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Other Makes Excalibur Cobra JAC (1993)
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Price: US $200.00

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Cobra by Excalibur i.e. Shelby Cobra, Ford Cobra
1993 Cobra by Excalibur. The only manufactured series of Cobras with a Federal DOT issued VIN number and the applicable DOT stickers. This is not a kit car !!!, But a true factory build car just the same as your Chevrolet or Ford. You can google.com Excalibur Cobra and find a lot of information. Be sure to check the Chicago Paper article on Google.com as it has great informative article on these hand built Cobras. Hats off to Carroll Shelby for inventing the Cobra, but they do not have Federal VIN numbers or DOT compliance stickers as he imported bodies from England and then installed the engine and transmission here in the USA. Now to the good parts: First purchase by a lady who kept it 14 years and drove it 18, 000+ miles. It was first titled in MA as a 1993 Cobra. When I, the 2nd owner purchased the Cobra in 2010, I titled in in SC again, as a 1993 Cobra. It was in remarkable condition with 18, 122 miles, but being the car guy that I am, I had it shipped to Tackett's Body Shop in Ironton, Ohio. I believe Tackett's is one of the finest painters in America today. While most owners would not have paid to have it done, I had them totally strip the fiberglass body down, correcting the slightest match head imperfection and then paint it back in a beautiful blue metallic with white racing stripes. The interior is all original with RCI seat/shoulder belts and the interior is in excellent condition . There are no top or side curtains, but they are available and it has a full coverage tonneau cover. The original motor was a Ford 5.0, fuel injection and while it ran perfectly, I, as always, wanted more in both looks and performance. Scott Kelly of A&K Machine Shop, York, SC was commissioned to bring the Cobra alive and simply said, he did !!! Starting at the front and going back, the radiator and electric fan are a custom built units, by a Nascar supplying company. The entire front disk brake assemblies were replaced with new units as were the front and rear shocks and the gas tank was redesigned with a new electric fuel pump. Now to the heart of the beast. The engine was removed and tore down to the bare block, then starting with all new parts, a custom ground cam was installed, new aluminum heads, which were ported and polished, along with a high performance oil pan. A new Edlebrock single intake manifold and an Quick Fuel carburetor were installed, along with a new MSD electronic ignition and red top battery. They also installed a full chrome & polished engine kit. All wires and hoses, clamps and screws were replaced with new. The mufflers in the side pipes were simply wore out from the car being started, so people could hear the exhaust, but shut down before it was allowed to heat up. The front headers and the exhaust tip were chromed and then new Cherry Bomb glass paks were welded on and then covered with polished stainless steel heat shields, which truthfully were really needed for the side pipes do get hot. I had power steering installed since my 16 & 20 year old grandsons were driving it and it has a tilt wheel. Now to the startup, the Cobra is extremely reliable and while it has only been driven 1, 570 miles over the last couple of years, it always starts, restarts and drives extremely well. Being a manufactured Cobra it was designed with comfort in mind and I promise from a Shelby to any of the Kit Cars, there are none that drive or rides as well as this one does. That I promise in writing !!! You can drive down the road, take your hands off the wheel and this Cobra will continue to track perfectly. Now to the power, it has the looks, it has the sound and it does have the power. When I first had the engine done, it was with a complete Edlebrock duel carburetor setup, but truthfully, the Cobra was simply too powerful for my grandsons to handle. The expert who built the engine, took the Cobra out and from a rolling start, hit 2nd gear and did a 360 degree spin !!! So by changing out the duels to a single, it is still extremely strong, meaning very fast. I still have the duel setup, if you would want to take it back to more of a race car instead of a strong road car. I also have the original fuel injection, etc. So fairly priced way below the build cost with a buy it now of $58, 900.00. Never been wrecked, never been banged or dented, always in a heated and cooled garage, covered and protected and I promise that it is better than I have conveyed and with Federal Vin ending in 003, it has been suggested that might be the first Cobra ever actually sold by Excalibur. Why then would I ever considering selling, if it really is this good ??? Well losing 5 in height and having 5 spine surgeries including a 10 disc spine fusion was the beginning of the end and as much as I love to drive the Cobra, as much as I enjoy the awesome sound and the unbelievable attention from others that see it, it is just getting too difficult and painful whenever I attempt to get out of it. So this is your chance to not take a chance in buying, no doubt one of the finest examples of a Cobra available today. Located near Charlotte, NC.
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