[DeTomaso] NPC: For what car would you forsake your Pantera?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/11/12 16 14 59, r.simpson35 at verizon.net writes:


> I would gladly for sake 3468, for an (SB100)  Superformance Cobra, blue 
> with
> white stripes.  As corny as it may sound, I fell in love with the REAL
> Shelby Cobra when I watched Gumball Rallye as  young kid.  Watching the
> Cobra and Ferrari Daytona run through New York City and on the I15 in 
> Nevada
> and Barstow were what dreams were made of.  When most kids were flirting
> with girls and buying clothes, this poor kid was thinking of ways to earn 
> a
> buck to buy a V8 powered car and eventually buying a Cobra.
> 

As the proud owner of both a Pantera and a 427 Cobra replica, I can say 
that as fun as the Cobra is (and it's a LOT of fun!) I would never forsake a 
Pantera for it.

Also, the Superformance cars take some unfortunate liberties with the 
design, in order to accomodate the 460 motor which is taller than the 427 was.   
The top of the hood/dash is several inches taller, and the windshield is 
shorter to compensate.   When you see a SPF Cobra parked next to a real one, or 
one modelled more accurately after a real one (such as my Contemporary), 
they look weird.

The SPF has a much better suspension design than my car though.   I would 
never re-buy my own Cobra, although I'm not going to sell it either.

If I didn't already have one, today I would only consider a proper Shelby 
CSX 4000-series replica.   They're not that much more expensive, and they are 
so much better/more authentic....

Mike