I just have to add that the Fordahls don't own this car. They borrowed it.
So, conceivably, we could all borrow a similar car, too, or even rent it for
a weekend, which is still probably a lot cheaper than buying it outright.
Just want to point out that the opportunities ARE out there. Sometimes, it's
not what you know, but WHO you know. :)
It's also nice seeing another car as the center of controversy besides
Lotus.
Katie K.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Kelly [SMTP:lollipop@ricochet.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 5:13 PM
> To: Jeff Winchell
> Cc: Autox@autox.team.net; Scotty *BOB* White
> Subject: Re: Megabuck cars, was: AP as viewed from fourth place
>
> I do believe Bruce Cambern has owned his Cobra since day 1. You could get
> a
> 289 Cobra for a mere $5000 when new, and even less during the early 70s
> before
> the car nostalgia stuff kicked in. I didn't price the 427 because I
> thought
> the 289 had plenty of power and the 427 was overkill. Didn't buy the 289
> either--they lead when it rains--and would have had to be my only car. Did
> buy
> the Lotus 7A so cheap that I could have two cars.
> --Pat K
>
> Jeff Winchell wrote:
>
> > > Ok, here's the deal guys,
> > > the RSR that Greg & Jodi drove is *NOT* state of the art technology,
> it's
> > > *LAST* years state of the art ;-) Also note that it can be had for
> right
> > > around $125k.
> >
> > 125... for me, it gets more in the grey area. Not an obviously too
> > expensive car for autocross (clearly not cheap either). Knowning that,
> > and given that Greg is such a great driver and car prep person, if I
> were
> > running in AP I don't think I would have protested. (though perhaps I
> > would have petitioned for a rules change next year<s>)
> >
> > ****
> >
> > I was thinking some more about the original 427 Cobra too. In my mind,
> > if someone bought one of those when they were cheap and raced it I
> > wouldn't be irritated about someone "buying the win." OTOH, if they
> > plunked down 500K or 1M because they had it and knew the car would
> > be an automatic winner with a good driver, then that doesn't seem fair.
> > Jeff Winchell
> > http://PonyCar.Net
>
>
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