJoe, 2020-05-06 17:47

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CobraJoe

#1545
2024-11-13 08:05
Back in the day; probably the last one we did....

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

RICH MUISE

#1546
2024-11-13 08:47
Beautiful! What engine is in that? Looks like a 5.0 intake, but I'm sure it wouldn't be!?!? What year did you stop building them?
I can do this, I can do this, I, well, maybe

CobraJoe

#1547
2024-11-13 13:24 Last Edit: 2024-11-13 13:26 by CobraJoe
It's a 5.0 Rich, most were 5.0's or 5.8"s, we did a handful of 427's, 460's and a 514.
We closed up around 2012.

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

59meteor

#1548
2024-11-13 13:44
Joe, what Cobra Replica Company did you work for? I have 2 friends up here in Canada, one in BC, the other in Nova Scotia, that have ERA Cobras, which I believe were made in Connecticut as well, I believe.
1959 Meteor 2 door sedan , 428 Cobra Jet 4 speed. Been drag racing Fords (mostly FEs) 47 years and counting.
Previous 50s Fords include 57 Custom 4 door, 2 57 Ford Sedan Deliveries, 59  Country Sedan, and as a 9 year old, fell in love with the family 58 2 door Ranch Wagon.

Fairlane62

#1549
2024-11-13 23:28
Quote. Currently have a stroked 302 so I can keep it somewhat original. It made 455 ft. lbs. of torque and 461 hp on the dyno.

Joe, not bad numbers from 190cc heads.  Is it a 331 or 347?

James

CobraJoe

#1550
2024-11-14 07:25
It's a 347.

ERA is in New Britian ,CT; I have been there several times and did some small buisness with Peter Portante for a few years. A good friend of mine owned ERA Chassis #25, which was previously owned and built for Bob Tasca and had a dual quad 427 sideoiler, the car was sick.
I founded Nor'East Cobras with a childhood friend; we built Factory Fives. We were involved with them pretty much from the beginning. We were tasked with building the prototype Daytona Coupe, (which I eventually owned), we also built the prototype SpecRacer that was featured in Car and Driver.
SPEC RACER
We continued building cars until the market went south in 2009. We hung on for a few more years, but did more flipping then building as everyone was liquidating their toys. Thank God it was a parttime job.
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

59meteor

#1551
2024-11-14 18:44
There was a Cobra replica manufacturer in North Vancouver British Columbia called Cardiac Cobra. They seemed to be pretty busy for a time, but when the Canadian Federal government brought in new regulations that mandates that replicas had to meet year of manufacturer emissions standards, that was the nail in the coffin. Pretty tough to get a 2 x4 barrel equipped 427 FE to meet 2000s pollution limits. Another BC buddy has been building very lightweight Daytona Coupes and GT40 replicas, using round tube chrome moly tubing and carbon fiber bodies. Not sure how he gets around the emissions regs.
1959 Meteor 2 door sedan , 428 Cobra Jet 4 speed. Been drag racing Fords (mostly FEs) 47 years and counting.
Previous 50s Fords include 57 Custom 4 door, 2 57 Ford Sedan Deliveries, 59  Country Sedan, and as a 9 year old, fell in love with the family 58 2 door Ranch Wagon.

CobraJoe

#1552
2024-11-14 19:25
Same thing happened here in Massachusetts. Basically killed it for everyone...
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

FiveSevenLiter

#1553
2024-11-14 20:59
Cardiac Cobra also built the Monster Miata.  My brother had one with a supercharged 5.0.
T/F
 :canada:
1957 Custom 300 - since 2012 SOLD 2024
1951 Mercury M3 - since 2004
1951 Ford F1 - since 1987
1950 Ford Tudor - since 2019
2009 Sport Trac Adrenalin

CobraJoe

#1554
2024-11-17 16:39
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

CobraJoe

#1555
Yesterday at 06:07
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

RICH MUISE

#1556
Yesterday at 09:18
Florists??? I think it reads. Floral business was good!, or maybe it was just that the delivery vehicles were so slow back then.
I can do this, I can do this, I, well, maybe
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