matthon
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Its not a Mopar, but way kool.
A friend of mine has a 67 Cobra like the one pictured below, except its red. It has been in pieces since he got it in 1971, and he bought replacement parts for it at that time- including all new from the factory aluminum body panels. He has recently started the restoration, but he moved and I have not seen him in a long time.
The really kool thing about these "Street" Cobras, aka SC I believe, is they are not the same as the famous AC cars you see on every auction show.
These cars came through with no side pipes, no roll bar, a soft top with zippered in windows, and no hood scoop.
They also came with Sunburst wheels, which were all 1 size, not like the AC cars which had wider rims in the rear, and they were Halibrands I believe.
From what he told me, at one point they ran out of Halibrands and used the Sunburst wheels for a time, but only on the SC cars.
There are other differences which I cannot recall right now, which may include the center grill piece.
Also note, since the hood did not have a scoop, the intake manifold was different. The front carb sat lower, not sure if these intakes were specific to these cars or not.
The car was stolen from the original owner, and the criminals hit and killed 2 people. They took the car to the canal locks and pushed it in to cover their tracks. In the spring of 71 it was pulled from the locks.
No one had any idea what it was as it was covered with silt and everything else. They found something with Ford on it and called my friend up because he worked for the local Ford dealership at the time.
Once they figured out all the details, the owner, the insurance money, etc, the tow truck driver ended up with the car and was going to sell the motor and scrap the car. My friend offered to pay him what he needed to get out of it, hold on to your brain- $350.
I've seen the car only in pieces, and it is just amazing to see all of the various parts, the frame, the aluminum panels, both original and nos, the dual quad 427 engine, which survived with no major issues, and the original rims and tires still full of air.
I hope to go see him at his new house someday- with a camera, but he is retired and down south.
Well, enjoy. Just thought I would share a interesting story, an interesting car, and a true 'rare' car. The only other one like his that I have ever seen, was a pic of one he had in the same red color.
A friend of mine has a 67 Cobra like the one pictured below, except its red. It has been in pieces since he got it in 1971, and he bought replacement parts for it at that time- including all new from the factory aluminum body panels. He has recently started the restoration, but he moved and I have not seen him in a long time.
The really kool thing about these "Street" Cobras, aka SC I believe, is they are not the same as the famous AC cars you see on every auction show.
These cars came through with no side pipes, no roll bar, a soft top with zippered in windows, and no hood scoop.
They also came with Sunburst wheels, which were all 1 size, not like the AC cars which had wider rims in the rear, and they were Halibrands I believe.
From what he told me, at one point they ran out of Halibrands and used the Sunburst wheels for a time, but only on the SC cars.
There are other differences which I cannot recall right now, which may include the center grill piece.
Also note, since the hood did not have a scoop, the intake manifold was different. The front carb sat lower, not sure if these intakes were specific to these cars or not.
The car was stolen from the original owner, and the criminals hit and killed 2 people. They took the car to the canal locks and pushed it in to cover their tracks. In the spring of 71 it was pulled from the locks.
No one had any idea what it was as it was covered with silt and everything else. They found something with Ford on it and called my friend up because he worked for the local Ford dealership at the time.
Once they figured out all the details, the owner, the insurance money, etc, the tow truck driver ended up with the car and was going to sell the motor and scrap the car. My friend offered to pay him what he needed to get out of it, hold on to your brain- $350.
I've seen the car only in pieces, and it is just amazing to see all of the various parts, the frame, the aluminum panels, both original and nos, the dual quad 427 engine, which survived with no major issues, and the original rims and tires still full of air.
I hope to go see him at his new house someday- with a camera, but he is retired and down south.
Well, enjoy. Just thought I would share a interesting story, an interesting car, and a true 'rare' car. The only other one like his that I have ever seen, was a pic of one he had in the same red color.
