A Cobra for Vince
Dec 13, 2022 18:53:57 #
Ask and you shall receive Vince. A nice blue Cobra for you! This one has quite a history behind it. Read windshield paper.
Don
Don
Dec 13, 2022 19:47:31 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Ask and you shall receive Vince. A nice blue Cobra for you!
Don
Don
Except for the pipes down the side, that is a spitting image of the 1/24th scale slot car I used to race in about the same year! It was the fastest car on the 220 ft large track. We would take the engines apart and rewind them with a heavier gauge wire. This really pepped those little cars up. Back then slot cars were popular enough to where a national chain opened called Tom Thumb Raceways. The tracks I raced on were on the second floor above a bowling alley. There was only room for the large 220 ft. track and two smaller ones. Building, souping them up, and racing them were some of the best memories of my youthful days. Thanks for the memory!
Dec 13, 2022 20:00:09 #
Dec 13, 2022 21:22:13 #
It's a good thing I'm typing because my chin is stuck to the floor!!
That thing is incredible! And I'm not really a car guy either.
That thing is incredible! And I'm not really a car guy either.
Dec 13, 2022 23:11:45 #
Oh Yeah! Thanks for posting this memory. i have ridden in both the 289 and the 427 “snakes” and the 427 is a BEAST!
Dec 14, 2022 06:34:39 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Ask and you shall receive Vince. A nice blue Cobra for you! This one has quite a history behind it. Read windshield paper.
Don
Don
Great set!!! Don
Dec 14, 2022 06:56:51 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Ask and you shall receive Vince. A nice blue Cobra for you! This one has quite a history behind it. Read windshield paper.
Don
Don
Thanks for the memories!!!
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Dec 14, 2022 08:02:20 #
mvetrano2 wrote:
nice
Great looking car but not that fast by modern standards. The best 0 to 60 time I can find for the 427 is just under 4 seconds. The Tesla Plaid is just under 2 seconds.
Dec 14, 2022 08:53:12 #
V2volk
Loc: St. Louis area
Since my name is Vince, I will say this is a beautiful car and one I have always loved.
Dec 14, 2022 11:58:32 #
Dec 14, 2022 12:01:30 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Ask and you shall receive Vince. A nice blue Cobra for you! This one has quite a history behind it. Read windshield paper.
Don
Don
Dec 14, 2022 12:04:55 #
Bridges wrote:
Except for the pipes down the side, that is a spit... (show quote)
Me too, Mike, I use to race slot cars back in the 60s, loved it. I use to make my own chassis, rewind my own motors and race them on a 220 ft. race track. I won a lot of races and even won a real car once, it was great fun while
it lasted, thanks for the memories.
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