Quote Originally Posted by HSE2 View Post
I think that’s covered under the 18 performance pack.

We need to keep in mind though some of our opinions on things like black Sprint 8s.

Sprint 8 has distinguishing markings. Selecting black pretty much makes it very hard to tell it’s a sprint 8.

The colour was made available to achieve just that. I guess it’s the offensive safe option.

You would need to refer back to the numbers to see how many people actually wanted to fly like that.

Clearly there is no offensive out option with this package but in line with many other factory offerings of its type it’s a genuine like it or lump it.

I don’t know if that’s vinyl or paint, suspect the former so a heat gun is an option but I think the 10k offering fixes that situation completely.

Should they have done this? Is 78 something worthy of another special?

I think personally the cobra look also doubles as a strong Ford scheme. It’s certainly safer than the 77 despite the racing success being swapped around to favour the 77.

That’s a very different proposition to saying this isn’t something that interests me.


You can most definitely have an all white Tickford 400kw car. It just can’t be a cobra special for obvious reasons.

To make it even simpler. Should Tickford have done a second racing theme special back to back? Is the next one a 79 special?

It’s interesting to me its name.

The suggestionof creating their own identity. What is TVS 535R doing?
Correct, 18PP would be my choice. Pick the colour I wish for with NO stripes and none of that blue down the sides.
As much as I admire our ol Cobras I couldn't own one for yes its OTT but I admire them, kind of like those people who love babies, nothing like handing them back, funnily one (copy who knows) was coming towards me yesterday on the drive back from Bathurst, I spotted it easily and had time to put the thumbs up out the window as he came by.
Should they have done one ? they are out to enchance sales and branding, Cobra despite 77 being a winning year that model polarised the country who can forget it excl the young ones today.
More ? won't turn me on but whatever ticks the box's for sales.
As you know I'm no fan of this, the coke Mustang at least was/is Pony Pony, I can't relate to Aussie Falcon liveries on yanky Ponys - Cobra is an exzception for it is as mentioned American and used there but in the end business is business.