Ford Gt Cobra

[cobrav8]

I would like to see a photoshop of the opposite to the Cobra colour scheme, ie, Shockwave coloured car, with white stripes and finish on car.

[AOK29]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22561153-2,00.html

Quote:

AUSTRALIA'S newest muscle car has come and gone quicker than a Cobra's strike.

Less than 48 hours after being officially unveiled at Bathurst last Sunday, Ford Performance Vehicles' Cobra GT is officially sold out.

One of the $65,000 cars is already listed on eBay with a starting bid of $80,000, and a buy-it-now price of $120,000.

"Put it this way," FPV general manager Rod Barrett said yesterday, "I had 400 sedans and 100 Utes that were allocated to dealers and every dealer took their allocation.

"Now, I don't have figures on the retail numbers but from what I have heard they have gone quicker than free beer."

Mr Barrett said there was no possibility that any more than the strictly limited 500-car production run would ever be built.

"Then they wouldn't be a limited run special, would they?"

The modern GT Cobra was built to honour the 30th anniversary of the famous 1977 Bathurst 1-2 result for Ford's XC Falcon Hardtop.

Following that win Ford released 30 Bathurst Spec cars and a run of 400 Cobras to use up the remaining body shells from the XC before the arrival of the all-new model.

Thirty years on and the Bathurst Spec cars are bringing $150,000 on the open market while Cobras with the 302 small block engine are worth between $80,000 and $90,000.

"Some of the people who have snapped these cars up are hoping to make a quick 30 or 40-grand like they did on the 40th anniversary models (the FPV GT which was limited to 200 cars when it was released earlier this year)," Geoff Day, president of the combined Ford clubs of NSW, said.

"Whether that is going to be the case or not ... who knows."

A Cobra GT will be the star of the Ford stand at the Australian International Motor Show which starts tomorrow night .

The show runs until October 21.

[senna_T]

Half of the cars sold would be for re-sale purposes only I would imagine, I know one of my customers is going to do the same thing, and it annoys me, becasue its almost profiteering, but unfortunatey we can't help it

[Billsta]

FPV should do what Nissan are looking to do with their new GTR.

If the original owner decides to sell within the first year more than original price warranty is voided.

[senna_T]

that's a fantastic idea, unfortunately I reckon there would be too much whinging from ppl here in OZ

[Guest]

FPV should do what Nissan are looking to do with their new GTR.

If the original owner decides to sell within the first year more than original price warranty is voided.

Why should the seccond owner have his warrenty voided, bit unfair and I doubt it'll ever happen.

I rang a dealer today that I know still has 3 left and I asked if the rumor that all GT's from here on into Orian will have 3o2kw's and he said correct, this really takes away from how exclusive the cobra is and turned me completely off buying one. The new model is out mid next year I think so I'll be waiting for orian.

Edited 10/10/07 09:42 AM by _XRQTOR_

[Dagabond]

this really takes away from how exclusive the cobra is

In the short term it is, but 20 years down the track it aint.... couple of wheel stands a hermetically sealed garage and a hell of a lot of patients....

[Kimberley Scott]

Smart marketing by Ford, traditionally you by a high end Ford and you take a bath on it in losses. IT may suck that we canot get one, but Ford are gradually releasing desirable proiducts that are selling and actually appreciating in price.

Sexy products, performance and demand. Bodes well for FPV and Ford in the long term. Even Die hard Expensive Daewoo fans find them sexy in limited run ptroductions.

Scotty

[JBomb3000]

cancel that, repost.

Edited 10/10/07 11:49 AM by JBomb3000

[Kimberley Scott]

What repost?

Scotty