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Old 20-08-2008, 02:27 PM   #1
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Default DRB Cobra

not sure if this has been posted already,
i was sent photos on Monday of Drb's latest cobra kit. This car was originally a wrecked Ba falcon that has been used to create this....
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Old 20-08-2008, 02:38 PM   #2
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Wow it looks like they have done a great job! Is this the copy of the concept car?
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Old 20-08-2008, 02:46 PM   #3
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that thing looks horn

but why go through all that trouble and just whack a 4sp auto on, come on :P

i wonder if this is the next b series mod to do?
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Old 20-08-2008, 02:46 PM   #4
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So theya re offering this as a Kit car? AWESOME
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Old 20-08-2008, 02:46 PM   #5
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that looks incredible! i never realised a Ba interiour could look so perfectly suited to anything!
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Old 20-08-2008, 03:02 PM   #6
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had a quick convo with the mate who sent it to me, (hes a rep for Drb on the sunny coast) said that this was the first to be registered in QLD and another 3 are in production.
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Old 20-08-2008, 03:10 PM   #7
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looks horn, what are the engine options and can you get a manual, just change the wheel to something a bit less bulky.
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Old 20-08-2008, 03:28 PM   #8
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Geez, imagine this with a Bluepower blower kit.
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Old 20-08-2008, 03:50 PM   #9
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Geez, imagine this with a Bluepower blower kit.
You wouldnt need one... With even a standard 260 kilowatt motor and weight around 1000 kilos, its gonna FLY!!

I've emailed them... I WANT!! Might even use my XR8 as a doner...
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Old 20-08-2008, 04:14 PM   #10
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I've emailed them... I WANT!! Might even use my XR8 as a doner...
A Lebanese XR8?!
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Old 20-08-2008, 04:38 PM   #11
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Links,

http://www.copycatcars.com/index.htm

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...threadid=89858

So you can have this thing for $22,000 plus donor car (assuming you biuld it yourself), is this correct?

So you could pick up a BA xr8 for $15000 + $22000 = :

Plus all the other costs that are hiding at this piont




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Old 20-08-2008, 04:49 PM   #12
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Yep, this is a copy of the retro Cobra concept on wikipedia. I wonder if you can get one with an FG dashboard and Boss 290 now?
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Old 20-08-2008, 05:02 PM   #13
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$50000 Diy?
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Old 20-08-2008, 07:02 PM   #14
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Hardly a Cobra anymore. Looks like its got elec windows in the doors which makes it even more appealing. Keeps the wind out better for a more comfortable drive on the highway. Not sure about the front guards at the headlights/bonnet intersection and the rear though, probably need to get used to it.

Should be manual however, autos in that should be banned.
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Old 20-08-2008, 07:25 PM   #15
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nice, if ford don't build the cobra concept DRB will...

...thats interesting, aftermarket concept cars...

GT90?
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Old 20-08-2008, 10:08 PM   #16
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my goodness... thats bloody fantastic!!!!!!! I want one!!! I must have one!!!
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Old 20-08-2008, 10:14 PM   #17
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hmm i have a wrecked GT or 2 floating around.

email on its way :
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Old 20-08-2008, 10:26 PM   #18
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Maybe a heavily modified XR6T perhaps???
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Old 20-08-2008, 10:34 PM   #19
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i just found my dream car. that thing would be a deadly weapon with an f6 motor in it.
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Old 20-08-2008, 10:37 PM   #20
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Needs a V8 for the audio effects. And to make the engine bay look right.
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Old 21-08-2008, 09:31 AM   #21
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What an odd looking chassis. It looks to have been built like a boat not a car.
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Old 21-08-2008, 10:09 AM   #22
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wrecked gt or two ?? sounds tempting.. it has to have an 8 right, wonder if a kenne bell would fit.
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Old 21-08-2008, 04:17 PM   #23
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nice, if ford don't build the cobra concept DRB will...

...thats interesting, aftermarket concept cars...

GT90?
You won’t see one of them being built in a hurry. There’s a bloke in Queensland (not Peter Ransom from DRB) who is building one from scratch. They are an extremely complex car, that’s why they only ever made a concept.
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Old 21-08-2008, 04:48 PM   #24
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that looks incredible! i never realised a Ba interiour could look so perfectly suited to anything!
even though i LOVE the ba/f interior, i actually think it looks terrible in this scenario.. just my thoughts though
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Old 21-08-2008, 05:15 PM   #25
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looks great except the interior does match the cars persona
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Old 21-08-2008, 05:15 PM   #26
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even though i LOVE the ba/f interior, i actually think it looks terrible in this scenario.. just my thoughts though
I know what you mean. Probably the same sort of feeling you'd get if you saw a Murcielago and upon closer inspection found it had a BA interior.

Great for a family car. Doesn't really have anything sporty about it though.
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Old 21-08-2008, 05:18 PM   #27
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Very nice.....
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Old 04-09-2009, 06:39 PM   #28
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hey guyz just wondering have a ba xr6 turbo could that work, looks hot love the ba interior and how it comes together great idia
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hey guyz just wondering have a ba xr6 turbo could that work, looks hot love the ba interior and how it comes together great idia
you will need to ring drb , im sure it could be done it would just come down to the mounting points i guess
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More info and pics here.

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...threadid=89858
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