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  1. cobrajeff

    Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance

    Paul - These two Cobra prototypes do not have metal bodies. The body of the Cougar II is fiberglass; the Bordinat Cobra's body is made of an ABS plastic material called Royalex. Cougar II was delivered to Ford as a complete Cobra - DST Industries stripped the alloy body off, and Ford Design...
  2. cobrajeff

    Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance

    I'll be there, taking photos (of the cars, not Joey's accomodations). Two of my favorite Cobra prototypes, the Bordinat Cobra and Cougar II are scheduled to appear. I uncovered them in a Detroit warehouse in 2003, and cleaned them up and detailed them for display at SAAC 29 in Detroit in...
  3. cobrajeff

    Happy Birthday, timcantwell

    Hey Tim! Happy Birthday, bud! :cheers Have a GREAT day! Jeff
  4. cobrajeff

    Be there or be square! 50th Anniversary of the Cobra.

    You guys ARE aware that the "Track" portion of this event is CANCELLED - right? It will now be a one day event, no track time. :frown Have seen it on a couple Cobra sites. The good news is, the NHRA thing is on Saturday, and you'll be in So. Cal the same weekend as Fabulous Fords at...
  5. cobrajeff

    Video of the 1st production FGT delivered...

    5-0010 was a four option car - Racing stripes, Mac, Grey Calipers, and Forged Lightweight wheels. It was built on July 23, 2004, and delivered to Mr. Shirley at Bowen Skarff Ford on August 6, 2004. So yes, it has a Mac radio, and yes, the Optional wheels were available from Job #1. Jeff
  6. cobrajeff

    Lets see your models

    My loft, which I refer to as the "Carroll Shelby Hall of Fame" has a few model cars: Jeff
  7. cobrajeff

    Exotic car show st armands circle florida

    I'll be at a Mustang/Ford show at Waterford Lakes Mall on Saturday. Only one GT there last year - Dirk P. Plenty of new Shelbys, and the guy with the GT 1/4 scale wall hangings usually shows up, too. Jeff
  8. cobrajeff

    FORD GTs wanted

    There are maybe a couple dozen GTs out there with 2004 model year VINs - they are not, however, "production" cars, and cannot legally be licensed for street use. Jeff
  9. cobrajeff

    SoCal Sunrise

    How about a sunrise over the Indian River off the East coast of Florida: and a moonscape from the same spot.....keeps me up late at night and up early in the morning (and NO snow to contend with). :willy Jeff
  10. cobrajeff

    GT40 vs P-40

    Yeah, Jack Roush has a P-51 named "Old Crow" "Big Jim" is the guy who has his own work area in the back of one of Roush's Detroit locations, where he rebuilds every Merlin engine that Jack can scrounge up. Got a call from a Ford Marketing guy a few years back, they wanted a nice '65 Mustang...
  11. cobrajeff

    GT40 vs P-40

    Way cool, Ed! Jeff
  12. cobrajeff

    2005 ford gt pre build tungsten?

    Looks fairly consistant with other early production units...... Jeff
  13. cobrajeff

    Vin number

    Ralphie - Wrong! :lol However, I WOULD say the NICEST pictures I have of your car, are the ones you have sent to me....but....I DO have other pictures of your Red rocket: I still remember the snarl of your exhaust when you fired it up in the parking lot at Little America.....fantastic...
  14. cobrajeff

    Vin number

    cetro - I don't have any in-plant pictures of your car, but I do have some interesting history. Send me an e-mail with your contact info and I'll send the info to you. regards, Jeff
  15. cobrajeff

    Vin number

    6-1282 gtx1 #21 John - I have about a half-dozen pictures of your car. Will be happy to send them to you if you send me your e-mail address. regards, Jeff
  16. cobrajeff

    Cars for the Cure - Orlando, Feb. 4th

    Just a heads up for any GT owners or enthusiasts anywhere near Orlando next week - the Cars For The Cure event is coming up next week. It's a three day benefit for Cancer research that includes a great car show on Saturday, February 4th. There is also a dinner for particpants on Friday, and a...
  17. cobrajeff

    Best Clubs ?

    Ron - Probably not - we don't usually have any instructor sessions at a SAAC National. Many of our Regional groups (like SAAC-MCR) have track events with sessions for driver w/instructor. Jeff
  18. cobrajeff

    Best Clubs ?

    The schedule for SAAC 37 has not yet been finalized, but, based upon activities at past SAAC National Conventions (36 of them in 36 years - I've been to every single one) a lot like this: Thursday, June 7th is the first day of the event, so most people will be checking in to their hotels on...
  19. cobrajeff

    Best Clubs ?

    Ford GTs are ABSOLUTELY welcome at SAAC events! Our national Conventions are usually run at a race track, with time for running Open Track at speed, or slower Parade Laps if you don't care to push the envelope. We have a swap meet with new and used parts, and two car shows - a Concours show...
  20. cobrajeff

    2005 ford gt pre build tungsten?

    Here are a couple pictures of it in Tungsten Silver: The first shot I took in Saleen's Troy plant lobby in September, 2006, the second shot was taken at a C&C type gathering at Auto Zone (an independent automobilia/newsstand shop, not the car parts place) in Birmingham, MI. I have no record...