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[Rangie]

Macca F1 weighs around 1100KG and sports 627BHP. Owning one may be a financial stretch even for a wealthy man such as you.

This the Bugatti EB110 and AC Cobra 427 were the cars on my bedroom wall growing up. Along with the usual scantily clad ladies, obviously  . Sadly I doubt I'll be buying any of those three in original guise, unless my numbers on the Euros come up obviously! On the subject of the kit, a 4.2 supercharged Jag lump would give roughly the same power and torque as the 427cu of the original, which is tempting and no more expensive than a 300bhp build, but I am slightly concerned it would turn the chassis into a pretzel.

If the aim is to scare oneself silly, £40k on an aeriel atom, and £5-10k to take it up to 500bhp would suffice. c750 bhp/tonne ought to be enough to pucker anyone's cheeks I would have thought. 

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The Cobra would be the one & only car on my wish list, when I lived in Croydon back in the eighties a guy down our road had a classic car business, one weekend he brought one home the registration was COB1 it was the best  looking & sounding vehicle I have  seen in my life, the car & plate if still around must be worth a small fortune now.

[Viral_Jim]

If real, I suspect the fortune would be not so small! Given that some good kits (like the one Aaronjb was builder) can run north of £50k these days.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Macca F1 weighs around 1100KG and sports 627BHP. Owning one may be a financial stretch even for a wealthy man such as you.

This the Bugatti EB110 and AC Cobra 427 were the cars on my bedroom wall growing up. Along with the usual scantily clad ladies, obviously  . Sadly I doubt I'll be buying any of those three in original guise, unless my numbers on the Euros come up obviously! On the subject of the kit, a 4.2 supercharged Jag lump would give roughly the same power and torque as the 427cu of the original, which is tempting and no more expensive than a 300bhp build, but I am slightly concerned it would turn the chassis into a pretzel.

If the aim is to scare oneself silly, £40k on an aeriel atom, and £5-10k to take it up to 500bhp would suffice. c750 bhp/tonne ought to be enough to pucker anyone's cheeks I would have thought. 

The Cobra, yes please. Specifically GTM 777F finished in demonic black. I've always seen the EB110 as a 'leaden lump' ( much like a chubby girlfriend of old) so not for me.

Macca F1 ...yes please. Perhaps Jay Leno will let me have his.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/6XTZLcywhwI?feature=shared

This one please. Pretty please.

[Viral_Jim]

https://youtu.be/6XTZLcywhwI?feature=shared

This one please. Pretty please.

I've never seen this vid, thank you Opti. Apparently GTM 777F was owned by John Woolfe, along with its sister competition car GTM 700F, some heritage! Interesting that they were almost exactly twice the cost of an E-type when new. But still less than 1/3 of the cost of a 250 GTO. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/6XTZLcywhwI?feature=shared

This one please. Pretty please.

I've never seen this vid, thank you Opti. Apparently GTM 777F was owned by John Woolfe, along with its sister competition car GTM 700F, some heritage! Interesting that they were almost exactly twice the cost of an E-type when new. But still less than 1/3 of the cost of a 250 GTO. 

The car was originally LHD before being having the wheel moved to the correct side. It is a 1965  427  but wears a 1967/68 'F' plate.

I'm guessing this is when the car was converted to RHD.

I imagine it's history makes it one of the most valuable 427 Cobra  around. I haven't given up all hope of owning it one day.

[Rangie]

https://youtu.be/6XTZLcywhwI?feature=shared

This one please. Pretty please.

I've never seen this vid, thank you Opti. Apparently GTM 777F was owned by John Woolfe, along with its sister competition car GTM 700F, some heritage! Interesting that they were almost exactly twice the cost of an E-type when new. But still less than 1/3 of the cost of a 250 GTO. 

The car was originally LHD before being having the wheel moved to the correct side. It is a 1965  427  but wears a 1967/68 'F' plate.

I'm guessing this is when the car was converted to RHD.

I imagine it's history makes it one of the most valuable 427 Cobra  around. I haven't given up all hope of owning it one day.

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Did you see Bangers & Cash where the kit Cobra went for well over its estimate?  Last weeks episode  lovely looking example. Just to satisfy my curiosity COB 1 is still around according to the DVLA website.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/6XTZLcywhwI?feature=shared

This one please. Pretty please.

I've never seen this vid, thank you Opti. Apparently GTM 777F was owned by John Woolfe, along with its sister competition car GTM 700F, some heritage! Interesting that they were almost exactly twice the cost of an E-type when new. But still less than 1/3 of the cost of a 250 GTO. 

The car was originally LHD before being having the wheel moved to the correct side. It is a 1965  427  but wears a 1967/68 'F' plate.

I'm guessing this is when the car was converted to RHD.

I imagine it's history makes it one of the most valuable 427 Cobra  around. I haven't given up all hope of owning it one day.

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Did you see Bangers & Cash where the kit Cobra went for well over its estimate?  Last weeks episode  lovely looking example. Just to satisfy my curiosity COB 1 is still around according to the DVLA website.

If it was the red one with a Chevy lump then yes.....although I didn't see what it went for. It looked a lovely example with a body shape faithful to the original car.

[Viral_Jim]

Some of the kits are incredibly faithful reproductions, particularly the ally bodied ones, they are costly though!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

As a youngster there was a kid who owned a a very poor copy of a Porsche 917 finished in blue and orange gulf Porsche colours.

From memory it appeared to be about two thirds the size of the real car and would only dupe one or two people blessed with the gift of sight.

Pretty sure it used the 875cc engine from the Hillman Imp.

[Rangie]

https://youtu.be/6XTZLcywhwI?feature=shared

This one please. Pretty please.

I've never seen this vid, thank you Opti. Apparently GTM 777F was owned by John Woolfe, along with its sister competition car GTM 700F, some heritage! Interesting that they were almost exactly twice the cost of an E-type when new. But still less than 1/3 of the cost of a 250 GTO. 

The car was originally LHD before being having the wheel moved to the correct side. It is a 1965  427  but wears a 1967/68 'F' plate.

I'm guessing this is when the car was converted to RHD.

I imagine it's history makes it one of the most valuable 427 Cobra  around. I haven't given up all hope of owning it one day.

.

Did you see Bangers & Cash where the kit Cobra went for well over its estimate?  Last weeks episode  lovely looking example. Just to satisfy my curiosity COB 1 is still around according to the DVLA website.

If it was the red one with a Chevy lump then yes.....although I didn't see what it went for. It looked a lovely example with a body shape faithful to the original car.

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I think it went for around £40,000 & the estimate was £20,000- £25,000, COB 1 passed its MOT in March of this year it's a 1968 model year.