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My neighbor has a blue one with white or silver stripes. He got this thing and I have never seen him wash, dust, or do anything to it. Do you think I should help him out a little. The thing has a lot of chrome and this will be worth a lot someday...And my other neighbor has the brand new Ford Mustang Cobra that's red w/white stripes. He doesn't do much with his either. These guys only take these cars out on the weekends, but eventually they will need detailing....
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Matt
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Re: 1966 Shelby Cobra
Probably best to let them see you working on your car, and practicing with the products on your car first.
Hopefully they would come and ask you..... It tends not to be good to give advice to people who dont want it.2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue -
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I would have to agree with Murr, I had a neighbor laugh when I washed my car once a week, then marveled at how shiny it was, then came and talked to me on how I washed it and gave him some tips with washing and prepping. He moved away and never did a car, but I threw the worm out, did some trolling anyways.
My wife's co-workers as well as mine marvel at our cars, even when they are dirty.Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without grumbling or questioning,Comment
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I agree, let your car do all the talking. They will come to you.quality creates its own demandComment
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If it's a "real" 66 Cobra, it's worth a lot NOW!Originally posted by Megafast13 View Post
If it's a clone (more likely) it's still worth more than most cars out there.
I find it hard to believe that he doesn't clean his car and needs you to show him how. Maybe it never gets dirty enough to wash? A short drive, some QD, back in the garage. I know a a few guys who treat a car or two like that.
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I'm not sure if it's real. He got it built/shipped from somewhere in Africa and was delivered in a Semi Trailer...Matt
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Doesn't sound real then, but at least that means it is new!Comment
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It’s a replica.
Real Cobras were assembled in California on rolling chassis (body & frame) built in England.
A lot of replicas are built in South Africa.
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I think the Factory 5 replicas are built in South Africa.
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A lot of people know what they're doing and a lot of people "think" they know what they're doing. Can't tell you how many "Car Guys" go through our Saturday class, they own really cool cars and at the end of the class they either say or write on our feedback form something like this,Originally posted by Megafast13 View Post
"Found out today that I've been doing things wrong for 30 years"
(Or some number of years)
Go to a car show and look at the finishes on the cars on display when the sun is high in the sky and judge for yourself if the owner knows what he's doing.
Believe it or not, some people don't care about swirls or even know what they are or how to inspect for them. Again, at our Saturday classes we go over what the different types of swirls are and where they come from and how to inspect for them and usually when we take a mid-morning break or at lunch, after the swirls segment of the Power Point Presentation, everyone will go outside and look at their car in a way they haven't looked at it in the past and to their dismay they'll usually discover some level of swirls in their car's finish.
As for getting the owners of "cool cars" to let you touch them... good luck. From my own experience over the years, even if the owner doesn't know what they're doing, they usually won't trust someone they don't know to work on their car's paint.
It's a tough nut to crack, getting to detail special interest cars, the first thing you need is head knowledge, you yourself need to know what you're doing and you need to be able to convey that to the car owner and earn their trust.
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Originally posted by Megafast13 View PostOriginally posted by Mike Phillips View PostFrom South America it's a Superformance.Originally posted by the other pc View Post
Factory Five's are built in the USA - Wareham, MA to be exact.
That depends on how you define "real" since for a while Superformance was building 100% "real" licensed Cobra's for Shelby America.Originally posted by the other pc View Post
Not to mention the 1965's Shelby claimed were original chassis assembled in the late 90's / early 00's and the continuation Cobra's build in Las Vegas.
AC cars also made their own replica for a while. They were as close to the real thing, built in the AC factory in England and they are recognized in the Shelby Registry.Comment
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I think like a historian or museum curator so I define a “real one” as one that was made in the sixties in the Shelby plant as part of the original “production” run.Originally posted by hacker-pschorr View Post
To me, everything else is a replica, including the ones licensed and granted chassis numbers by Shelby. They may officially be Cobras, but I wouldn’t consider them historical artifacts.
Everybody is free to come up with their own definition of “real.”
I put cars that are built form old warehouse stock in their own category. Their historical significance is different. (Just what it is depends on the circumstances surrounding them.)
Superformance cars are fabricated at Hi-Tech Automotive's plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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Chances are the Cobra is made by Super Performance. This is a highly regarded company (based in S. Africa) that makes very detailed Cobra reproductions. (They also have the blessing of Carol Shelby and Dan Gurney...a rarity). I would agree that the owner may just use the vehicle on weekends, do a QD and that's it. However, I always wait for someone to approach me about detailing their vehicle. Some people just do not want to invest their time/effort in maintaining their vehicle's appearance. My next door neighbor have the best lawn on the block and he is out there daily tended to it, but his 2007 Titan is a poster child of swirls. Whereas, I keep up on my lawn, but my 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage (w/ 150K) is cleaned properly weekly and is swirl free and draws compliments (not bad for a dedicated commuter car). Different strokes for different folks.Comment
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My mistake, Superformance is the company I was thinking of, but Factory Five is the words that came to mind. Been kind of a buys day catching up...
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Thanks for the info.
So how much do you think the car is worth?Matt
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