I shiver to think of how much the owner's asking for it...
if I had the$$ around to pry one of these from the owner it would go from 23 miles to 500 miles before the first few days were over.. love that car but I would want to drive it not stare at it. 23 miles on a 2k is like 2mi a year.. That's muscle car neglect!
23 miles on a 2k is like 2mi a year.. That's muscle car neglect!
if I had the$$ around to pry one of these from the owner it would go from 23 miles to 500 miles before the first few days were over.. love that car but I would want to drive it not stare at it. 23 miles on a 2k is like 2mi a year.. That's muscle car neglect!
For what he's asking for it, you could probably build your own clone for about half the price. No sense dishing out copious amount of mone and ruining a collectable, if all you want is a driver.
$105,000.
Yeah, I saw the picture. So what? In late-1999, when they hit the circuit for the racers of that era to buy up and run hard, they were a bad ass track car. Now.....13-years later, with only 23-miles on the odometer, it's rarity and collectability fully realized and the sad fact that bolt on, full weight S197 are capable of handing it it's ass on the track and on the street, it is a little more than a collector....PERIOD! I mean…a mid-50’s Porsche 550 Spyder was a nifty track car back in the day as well, but you wouldn’t be out driving the hell out if it on the weekends would you? And there were more of them built than the Cobra R.Maybe you didn't see the picture. It's a track car, not a porcelain figurine. The thing that makes that car desirable is how it was designed to perform on a road course, not how it brightens up a rusty trailer while propping up a perennial "For Sale" sign.
I fail to see how a car is "ruined" by driving. Funny enough, that's actually what they were designed to do.
If I wanted a showpiece that would never see the track, I'd just build it from a V6 for FAR less than half the price. What difference does the engine make if it is never going to be started?
If I wanted a Cobra R, the last thing I'd buy is a car that hadn't moved under its own power in years. I'd expect a huge discount for one that apparently hasn't run since the day it was new.
Yeah, I saw the picture. So what? In late-1999, when they hit the circuit for the racers of that era to buy up and run hard, they were a bad ass track car. Now.....13-years later, with only 23-miles on the odometer, it's rarity and collectability fully realized and the sad fact that bolt on, full weight S197 are capable of handing it it's ass on the track and on the street, it is a little more than a collector....PERIOD! I mean…a mid-50’s Porsche 550 Spyder was a nifty track car back in the day as well, but you wouldn’t be out driving the hell out if it on the weekends would you? And there were more of them built than the Cobra R.
I am not so sure about that. Keep in mind that the cobra r went toe to toe with the zo6 and did a damn good job at it IMOP. Those older zo6s are still holding their own on road courses so its safe to say that this car would still do very well. No it wasnt the best car in the world but its no slouch. Yes the new cars handle very well but I dont think that the differance in lap times would be all that big and am willing to bet that the 00 R would beat out your standard run of the mill 2005-11 GT even with the handling pack I think the 00 R would edge one out.
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