Mercer-Cobra

[aeronca65t]

This is Virgil Exner's idea of an improvement.

The Mercer-Cobra. A 289 Cobra re-bodied to look like this.

 

[NutmegCT]

ack

Not my cuppa tea, thank you very much.

Tom

 

[Bruce Bowker]

Yuck!

 

[JPSmit]

 

[drooartz]

Not much of an Exner fan... blech.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Virgil Exner.
Body by Fisher.
PUKE!

 

[Silverghost]

I must be in the minority then.....I have the model of this car and would certainly make a space in my garage if it was offered to me....guess I'm warped that way... :laugh:

More info... www.madle.org/emercer.htm

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Definite C-2 Corvette influence from the windshield back; especially the rear end (from the side).

I'm with you, Pete. But then, I've always been warped...

 

[Silverghost]

Definite C-2 Corvette influence from the windshield back; especially the rear end (from the side).

I'm with you, Pete. But then, I've always been warped...

Brothers from different mothers, eh Mickey??

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Definite C-2 Corvette influence from the windshield back; especially the rear end (from the side).

I'm with you, Pete. But then, I've always been warped...

Brothers from different mothers, eh Mickey??

Yeah - apparently I've lots of 'em! :wink:

 

[Genos2]

Hemmings has a set of NOS rht side body panels,now if I could only find lft side! cheers Genos2

 

[Brosky]

Boy, that is fuggly.............

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Okay, here's the view.
Originally, Cobra's came with AC or AC inspired Brit bodies. Classic in every sense, purposeful, successful.
There is no difference in re-body-ing a Cobra than there is an MGTC. Both kill the originality and function.

 

[Roger]

Okay, here's the view.
Originally, Cobra's came with AC or AC inspired Brit bodies. Classic in every sense, purposeful, successful.
There is no difference in re-body-ing a Cobra than there is an MGTC. Both kill the originality and function.

AC didn't inspire much about the Cobra body. They got it for the Ace, pretty much unchanged, from John Tojeiro , who in turn based it on a Ferrari Barchetta design.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

No matter, it's the way they came, not some body-by-fisher angular detroit drop on.

 

[swift6]

From a direct conversation with Carrol, his primary interest in the AC ACE was for Tojeiro's chassis, not the body.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Can you imagine flogging that Exner-designed batmobile around Watkin's Glen?
He may have liked the chassis, but it certainly didn't last long once he got hold of a 427.

 

[DrEntropy]

Excessive torque issue, y'say?

"C'mon babee, let's do th' twist..."

 

[NutmegCT]

I think I prefer the grille on this marque:

A Mercedes-Benz ponton, entering Swaziland, 1962.

 

[Nunyas]

unique styling... though, that front end...

reminds me of a cartoon sloth ...