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03-14-2001, 15:22

I don't understand why everyone is getting so hot, but no one
likes to admit that they might be wrong :)

Just my $.02 worth, but I would consider ANY car that I could
order through a valid dealer a 'production' car. Parts of it may
be completed elsewhere, but it's not like you had to buy a
base model and then farm it out on your own to get all the
options you wanted on it..

When I purchased my 1970 426 HemiCuda I ordered it through
a normal Plymouth Dealer, and couldn't care less who did what
to get it the way I wanted it. I didn't have to buy the normal
run of the mill 440 Cuda and then turn around and send it to
Sox's & Martin on my own to have it completed.

A production car can be 'normal production', or 'limited production',
doesn't make a difference as far as I can see as long as you only
have to visit your local dealer, place the order, and wait for it to
arrive.. :)

wythors · 03-14-2001, 19:13

Quote:

Originally posted by damien1
The writers of these books dont spend there time in an assembly plant working on the line. Seeing what goes on every day. I DO.

Damon

What do you do there, sweep the floors or keep track of what SVT's doing?

Stewart · 03-15-2001, 02:01

Easy Dave, don't let this guys opinion, no matter how wrong, get you so steamed up it gets you out of character and start (dare I say it) flaming.

It's obvious the guy has no clue when he states, "there's no such thing as a 93 Cobra "R". I owned a 93 Cobra off of the show floor when I was 19. A Cobra was just that...a Cobra. I've seen a couple of publications call it an "R" as well and have written them with a correction.

When given the opportunity, does he say "oops, my bad. Thanks for the info."? Nope. He plays it off by stating, "I apologize, when they said that the cobra "R" was the only car that could beat the 89' I thought that they were referring to factory cars. Like they were calling a Cobra an "R". :rolleyes:

So, when you produced empirical data, he responds with examples of "tonneau covers from the factory, not FROM the factory. Up until 93....GM's leather interior."

Wow. He really swayed me with that logic! Hey Dave, when did Ford start putting tonneau covers on the Cobra R's?

Damon, I probably shouldn't have typed that last paragraph, because all that will accomplish is to make you angry. Believe it or not, I'm NOT trying to do that. But my God, don't you think it's a bit ridiculous to NOT admit you made a mistake? Based on your responses, it's obvious (to me) that you're trying to play it off. And your attempt to qualify your statements by claiming to work on the assembly line doesn't cut it either.

Sorry Damon, but you need to do better research before you argue a point with someone.

No harm intended (flames) but I have a feeling you'll decry this post as inaccurate as well.

Stewart

dinomite · 03-18-2001, 14:25

Ya, the Cobra R's have always been build on the assembaly line. They have to choose an engine that can still be slipped up into the engine bay, and parts that can be slapped on in simmilar fasion to the regular ones.