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General Forum / Definition of 'Continuation'
« on: September 01, 2011, 13:12:04 »
Malcome you have omitted the mighty Deutsche AC Gesellschaft which will produce machines of such power, quality and reliability that every middle ranking executive will drive one. Then they will bring out the Cobra Sportwagon and every front drive in the capital will have one.[:)]

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General Forum / 1966 Registration??
« on: August 01, 2011, 15:53:21 »
Which factory, the "old" one, the "new" one, the "other" place or any that the owners of the trademark choose to produce the brand in? And as for chassis numbers - the Cobra book provides no explanation for the newer sequences or a guide to continuation numbers and please tell me why a Mk IV CRS Cobra is acceptable to the club and a Mk V not?
   PS I am a member! [:)]

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General Forum / 1966 Registration??
« on: August 01, 2011, 15:43:33 »
Which "factory", the "old" one, the "new" one, an "acceptable" one the "other" one? When is a chassis number original or accepted or part of some other register? Why are CRSs acceptable but Mk VIs not? Are the rules always the same or it is just some moving feast?
   and PS I am a member.

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General Forum / 1966 Registration??
« on: August 01, 2011, 14:11:32 »
MORE DISCUSSION NOT LESS
   As a "newcomer" to the marque and potential purchaser of another vehicle it is extremely important to understand the implications of buying the "wrong"  AC - a very expensive mistake with almost every machine in the 50k - 100k price range - the information of what constitutes a "CORRECT" chasis or vehicle is not easily gleaned from the chassis data in the Cobra book or even from some of the conflicting comments on this site!
   As can be seen from just this one thread - and a prettty straight forward thread at that, one mans legally registered 1966 AC Cobra is another mans kit car - so please lets have more discussion not less on what's going on out there in the real commercial car world.
   Mr Strainer please remember that not all Cobra owners have the total factual recall that you have presumably assimilated over many years in the club and for many enthusiasts todays prices completely prohibit purchasing a 1960s Thames Ditton built machine. The temptation to purchase any vehicle that may have the required legal "trade" qualifications is very strong. Such is the power of the marque!

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General Forum / 1966 Registration??
« on: July 29, 2011, 23:07:46 »
Maybe this will throw some light on the European registration of brand new "1960s" registered Cobras - from the "Classic Cars for Sale" site
   http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/144175
   
   "The car we are proud to offer is a Cobra 427 S/C built by Shelby with a fiberglass body. The engine is a full aluminium Shelby 427 with aluminium heads, forged cranshaft, Holley carbs, that has been dynoed at 500 HP. The gearbox is thevery user-friendly 5-speed Tremec. This car has just been sorted and has never been driven apart from the setup. It is a brand new car available immediately. Why wait two years for your custom built car, when you can have this Cobra now !"As a Shelby, the car is registered as a 1965 with an original VIN, and is delivered with a manufacturer's statement of origin from Shelby, certifying the car is a 1965 model. This is truly unique in the Cobra world, as only the CSX6000s are delivered with a COC, a VIN compliant with the original ones, and can thus be registered in Europe (including France) as 1965 Shelby Cobra. And as a Shelby built Cobra, the car is listed in the Shelby registry.This stunning Cobra is now available in France with its French registration.
   So there you have it, a genuine certified 1965 fibreglass cobra!

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Octane MkIV feature
« on: July 14, 2011, 23:48:51 »
NEW CLUB LOGO - in view of the latest magazine radiator logo could we get away with a version of this? [:D]
   
   

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Octane MkIV feature
« on: July 14, 2011, 23:44:06 »
Rather wonderful "family" car with extensive race history, lad doing the emissions thought it was a cool kit car [:D] Me, Im suffering "dash envy"
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Octane MkIV feature
« on: July 14, 2011, 21:57:30 »
No, no,  much more authentic like this little number which turned up at my local MOT centre!![}:)]
   

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Octane MkIV feature
« on: July 14, 2011, 18:44:11 »
Nothing wrong with yellow cobras, mine's Ferrari Giallo Fly with AC wheel nuts! [8D]Should I paint it blue with racing roundels and make it look like a Dax? [;)]

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General Forum / Membership fee payment
« on: June 29, 2011, 23:52:23 »
I think he was probably refering to the "Events" calender on the homepage of this web site
   
   1 - 3 July 2011
    Snakebite - the Original Cobra Weekend
    Dusseldorf. Thames Ditton Cobras only - email for full details: 289 at gmx dot net
   
   The italics are mine but it does make me wonder about why I bought an "AC" product instead of a Hawk or Kirkham?

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General Forum / Membership fee payment
« on: June 24, 2011, 22:19:02 »
Hello,
   I'm your newest member and extremely disappointed to see some of these rather extreme comments - I guess for some people it will always be "the right crowd and no crowding"........
   BUT if this Forum is getting too heavy/tedious for some of you, cash in on the Thames Ditton jobs, have a new exact "replica" racer built or buy a plastic CRS or Suprblower and  move over to the MKVI and CRS Forum,[8D] its more fun, more lively, the links and discussions are of today and by god the beer is better - no matter what you drink!
   
   (Sorry, I'll go back to the corner now)

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General Forum / Brands Hatch Masters Today
« on: June 24, 2011, 00:30:54 »
Love the period b/w photo - about the only car you dont see in full racing trim now is the Borgward Station Wagon.........Enough beer its kebab time.[:o)]

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General Forum / Brands Hatch Masters Today
« on: June 24, 2011, 00:10:55 »
ouch (hope his insurance policy was up to date) maybe its also something to do with todays "replica" engine outputs and todays "legal" rubber vs the original performance available ...................what sort of replica is a Jägerbomb and would I drive it or drink it? [:o)]

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General Forum / Brands Hatch Masters Today
« on: June 22, 2011, 18:16:58 »
Presumably to run this machine it would need to be built to the exact specs of a factory or Shelby car? Would it need some form of  recognisable chassis number?
   

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General Forum / Brands Hatch Masters Today
« on: June 22, 2011, 16:35:32 »
quote:
why people go to the FOS/Revival and be pushed out by the crowds, when you can see cars like this and next to no one there - just the best cars & all of the access you could ever want. Why is this not supported as it should??
   
   

   
   is the answer because they are all newly created exact reproductions of the cars builty to a theoretical "prototype" spec of which a few were raced in period? (am I getting close to the elegibility rules yet?)and on a different note but because Im new to the ACOC and a very slow afternoon where does the "Shelby Register" figure in all this?
   Barman more beers! [:o)]

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