Cobra build no's

[Tha Jack]

I own cobra # 389

Pitty its only a Biante Model though.
If any one knows the owner of the real thing Im willing to pass it on.

Cheers Jack

[FPV-HSV]

Originally Posted by jtcooke

We own 002, we purchased it in Townsville in about 1985 and have had it ever since.

Hey mate looks great. That car was a damaged bare shell the petrol tank and all underneath was colour coded roof was damaged no diff and the engine block was sitting on the floor. It was on top of a shipping container in sydney west in the 80s my dad said he could of brought it very cheap but it had major damage like it had been rolled any other pics cheers Travis.

[Gavin Thomas]

So as per one of the posts in this great thread - can anyone confirm if the windback sun roof was actually factory fitted to any genuine XC Cobra's ?

[brut33]

I have seen two with wind back sunroofs one I know the original owner and he ordered his with a factory sunroof and was delivered in country Victoria with it. The other one I have not spoken to the owner, that car is in Sydney.

[Kidsgts]

Originally Posted by brut33

I have seen two with wind back sunroofs one I know the original owner and he ordered his with a factory sunroof and was delivered in country Victoria with it. The other one I have not spoken to the owner, that car is in Sydney.

The two with Sunroofs were actually Factory ELECTRIC ROOFS :yummy
I know the owner of the other car very well.
Roof works a treat too.

[nt0351]

Originally Posted by Kidsgts

The two with Sunroofs were actually Factory ELECTRIC ROOFS :yummy
I know the owner of the other car very well.
Roof works a treat too.

factory electric is correct ,.....one of them is number 63 ,..the other in victoria i havent seen ,..there is also another that was delivered new by Dominelli ford ,..351 auto car ,..i was the second owner of that car in the late 80's but cant remember the number

[Scooter]

33,62 and 63 are on Ford MUscle Car sales atm. 63 is as you said, factory electric sunroof? I actually think they look better without the roof.

[smally289]

Originally Posted by smally351

I did my Apprenticeship at Jarvis Ford in Adelaide and we had one on the used car lot in 1987. It was one of the Option 97 vehicles, I can clearly remember the reverse bonnet scoop, shock tower braces etc and was number 25 or 27, cannot remember exactly. It was parked in the workshop everynight and I used to rush to work in the mornings so I could be the one to drive it out!
I heard that not long after we sold it it was side swiped by a truck.

Originally Posted by paulauxr8

Hi smally351,

It must have been number 25 you had at your work shop, number 27 has been in Brisbane since 1978 owned by my uncle, he purchased it from a Ford dealer in Brisbane after it was used as one marshals car at Bathurst in 78.
No 48 and 369 are also owned by members of my family.
Regards Paul

Originally Posted by smally351

I cannot remember exactly what number it was, could have been 25, I know it was 20 something!

Was talking to an old workmate tonight and he remembers it was number 29. He was the other apprentice I used to race to work against for the chance to drive it.

[Bearman]

Originally Posted by smally351

Was talking to an old workmate tonight and he remembers it was number 29. He was the other apprentice I used to race to work against for the chance to drive it.

#29 is alive and well. #25 is unaccounted for. well at least on this thread. Could it be #25 was the one that was sideswiped by a truck and not survived??

[smally289]

It was repaired after being side swiped, so I would expect it to be alive and well. According to the Cobra registry it is now in NSW.
It had 110,000km on the clock and we sold it fo $11,990 in 1987. Hate to think what it would be worth now!

[marc97au]

I went to look at one that could have been 25 but 29 rings more of a bell in Adelaide that had been crashed a lot of years ago now. Was a lot more than a sideswipe and at 8K they would have broken your arm off. Difficulty was it needed a rebody no if buts or maybee. I went down with 2 experts and if it was repaired without a rebody even knowing what it was supposed to be I didn't want to own it and they agreed. I heard it got sold some time later for parts price but we also had concerns about wether the one we were looking at was genuine as a few things weren't quite right. Might even have some picures somewhere. I already had mine for a long time at that stage and 158 is alive and well with me for the last 31 years.
I saw lots of genuine ones and fakes in my time and I can also say I saw the odd race one in red and one which had no tags but was painted like a Cobra and being passed off as a genuine Cobra racer (probably was from the factory but not one of the 400) with rose joints, roller rockers,diff coolers etc that went and handled like stink, belonged to a well know race driver supposedly built by the factory who then on sold it at it ended up from Sydney in the mountains to Adelaide with a wrecker who drove it on funny ID plates occasionally. Interesting car wonder where it ended up?

[markjg34]

Guys
I remember seeing no. 29 for sale during the boom for big bucks,like 250k.
Don't know if it sold and haven't seen the owner since.

Mark.

[ZcAmbo]

From memory quite a few years ago my friend and I both took our cobra's down to a guy in altona to check out a cobra he had for sale i think it was 388 (was over 15 years ago) it was on top of a office building on a warehouse had tassie plates on it but did not have the original engine in it we had a good look at it and found it had a blown engine back in tas and was changed for a recoed engine. Had 150000 odd ks on the clock dont know what happened to it after that.

[79FordEsky]

#234 is for sale with the new #234 http://www.fordmusclecars.com.au/vie...sp?ItemID=3945

[Brute 33]

Originally Posted by ZcAmbo

From memory quite a few years ago my friend and I both took our cobra's down to a guy in altona to check out a cobra he had for sale i think it was 388 (was over 15 years ago) it was on top of a office building on a warehouse had tassie plates on it but did not have the original engine in it we had a good look at it and found it had a blown engine back in tas and was changed for a recoed engine. Had 150000 odd ks on the clock dont know what happened to it after that.

My late brother purchased 388 probably around 12 years ago and drove it as a daily till 18 months ago , sold it to a guy in New Zealand where it has had a full resto and a big block fitted , so it is alive and well.
http://www.panelworks.co.nz/OurBlog/...r-lovers-.aspx

[XBCoupeNZ]

Originally Posted by Brute 33

My late brother purchased 388 probably around 12 years ago and drove it as a daily till 18 months ago , sold it to a guy in New Zealand where it has had a full resto and a big block fitted , so it is alive and well.
http://www.panelworks.co.nz/OurBlog/...r-lovers-.aspx

What have they done to the back end of that Cobra? It looks way too high.

[markjg34]

Guys,
you can add Cobra 152 to the living list.
Saw it today, very much alive and looking damn sexy ...

Mark.

[XYGTReplica]

#107 has appeared on AMC for sale.

This Cobra belonged to a friend of mine back in the late 80's eraly 90's from memory. He told me that he had the car repainted during his ownership.

http://australianmusclecarsales.com.au/muscle/123663

Cheers
John

[neptune blue]

Dam evey time I see a Cobra I kick my self
you know how the story goes
I had a chance to buy one for 9K and passed it up becuase I listened to my wife!
I would now own 2 coupes .... not to mention the XY GT and GTHO I passed up as well !

[ZcAmbo]

Thats why i got all my cars while i was young and single stayed at home most nights to afford to buy them then cruzed the wheels of them when i got em.

[jtcooke]

Originally Posted by 66GT

jtcooke - very nice & very lucky to have this one. Do you know the no. of a Cobra (complete, straight but rusty - but repairable) that was for sale in a Townsville car yard in the late 90's for $2000? I was seriously interested unfortunitly someone else grabbed it before me.

Sorry we were only passing thru when we bought our cobra.

[jtcooke]

Originally Posted by Paull

An updated list
In total now, 177 survivors

1
2 alive and well living in Qld
5 Dead
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
32 Re-bodied???
33
34
35
36
38
40
41
42
43
44
45
47
48
49
51
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
70
73
74
76
77
78
80
85
86
87
89
93
94
97
98
102
107
108
109 Dead
112
115
120
123
127
130
131
133
134
137
140
147
149
151
155
158
162 Stolen
164
166
167
169
171
175
181
183
188
190
194
201
206
207
209
211
213
217
219
220
223
224
226
229
230
234
239
241
243
244
249
253
254
255
257
259
267
270
276
278
279
284
286
287
288
293
294
300
301
302
303
304
305
313
315
317
320
322
323
324
328
330
331
333
335
337
339
340
342 Dead
343
345
348
349
350
351
355
357
358
360
361
362
365
366
368
369
372
373
376
382
383
385
388
389
391
392
393
397
398

[jtcooke]

Originally Posted by jtcooke
[CENTER

Photo
Cobra #
Home State
Status

002
Queensland
Restored
No Pic
010
Western Australia
Under Restoration

018
Victoria
Original

021
Queensland
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
026
Victoria
Original

029
New South Wales
Original/Unrestored

030
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
033
Australian[/CENTER]

Capital Territory

Restored

No Pic
036
Victoria
Unspecified

038
South Australia
Original

(new rubber & seals)

No Pic

040
Queensland
Unspecified
No Pic
041
Victoria
Under Restoration

042
Queensland
Restored

045
Western Australia
Restored
No Pic
047
New South Wales
Restored

048
Queensland
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
059
New South Wales
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
064
New South Wales
Restored
No Pic
065
New South Wales
Original/Unrestored

066
Australian

Capital Territory

Original/Unrestored

No Pic
070
New Zealand
Original/Unrestored

073
Western Australia
Under Restoration

077
New South Wales
Restored
No Pic
078
New South Wales

080
New South Wales
Original/Unrestored

087
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored

089
Queensland
Original/Unrestored

093
Queensland
Original/Unrestored

094
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
098
Victoria
Under Restoration
No Pic
102
Western Australia
Restored
No Pic
112
Victoria
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
115
South Australia
Original/Unrestored

120
Victoria
Restored
No Pic
127
Victoria
Original
No Pic
130
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
133
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored

137

South Australia

Restored

140
Western Australia
Under Restoration
No Pic
158
South Australia
Original/Unrestored

162
Victoria
STOLEN

Original Paint

Restored Cloth Trim

No Pic

166
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
167
Victoria
Under Restoration

169
Victoria
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
175
Queensland
Under Restoration
No Pic
188
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
194
Queensland
Under Restoration
No Pic
201
New South Wales
Under Restoration

202
Western Australia
Restored

220
South Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
224
Western Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
226
Victoria
Not Specified
No Pic
230
Victoria
Restored
No Pic
241
Victoria
Original
No Pic
243
New Zealand
Restored
No Pic
254
Queensland
Needs Restoration
No Pic
267
Victoria
Original
No Pic
276
Queensland
Original/Unrestored

287
Queensland
Restored
No Pic
288
New South Wales
Under Restoration
No Pic
294
Western Australia
Under Restoration
No Pic
300
Victoria
Under Restoration
No Pic
301
Victoria
Original

304
Queensland
Original

305
New South Wales
Under Restoration

317
New South Wales
Unrestored

320
Victoria
Restored
No Pic
324
South Australia
Restored
No Pic
330
Victoria
Under Restoration
No Pic
331
Queensland
Under Restoration

335
Victoria
Under Restoration

339
New South Wales
Original/Unrestored

348

Western Australia

Original/Unrestored

351

South Australia

Original/Unrestored

355
U.S.A.
Original/Unrestored

357
South Australia
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
358
Queensland
Original/Unrestored

360
New South Wales
Restored
No Pic
361
New South Wales
Restored

No Pic
362
Queensland
Original/Unrestored
No Pic
363
Western Australia
Under Restoration
No Pic
365
Queensland
Restored

366
Victoria
Restored
No Pic
368
Queensland
Under Restoration
No Pic
372
Victoria
Under Restoration

376
Victoria
Restored
No Pic
382
Australian

Capital Territory

Restored

385
Victoria
Unestored

388
New Zealand
Under Restoration

391
New Zealand
Unestored

392
Victoria
Unestored

398
New South Wales
Original/Unrestored

Thank You For Contributing To This Registry.
]

from the Falcon Cobra Club Registry site. (Sorry I had to delete the last 4 photos as I am only allowed to post 40)

[jtcooke]

Originally Posted by XWGT6

Hey mate looks great. That car was a damaged bare shell the petrol tank and all underneath was colour coded roof was damaged no diff and the engine block was sitting on the floor. It was on top of a shipping container in sydney west in the 80s my dad said he could of brought it very cheap but it had major damage like it had been rolled any other pics cheers Travis.

This is the info that we have about 002 from a reliable source...Keith Goodall owned Cobra 002 from new. Keith was a Qld Rally Driver, he also owned the GTHO phase IV that Bowdens now have http://www.gtho4.com/fouronthefloor/...r-archive.html












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Hi Cookie, I have photos of the Cobra just after my Dad clobbered thehorse.










David Price
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Posted 441 days ago

"Cookie" my dad is Dave Price Crash Repairs. I remember thecar in the workshop after it had hit the horse, which from memory happened nearthe stuart drive-in. He may have other details if your interested etc....
Regards
Dave








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Lendi

Posted 807 days ago

Hi Doug I saw #002 yesterday at Maroochydore FPV. They had a GT Day withAllan Moffat as guest speaker. It had been restored back to original condition.They also had the GTHO Phase I,II,III & IV Race cars. It was amazing tosee. . I think FPV will be doing these days around Australia so hopefully theywill bring these cars with them for you to see.
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Doug Cox

Posted 847 days ago

Funny that. #002 was actually the first Bathurst model, the 30 runningfrom #002 to #031. #001 was a 'standard' model.
I remember seeing #002 a couple of times, about 1980, first in Dave Price CrashRepairs getting a new roof after hitting a horse near Giru. Took the roof offclean as a whistle.
Saw it later, I think it was owned by an army bloke at the time, seemed to havebeen lowered, had mega-buck, ultra wide wheels with very expensive low-profilePirellis and was fitted with a roll cage.
Dunno where it is now...








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Tony Christensen

Posted 1391 days ago
As an apprentice when thexc Cobras came out I did the pre delivery inspection on #002 that had beenbought by Keith Goodall. The anti tramp rod was not fitted and was lying in theboot , when we tried to fit it the U bolts would not straddle the rod end.There was a transmission cooler but no pump . I thought Keith would 'hit theroof'', but he told me he wasn't worried but just told me to keep all thefactory documentation that was scattered. The anti tramp rod was not fitted and was lying in theboot , when we tried to fit it the U bolts would not straddle the rod end.There was a transmission cooler but no pump . I thought Keith would 'hit theroof'', but he told me he wasn't worried but just told me to keep all thefactory documentation that was scattered

[Bearman]

Originally Posted by xmcoupe

Rear window from Cobra #222 for sale on ebay...

You are bidding on a rear window in excellent condition. It has factory tint in a shade of light blue complete with demister. Has a small area of scratches as shown in pics.

This Window was pulled out of a Genuine Ford XC 1978 Falcon cobra (#222) in 1989. At the time, it was coated with an after-market film of black tint which was carefully removed.

There are no cracks chips or blemishes of friction marks. Clean throughout.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-XA-X...item27bd3cd01a

I recently spoke to the previous owner of Cobra # 222. He states he used to own it several years ago. 6 months after he sold it the new owner had a big stack in it. It had been hit hard around the drivers A pillar, wrecked the firewall and creased the floor. Cobra # 222 is dead.

The guy who related this to me owns another Cobra and he was the winning bidder for the rear window from #222.

Also, please note comments on Page 5 of this thread from Brut33 regarding Cobra #006. This should be listed as a rebody.

[Gavin Thomas]

Just saw Cobra #398 at Shannons car show in Darwin. Looks to be in very good nick as an original & unrestored car..... Long way from it's home state of NSW as listed above in the Cobra registery. Wonder if it has changed hands since the "last known address".... or maybe it's just on a tropical holiday,

Very nice looking example in any case + almost the last cab off the rank at #398. Wonder if the 2 higher numbers above it are still alive & yet to re-surface in the future. Surely number 400 would be a very highly regarded Cobra.

Cheers guys.

[Gavin Thomas]

Just spotted 2 Cobra's for sale in the latest issue of Unique Cars.....

COB # 33 for $114,000. ( listed as "restored matching numbers" - located in SA ).

COB # 35 for $159,500. ( listed as " meticulous, no expense spared, bumper to bumper total restoration" - in VIC ).

Just need to win lotto now, lol.

[polar coupe]

just added.....COBRA number ...386.....
alive and well in the adelaide hills
(updated total as well)



Originally Posted by Paull
An updated list
In total now, 178 survivors

1
2 alive and well living in Qld
5 Dead
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
32 Re-bodied???
33
34
35
36
38
40
41
42
43
44
45
47
48
49
51
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
70
73
74
76
77
78
80
85
86
87
89
93
94
97
98
102
107
108
109 Dead
112
115
120
123
127
130
131
133
134
137
140
147
149
151
155
158
162 Stolen
164
166
167
169
171
175
181
183
188
190
194
201
206
207
209
211
213
217
219
220
223
224
226
229
230
234
239
241
243
244
249
253
254
255
257
259
267
270
276
278
279
284
286
287
288
293
294
300
301
302
303
304
305
313
315
317
320
322
323
324
328
330
331
333
335
337
339
340
342 Dead
343
345
348
349
350
351
355
357
358
360
361
362
365
366
368
369
372
373
376
382
383
385
386
389
391
392
393
397
398

[Paull]

Revised list.

Up to 184 now
1
2
5 Dead
6 Re-bodied???
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
32 Re-bodied???
33
34
35
36
38
40
41
42
43
44
45
47
48
49
51
54
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
70
73
74
76
77
78
80
85
86
87
89
93
94
97
98
102
107
108
109 Dead
112
115
116
120
123
127
130
131
133
134
137
140
147
149
151
152
155
158
162 Stolen
164
166
167
169
171
175
181
182
183
188
190
194
201
202
206
207
209
211
213
217
219
220
223
224
226
229
230
234
239
241
243
244
249
253
254
255
257
259
267
269 Dead
270
276
278
279
284
286
287
288
293
294
300
301
302
303
304
305
313
315
317
320
321
322
323
324
327
328
330
331
333
335
337
339
340
342 Dead
343
345
348
349
350
351
355
357
358
360
361
362
363
365
366
368
369
372
373
376
382
383
385
386
388
389
391
392
393
397
398

[greenjgs]

This thread has tweeked my memory. Cobra 108, (maybe 208, my memory is crap), was for sale in Red Hill about 10 years ago needing a full resto. I think it may have been rebodied at some point as the body shell was yellow in normally hidden places. I looked at buying it before the Gossie but came up short on funds. This may start someone thinking and help find it.

Cheers G