Wednesday, November 7, 2007

11-7-2007

I looked at another finished Cobra this week. This one has traded hands a couple of times and is currently owned by a guy in Arnold. It has 28,000 miles on it and was originally a Contemporary Classics build. I don't think it was a full kit, just the body. It had a nice crate 302 motor in it. I had originally seen it as an Ebay auction. The guy told me that his reserve price was set for 18,500.

In fact, I did not like the car very much. It was a manual transmission and did not have any kind of driver side footbox relief, so it was VERY tight for me. In particular though, the interior looked incredibly cheap. The dashboard looked like someone had unfolded a couple of cereal boxes for the cardboard, then used Elmer's glue and black construction paper to look like it was vinyl. That may be harsh, but you get the idea. It is very obvious to see where the 10 grand or so is saved. It was a shame because the body was very nice, although the paint was not very good. It sounded great and the guy drives it a bit almost every day with no mechanical troubles at all and says it is a blast. He is in the car business. Below is a picture.



I will be curious to see if it reaches the reserve price. I could see buying it but not at that reserve. Only if it was an unbeatable bargain. I will keep looking.