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09-22-2019, 11:47 PM
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I saw a chrome 427 Cobra yesterday
I have never seen a chrome car before. It was driving out of a car show I went to yesterday. I don't know if paint can imitate chrome but it looked pretty convincing what ever it was. It was gone before I could get a picture.
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09-23-2019, 07:38 AM
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https://www.rvinyl.com/chrome-Vinyl-Wraps
Maybe this. Don't give TW any ideas.
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09-23-2019, 08:48 AM
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Also could have been polished aluminum. Not my cup of tea. I like the Tangerine just fine.
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09-23-2019, 12:36 PM
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Yea it was not a wrap. Maybe polished. I did not like it anyway. I guess they can paint it after a few tickets.
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#5
09-23-2019, 04:40 PM
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Quote:
More like a little time with a heat gun to liberate the wrap from the underlying body...
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07-02-2020, 01:55 AM
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Saw this on BAT:https://bringatrailer.com/listing/original-owner-496-powered-kirkham-427-sc-cobra-replica/
Exactly(maybe even the same one) as the one I saw.
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07-02-2020, 07:16 AM
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Over on the Club Cobra Forum there was also a brass bodied car that was polished and a copper bodied car that sold recently....in the last year or less. Pretty astonishing to see but not really practical.
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07-03-2020, 01:59 PM
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Really! I wonder how they got chrome to adhere to aluminum?
There are quite a few airplane enthusiasts that have polished aluminum airplanes. The labor required to get it that way and keep it that way is incredible.
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07-04-2020, 01:23 AM
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It's polished I believe. Probably a lot of effort to keep it looking like that.
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07-04-2020, 01:09 PM
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Actually there is a fair number of polished aluminum cobras out there. It is a distinctive look.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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07-05-2020, 09:21 AM
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That is true, but I would not be surprised at them being built other places too.
It is impossible to chrome plate aluminum? I would think you can chrome anything that will support electrical current. Since aluminum is fairly easy to polish no need to chrome...?
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07-05-2020, 03:19 PM
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The guys over at club cobra are saying the polished car would be over 200K new today and are predicting a sale price from 120 to 150K. It will be interesting to see how it comes out.
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07-09-2020, 11:12 AM
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Apparently it sold with commission for $135K.
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