cobra25
Charter Member
62 posts
Oct 10, 2008
4:40 PM
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a 427 cobra sold for 1 million dollars? a vintage race car is worth more than a well cared for vintage car? old CS would be still alive and building Cobras and Mustangs? a black Trans-Am with a golden chicken sticker on the hood would be a "collector car"? (actually I knew it would be, I just never had the nerve to buy one and hide it)
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1288 posts
Oct 10, 2008
5:09 PM
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The article here, "A Humourous Road Test," was written in 1978. At that time, a 427 Cobra was valued at $25,000. Makes you wanna cry! Ron's story about the three 427 Cobras for $15,000 is a real killer!
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 "There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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cobra25
Charter Member
63 posts
Oct 10, 2008
5:38 PM
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CS would be building his own aluminum motors? CS went to Dodge to soup-up the K-cars? Come on guys add on what surprises you the most.
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1291 posts
Oct 10, 2008
5:50 PM
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GM on the verge of going broke!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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cobra25
Charter Member
64 posts
Oct 10, 2008
5:58 PM
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Mercedes would buy Chrysler and be worth less than before they bought Chrysler? Then the Germans gave it back???
a now "bald" Nomad neuders the neiborhood pets for fun??
Sarah Palin??
Last Edited on 10-Oct-2008 6:04 PM
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Nomad
SENIOR MEMBER
424 posts
Oct 10, 2008
9:33 PM
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G.M. Stock today is $4.63. The Net Worth of the Corporation is 2.6 billion dollars. To put that into perspective, there are over 100 individuals in the States with a Net Worth exceeding that. G.M. is the 20th largest Car Maker in the world. G.M. will fail to exist, sooner than later. R.I.P.
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Rehab is for quitters.
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1292 posts
Oct 11, 2008
2:28 AM
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The price of gas, today!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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Ron75
SENIOR MEMBER
684 posts
Oct 11, 2008
3:04 AM
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The politicians we have today would be able to walk the streets or show up in public and not be shot. In a way, am actually happy that my health is failing so fast and I won't be around to see the FINAL SOLUTION to the upcoming problems which will make todays look minor. Ron
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Ron Widener
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Ross154
Charter Member
51 posts
Oct 11, 2008
8:36 AM
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To buy a new truck could cost you $70 K. Peanut butter would be banned from schools. The word Christmas would be offensive and banned in some areas. Nomad could type. Smoking cigarettes would be socially unacceptable. THat LP's would be retro. Owning a gun would be socially unacceptable. I would like battery operated drills. Gas $7.00 a gallon. You would need certification to operate an elevator, forklift, hand tools or any other piece of machinery. I would be taking pictures with a phone, not to mention digital pictures. THat I would own a Cobra. ----------
Ross.
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1293 posts
Oct 11, 2008
12:18 PM
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Good list, Ross!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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cobra25
Charter Member
65 posts
Oct 11, 2008
3:30 PM
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I would be talking to a bunch of quacks from Canada on the "internet"
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1295 posts
Oct 11, 2008
4:58 PM
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"talking to a bunch of quacks from Canada." Them's fightin' words! Why, I otta...
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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427SnakeSC
Administrator
1296 posts
Oct 11, 2008
4:59 PM
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Nomad, your're closer, slap him one up-side the head for me! LOL!
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"There is nothing nice about a Cobra. It's stripped down to the essentials, a big engine, a small car, and four wide tires to keep the whole business on the pavement. It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every 10 minutes. It's so damn wonderful that you can't believe it."
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cobra25
Charter Member
67 posts
Oct 11, 2008
5:29 PM
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That crazy purple Mopar up the street with two hood scoops would be worth half million dollars?? all the "cool" cars are sold at "auction"?? a V-10 production car from Chrysler?? Monica Lewinsky(sp)?? wait...wait....Nomad lives near me???...umm...I gotta check on the cat!!
Last Edited on 11-Oct-2008 5:32 PM
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DobeBob
20 posts
Oct 11, 2008
5:34 PM
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HEY!!! I resemble that remark- Ehh?
Bought a tape on How to End Procrastination about 20 years ago- maybe tomorrow I'll listen to it- or maybe the day after tomorrow? if I get around to it.....
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Venam
Charter Member
161 posts
Oct 11, 2008
11:24 PM
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That purple Mopar was called "Plum Crazy" I walked away from one at a auction this past August I don't want to know what it went for because I feel it was low....should have. Also we Canadians prefer to be called Loonies or Geese...where we fly south and crap all over We enjoy our USA visits where our dollar is ...(I will leave that sore subject alone for the moment) And wasn't it the other way around, Didn't Chrysler buy Mercedes?
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The topic of procrastination will be dealt with tomorrow
Last Edited on 11-Oct-2008 11:26 PM
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Ron75
SENIOR MEMBER
687 posts
Oct 12, 2008
4:08 AM
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Actually no, it was Daimler that bought Chrysler and for a time they called it Daimler Chrysler. I never did understand why they bought it as the company was broke and going under then. Now GM is talking about a possible merger with another company. The United States no longer is a major power in the world and we don't even have a version of Nomad to help. Ron LOL
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Ron Widener
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cobra25
Charter Member
68 posts
Oct 12, 2008
8:03 AM
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Just as a disclaimer, my mother lives in London, ON and she is quacking at me all the time..LOL As for the GM Chrysler merger, I thought that was just to get double the bail-out money from the white house. In 1974 who would have thought that the DOW would go over 10,000 and back down again..... stealth technology? Michel Schumacher could win 7 world championships??
Last Edited on 14-Oct-2008 4:21 PM
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AC Bill
30 posts
Oct 12, 2008
8:20 AM
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That it would take so long for me to finally own a roadster. That I would be using the internet daily. I don't think I'd even heard of it back then?
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Venam
Charter Member
163 posts
Oct 12, 2008
8:54 PM
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a market for water....in a bottle.....That's right buy water .........lol
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The topic of procrastination will be dealt with tomorrow
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cobra25
Charter Member
82 posts
Oct 19, 2008
11:00 AM
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A former fake of a not so orginal "completion car" would sell for 105k?
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Nomad
SENIOR MEMBER
445 posts
Oct 19, 2008
1:47 PM
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That I would still be semi- conscience.
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Rehab is for quitters.
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