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Old 07 March 2003 | 02:30 PM
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My first experience of a scooby. Last year I was driving back from the shops in milton keynes in my cobra ( tweeked 5.7 chevy 400bhp)It was early doors,sunny,not much traffic about pulled up at a roundabout, next thing kitted up scooby pulls up next to me & started larging the loud pedal, what did I do?..exactly..put the foot to the floor & took off(2 lanes btw)as i pulled away i was obviously grinning although at the next roundabout he closed the gap. This carried on until we came to a longer straight at which point i decided the scooby needed a lesson in straight line speed. Unfortunately for me I got a bit carried away & left the braking a bit late, started snaking & before you could say "oh no I've just had the wheels done" I'd spun into the central reservation & ended up facing back the way I had come.Needless to say the scooby cruised by & although I couldn't look you just know he was smiling & thinking "wan%er" . Lesson learned, don't drive like a **** just because someone challenges your manhood or like me buy the new sti8 ppp & catch 'em on the bends!
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Old 07 March 2003 | 04:29 PM
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A Cobra with a chevy engine. Not a Cobra then, is it? More like a rebodied (chevy) Nova.

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Old 07 March 2003 | 04:41 PM
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Nice story. good you mad the right move
Old 07 March 2003 | 04:52 PM
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Colin , It's actually a Dax Trojero replica cobra for your info.abbreviated to cobra to save time. Don't pretend to be origional as it's better than an origional.

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Old 07 March 2003 | 04:57 PM
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Is it made of metal or plastic? And why a chev engine - the ford 302/289 is the natural choice. Whatever, one of the best looking cars ever made...

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Old 07 March 2003 | 05:20 PM
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colin, its fibreglass, the aluminium bodied are seriously expensive to buy/repair. Chevy vs ford, when anyone starts a thread on our site on this subject "cobraclub.com" it goes on for ages, basically its down to personal preference & you just can't beat the sound of a roaring chevy it's awsome.For those people looking for authenticity its ford but for us non pretenders it doesn't matter. Your right it is a beautiful looking car, except when facing the wrong way perched on top of a central reservation!
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Old 07 March 2003 | 07:44 PM
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Any pics? Sounds awesome.
Old 07 March 2003 | 08:35 PM
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Lardy I'm in Flitwick too mate
Old 09 March 2003 | 08:38 AM
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I'll try & get some pics on next week when I have sussed out how to do it.

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P.S what are the nearest meets to bedfordshire & when ?
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........or was I dreaming?? edited because I'm sure I was dreaming

When did it happen?

[Edited by STi wanna Subaru - 3/7/2003 8:05:41 PM]
Old 03 August 2003 | 11:38 AM
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The Cobra sounds outstanding Lardy-wouldn't mind a little clutch in that one!

Is John with the flour mill still around, he had a vintage aeroplane as well. I used to race against him years ago-top guy!

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[Edited by Leslie - 3/8/2003 11:41:02 AM]
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