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    i just turned into mackenzie when a 65 shelby cobra passed me....i caught up to him at the lights and reved my engine....he reved his and it blew me away..the sweet sweet sound of the 427 under the hood was unmistakable.....then as fast as he appeared he was gone

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    Dewddddd, you almost had him............

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    You think it was a replica?? There is a driving class at Race City, featured in Friday Herald a couple weeks back, where they teach in several replica Cobras. Very cool.
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    There are tonnes of replica Shelby's around. Did anything in particular make you think this was an original?

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    Originally posted by jonny
    There are tonnes of replica Shelby's around. Did anything in particular make you think this was an original?
    What's a good way to tell if is the real deal??
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    Originally posted by Ferio_vti


    What's a good way to tell if is the real deal??
    I think there's a # plate or something on the O-G Shelby's

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    Is this the same car Nic Cage was trying to steal in Gone in Sixty Seconds?
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    No, Gone in Sixty is a Shelby Cobra GT500 (Mustang). Those are the sweetest V8s, truely one of the best muscle cars ever.
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    Originally posted by max_boost
    Is this the same car Nic Cage was trying to steal in Gone in Sixty Seconds?
    No, that was a 1967 Shelby GT. Shelby Cobra's are completely different.
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    Oops -- I pressed reply and was searching up the exact year of the car and Ferio_vti beat me to it
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    This is what an AC cobra replica looks like. It was not an original, I think they only made 330 of them

    Saw one in vancouver a couple weeks back with an intercooler


    Here's the 427 daytona coupe version VERY rare to find an original, they only made a handful everyone you'll ever see is a replica:
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    Originally posted by Ranger_X31


    Here's the 427 daytona coupe version VERY rare to find an original, they only made a handful everyone you'll ever see is a replica:
    Note, the car in that photo is missing the tapered tail that some of the cars had. Made it look funny, but cleaned up the aerodynamics a significant amount.
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    What do you mean? Looks like an accurate replica to me, here's a couple photos of the 427 daytona coupe:




    Do you mean this one? I think it was an early model, probably one of a kind:



    Keep in mind, only 6 of them were made. I think the 6th one was found a couple years ago after being lost for about 30 years. It was totally trashed but someone still payed something crazy like a million bucks for it.

    Oh yah, what else do you notice about the daytona coupes? They inspired the styling of the viper!
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    The early daytona coupes had a funny looking tapered tail on them, where the later ones had the rear end seen on the cars there. I'll try and find a picture of one.
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    im almost postive this one was real.....i ran into him again today and got him to pull over......fuck i am starting to carry a camera from now on.....he has all orignal parts the hesaid he had to fly in from all over canada and usa....it was and original 427 that sounded soooooooooo nice..../..and the job he did on the inside almost made it look new but he was no pro just a mid skilled car inthusiast...

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    the early ones what are you talking about 4wheeldrift

    they made less than 10

    i think it was 4 to be honest but i dont know

    one of them burned so there are three

    does anyone notice how similar the viper looks to one of those coupes

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    Originally posted by 300rwhp
    the early ones what are you talking about 4wheeldrift

    they made less than 10

    i think it was 4 to be honest but i dont know

    one of them burned so there are three

    does anyone notice how similar the viper looks to one of those coupes
    The first season they raced the daytona coupes, they had a tapered tail on the car, instead of the little duckbill spoiler like the pictures show. They found that the aerodynamics of the car were just as good with the dished rear end and spoiler as it was with the monstrous tail they put on them before so they stopped using it. I've got an article in a road and track magazine that details the history of the daytona coupes, I'll try and dig it out.
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