Barn find Cobra

[jeeper61]

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1697678294827178&set=pcb.1697692038159137

 

[Ihfan4life]

Half expected to see a snake picture here…. 
nice barn find!

[DT Fan]

Wow! Can't remember if those were medium risers or high risers?

[Jacka]

Sure doesn't look like a barn.More of a garage and very well kept car.

[Sledgehammer]

Those are very cool cars no matter where you find them.  He probably won't have any trouble making big $$ selling it. I would be curious to see the "barn" though.....

[Drysleeves]

2 hours ago, Jacka said:

Sure doesn't look like a barn.More of a garage and very well kept car.

To anyone unfamiliar, all buildings out in the country other than houses are called “barns”.

[jeeper61]

A "Barn Find" is a euphemism in car collector lingo to describe a car that was stored for a long time in less than stellar conditions  

That one isn't a real Cobra it's a ERA, that is a early replica but even these have gotten collectable and is likely worth 100k

Now real one stored like that would be totally insane since they hammer at 1.5 to 5 million depending on condition.   

 

[Ihfan4life]

I thought Wayne was pushed out of the industry for some reason… surprised to see this from him.

[forwhldrv]

My father still talks about having ordered one and was only a few weeks away from when it was supposed to be delivered his father wrecked his truck so. My father canceled his order and put his deposit on a pickup for his father. I think he went on to buy a galexie 500xl with a 427 in it he said he blew it up under warranty and they put a 352 in it so he traded it off for something else. He said those FE side oilers would run the crank out of oil if you revved them to long. 

[jeeper61]

2 hours ago, Ihfan4life said:

I thought Wayne was pushed out of the industry for some reason… surprised to see this from him.

There was an issue with Roger the mechanic being let go that may have soured some 

 

[vtfireman85]

I loved watching that show. 

[rbeckman]

19 hours ago, DT Fan said:

Wow! Can't remember if those were medium risers or high risers?

I believe it it a low riser, looking at the left side of the engine the intake ports are low high low high. That was the way all low riser and early high riser were and the port don't tall enough to be a high riser.