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honker

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Re: What was your first Shelby/Cobra?
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2021, 10:24:23 AM »
Mark p, thanks for posting pics of your Tiger, I see it has Cosmic Wheels, my favourite wheel, they are rare, I wanted a set for my

 Mini Cooper, but they were expensive even back in the day.

Mike

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Re: What was your first Shelby/Cobra?
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2021, 12:31:46 PM »
Great seeing a Tiger in the mix!
Current:
2006 FGT. Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra. 482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model 3-spd stick

Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas

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Re: What was your first Shelby/Cobra?
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2021, 01:28:40 PM »
there's a Tiger in a garage on the next block over from me. The guy bought new when he got back from Vietnam in 66-67. He took the 260 out a couple of decades back and was going to have a "friend" rebuild it. things happened and the original engine "got lost" so its got a 289 in it. I've never seen it move from the garage in 35 years. Its beat up and I've seen some rust on it, but he says has going to "fix it one day". Since he's at least 5 years older than me I don't see it happening. Maybe I can pick it up at an estate sale
Always loved a Tiger
Owned since 1971, now driven over 245,000 miles, makes me smile every time I drive it and it makes me feel 21 again.😎

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Re: What was your first Shelby/Cobra?
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2021, 04:19:57 PM »
Mark p, thanks for posting pics of your Tiger, I see it has Cosmic Wheels, my favourite wheel, they are rare, I wanted a set for my

 Mini Cooper, but they were expensive even back in the day.

I've got a set of 10" Mini ones in the garage if you still need them. Sold our real S with Minilites on it and the daughters later RHD one takes the 12" wheels.
Previous owner 6S843 - GT350H & 68 GT500 Convert #135.
Mine: GT1 Mustang Track Toy, 1998 SVT Cobra, Wife's: 2004 Tbird
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honker

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Re: What was your first Shelby/Cobra?
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2021, 05:44:32 PM »
Thanks for the replies and PM's  re: Tigers and Cosmic wheels, also 98SVT.

Don't mean to, but I seem to have a habit of taking threads off topic  ::)   :-[

Back to our regular program  ;)

Mike

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Re: What was your first Shelby/Cobra?
« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2021, 09:07:22 PM »


00212  1 st  week of ownership    35+ years ago    stilll  have it / driving to work in the morning !
Some where some one is driving their collector car for the last time but they don't know it . Drive your car every time like it could be the last memory of it .