Author Topic: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra  (Read 2401 times)

HistoryBuff

  • Full Member
  • ***
    • View Profile
Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« on: November 22, 2021, 11:10:37 AM »
And that hood scoop even puts the Super Snake to shame

https://www.jamesedition.com/cars/cobra/cobra/1958-cobra-cobra-for-sale-10835051


mod note: attachment removed, not supported by forum software
« Last Edit: November 22, 2021, 12:02:47 PM by Bill »

Cobrask8

  • Hero Member
  • *****
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2021, 11:55:12 AM »
And, its a "Cobra Cobra"!!! Must be super duper......

8T03S1425

  • SAAC Member
  • Full Member
  • *
  • Next to sex, I like my Shelby best!
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2021, 12:39:41 PM »
The year is likely expressed as the metric equivalent.
I have owned 8T03S-01425 since 06/76.
I owned 6S2295 in 1973 & ‘74.

557

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 1967 gt500 since 82 NFS!
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2021, 12:40:00 PM »
Those wheels….my eyes hurt. :P

shelbydoug

  • SAAC Member
  • Hero Member
  • *
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2021, 12:44:39 PM »
The year is likely expressed as the metric equivalent.

 ;)
68 GT350 Lives Matter!

Migge

  • Jr. Member
  • **
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2021, 05:59:51 AM »
Don't know why they put 1958 as year. Weineck company was founded in 2000 and builds very big engines with big HP and they build their own Cobra with has very very little to do with the known nice 289 or 427.

http://s421700167.website-start.de/

TransamEd

  • SAAC Member
  • Full Member
  • *
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2021, 10:23:38 AM »
Aside from the fact that the advertiser is a dutch company, who made the mistake...Weineck itself has its reputation for these peak performance cars achieving 0-120mph in little more than 5 seconds. They just wrap "a" carbon Cobra body around the engine and the body has to fit the rest. Close to a F1 car with 0,8kg per hp (0,7kg is F1).
Go for a ride and judge it then compared to a Veyron and others with less power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDfCYruytMM&t=500s

shelbydoug

  • SAAC Member
  • Hero Member
  • *
    • View Profile
Re: Those silly Germans --advertising a 1958 Cobra
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2021, 10:56:40 AM »
Not that the power is easy, but it's the easy part.

How you get it on the ground and get traction has always eluded me.

That's quite a machine they have built. Too bad I don't have a landing strip to run it on here?
68 GT350 Lives Matter!