[DeTomaso] Cobra Kit Recommendation and Mustang for Sale

Fri Sep 26 11:49:12 EDT 2008

Yep! That's him!
:-)

And there's a Pantera in my garage which he claims he's going to have
running one day.

Hope life is treating you well, Forest!

Regards,
Kirby

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Forest Majors <oldveloce at comcast.net> wrote:
> Well Dylan, you must be Kirby's son that I met some years ago at Pocono. Great to see you on the list and your continued interest in cars. I have visited Factory Fives facility several times and these cars have evolved from donor car kits to well engineered sports cars with contemporary suspensions. I was most impressed with their Daytona replica and their current engineering work.
>
> I thought that one of the Texas based replica car manufactuers went out of business - but it must not have been Lone Star Classics although that name sounds very familiar.
>
> Best regards,
> Forest Majors
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Dylan Schrader
>  To: michael at michaelshortt.com
>  Cc: DeTomaso A
>  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:25 AM
>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cobra Kit Recommendation and Mustang for Sale
>
>
>  Three of the guys I work with own Cobra Kit cars.  One has a Superformance,
>  and has found a few in town (Dallas) in the realm of $40k with a motor.
>  However, they're all put together...
>
>  Why is Factory Five ruled out?
>
>  Lone Star Classics makes a better quality kit than Factory Five (or so I'm
>  told).  They are located in Dallas as well.  Another is Kirkam...but, I no
>  nothing about their products.
>
>  Nice Mustang!
>  On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:49 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
>  michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:
>
>  > Cobra Kit Recommendation is needed for a friend of mine, he is in Korea and
>  > will be coming back stateside in the next month and wants to start a
>  > project.  He formerly had a Contemporary Cobra with a 302, he has ruled out
>  > Factory Five and Street Beats.  Probably can't afford the South African
>  > made
>  > aluminum unit.  What else is there that can be completed with 500 hp or
>  > thereabouts for under 40K.
>  >
>  > He is also allowing me to sell his 1969 Mustang Mach 1 with a 351W in a
>  > very
>  > rare color ( Aztec Aqua ) if you know anybody interested in those, nice
>  > car.  I will be shooting it tonight for his wife so I can post it on eBay
>  > on
>  > his behalf.
>  >
>  > Here's the description that he wrote, ( I have a picture that I took last
>  > year if anybody wants to see it NOW, I will have lots of them on Friday )
>  >
>  >
>  >  Relocating across the country for the US Army is forcing the sale of my
>  > baby. For Sale my 1969 Mustang Mach1 H Code. Numbers matching. This car has
>  > over 22k worth of work done to her.  The work was done by a professional
>  > restoration shop that specializes in Mustangs and Cougars.  Restoration was
>  > completed in 2003 and her very first show she took 1st place at the New
>  > England Ford Nationals in her class.  The very rare color called Aztec Aqua
>  > was offered in 1969 only and it is rarely seen.  Only 569 Mach 1's were
>  > painted this color and only 64 came with A/C which this car is equipped
>  > with.  Many many times I have shown her at regional mustang shows and the
>  > same questions are asked..."is this a factory color?'"  I have never seen
>  > this color before"..In a sea of red mustangs it always stands out.  With
>  > the
>  > Aztec Aqua paint she has a flat blacked out hood adorning the shaker hood
>  > scoop.  NOS Reflective Mach 1 stripes running down the side of her. A flat
>  > black Spoiler accents her trunk that matches her black chin spoiler. She
>  > has
>  > a black deluxe interior with a fold down rear seat.  Factory AM radio is
>  > installed,  you can choose what to put there.  The radio mast was located
>  > on
>  > the rear passenger side, with talking to previous owners it may have been a
>  > dealer opted option. Its very similar to the Shelby mustang set up.  I
>  > liked
>  > it so much I left it there.  This is a great car and I'm very apprehensive
>  > for selling it.  But id rather it go to a good home to someone who will
>  > finish what I started.  She's a great car, very reliable, beautiful, solid.
>  > I truly enjoy her and I will miss this car.
>  >
>  > Car is factory equipped with
>  >
>  > 351W4v holly 600
>  > FMX Trans (rebuilt with stall converter 2003)
>  > 9 inch rear end with 3:25 ( factory were 3:00)
>  > Factory A/C
>  > Fold down rear seat
>  > rare factory color E5 Aztec Aqua
>  > Deluxe Mach 1 Interior (black with red accents)
>  > AM radio
>  > factory rally wheels (with chrome trim rings)
>  > Manual Drum brakes
>  > BF Goodrich tires (year old)
>  > Dual exhaust with the factory style quad tips. (High flow
>  >
>  > I have a full detailed Martin auto report for this car including the
>  > original bill of sale and a letter from ford which details my car. I also
>  > have all the photos from the year long resto.  this car is not perfect it
>  > needs some detailing.  She's all there and it wont take much to get it
>  > done.
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Michael L. Shortt
>  > Savannah, Georgia
>  > www.michaelshortt.com
>  > michael at michaelshortt.com
>  > 912-232-9390
>  >
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