now this is a fitting end to the current shape,
good on Ford for making something worth buying

XC Cobras came with 302ci engines too…..

I have seen a couple of signed contracts for these cars last month from dealers, so they have known about this car, and taking pre orders, should be at sydney motor show

Glad they have finally confirmed it and more numbers than first thought, 400 was the amount they made in 1977 from memory though. Correct Tony they did come out in both.A lot of the guys that have original XC Cobras would be snapping these up ,some trying to match in with their original numbered car.

They have beat 307 but you will have to wait till the Orion.320 kws expected.

Seems you guys are the first to announce the info on the web so far,congrats ,well done ,what a scoop!

Still nothing about the Cobra on http://www.fpv.com.au/ Will it come out at the same time as the Craig Lowndes?

I’m sorry Lowndes, I prefer the Cobra Ute than your ute, if it had a power increse, I may of wanted one.

Still nothing about the production ready supercharged V8, perhaps they will make a new GTHO of the modern era.

I had a spy at FPV, and the engine is a done deal, hundreds of hours to approve and certify it.

Cheers

F-0

That 7.0l HSV with 385kw will beat all your dumb Ford arses!

(thats what Holdenwoo fans will say)

I hope there will be a supercharged GT-H0, but if not called GT-HO, they should call it an F8 Typhoon to beat that 7.0l HSV.

Sorry if site doesnt work but i got it off one of the old chat lines. Try Wikipedia for more info or the SVT website.

New piture! It still has the GT badge on the grill, I thought they were just Cobras.
P.S… Nice stripes!

as this is a cobra that should of tryed and got a shelby cobra engine…. GT500(373Kw) or GT500KR(400Kw) engine!!
Or even the new big daddy of engines.. the Super Snake engine… 522Kw!!!

but saying of this… the 302KW is the most powerful engine built in AUSTRALIA not like GMH!!!!

but i say fight fire with fire!!!

it gunne b real funny when holdenwooes(sik) get beaten by 9yr old falcons wih 70′s engine tech, i feel so so so for holden next year when the new orion and mondeo, and facelifted focus come in line. now they just need the new fiesta and kuga to totally own toyata and holden, rock on FORD!!

Dont no prices but they do come with r-spec suspension.

Yes that is what they mean, but the next falcons are coming out with even bigger and better brakes. It is said that the GT and F6 Typhoon will come with the current 6 pot calipers but with much bigger disc rotors, which will know be cross drilled and ventilated.

honestli, i rekon dat “naked” one luks pretty awsome, mayb wid a realli big intercooler too

What are the black ones i wounder? could just be a gt gt-p or maybe a prototype for the up coming aniversary of the first GTHO. Release a GT-HO in the current shape would be really awsome to see, but with 375kw. But I doubt it.

So from the pics of the stock already made I take it there for the pre orders next orders will be produced again in November and another batch in Jan. Vehicles are meant to be in dealerships the week of the 15.10.07 4 days after the unveiling in Sydney.

On ford forums site it said about something on document papers about the code name being “HURRICANE”. Just a thought but bare with me, is just ford that will be getting 5.0ltr V8 from jag or FPV as well. Because if FPV dont get, then Id say that they will get 6.2ltr V8 for 2010 FPV models and 5.0Ltrs for Ford XR8, Fairmont etc. The name Hurricane is said to be on the manifold covers or something like that. Check the weblink abouve about the new car and go through there first page. That is where they are talking about it. Funny as, the guy has walked through and just taken pics of there car which is just about to be released. Only a ford fan would have the back bone and balls to do that.

I’m getting ready for the holdenwoo fans making fun of FPV thinking this is Ford’s response to the 307kw, what they don’t know is that this is the start of whats coming next year!

Man it is cooooolll.
But does anyone else think that the top strips should have a thinner stripe on the sides, the same as the side strip has? Just think the two wide stipes look a bit bare and unfinished. Same goes with the 40th Anniversary model too.

We have been through this before Drew………..The XC Cobra was to celebrate the win of the 1 2 win in 1977 ,and this is celebrating the same thing. The Cobra never won Bathurst .

Drew, just because the XC Cobra came out after 1977 does’t mean FPV did a ‘pathetic effort’ does it.

God you come up with precise prodictions. All I can say “I fear no evil in valley of sadow death, because I am the baddest mother fucker in the good damn Valley” Bring your shit fairy boys, I got all night!!!. Cobra is no bark and all bite, ask your local HSV dealer/villiage idiot!!!

i hope one of the big magazines gets one of these to test put it against the clubsport. then put it on a dyno i think it would pull 320kw, 302 will be a marketing thing for the cobra and the orion

Wasnt the release of the XC Cobra just a way to clear out the Hardtop body shells before the XD went into production..?

I dont like this new Cobra from what I see so far…

the question still getting me is why is there black ones with out the skirts on??
they have the same cobra wheels.

i reckon we will see one fanging around bathurst on sunday for sure.
question who will drive it?? johnson or will they get moffatt

Bavarian Missle … I agree that the XC Cobra was a great looking car. Introduce yourself to me sometime Cobra302… would be good to meet face to face.

Check your mail Andrew!

Look drew, it seems you have taken it a bit serious, lets just forget what happened and keep talking about this great new car from fpv.

Now that would be a site to see, with the right behind of course.

in my opinon, the greatest name in car history COBRA hope to see them at bathurst..

Good to see the power upped… but I dont know why the hell youd buy this vehicle considering the new model is coming out next year. I feel this may just be a Ford marketing stunt, rather then a permanent arrangement.

Hey Paul …….where you been all week honey?

It may seem like a big marketing stunt but hey its working a treat so far , It seems these colectables that Ford are offering us are a HUGE !!!!!!!!!!Hit, my other half was about to step out of his BA GT after almost 5 years {next month is 5 years from when he first ordered one }and didn’t want just a ORION GT he wants a HO and their not due for release till 2010 so the way we look at it this BA Cobra will hold if not increase in value till then. He’s a Ford man so talking him into ANYTHING else won’t work,not even after I grovel from my first test drive of the new M3 next week……he will be impressed to with the M3 but its a girls car to him ! Each to their own hey!

did you get an order in for a Cobra?? Because they were originally only bringing out 300, a few dealers have an extra 2 to sell. I know my dealer still has one as they were given an extra 3 (total of 6) and they sold 2 of the extra today 3 today.. another dealer in Perth is putting 15K on the retail price!! My dealer wont do that, they say it is wrong!!

i also see a lot of replicas coming back too

A question to everyone. Would you rather see ford/fpv go down this same styling market or would you like to see them step out of it a bit and do something more along the the line of a modern looking XA 4 door. Just remember that every other car company is going with the european styling, how about we do some Australian styling for the 2010 falcon. But dont make it a fuck up like the 1st series AU. Give some feed back because I bet 1 of the big guys at ford and fpv are watching this column for our comments on this car and the next falcon. Show some support on this idea. Ford is number 1, uses can win Bathurst again. Bring home championship as well.

Toyota Paul, it seems like you just a Toyota fan, not a Ford or Holdenwoo fan, you can’t be just in to Toyotas and not care about Fords or Holdenwoos.
So Paul, what i’m saying, join the Ford side of the war, Holdenwoos are for loosers!

the motoring passion is proved in the 77 comments in like 7 hours

I paid normal retail no markup.. I have requested the same number as my original XC Cobra

Bavarian.. is your other half a member of the GT club?

Even though its not a Coupe; Ford have done the Cobra name proud with these two modern examples – yet I guess the ute could be considered a Tu-dor..

I like the bodykit particularly the deckild on the sedan; its subtle unlike the “bookshelf” fitted to the GT

The Stripes however [which I expect will have a thin light blue edge like the XC] should be a little bit further apart and flow over the bumopers onto the air dam.

They should also fit wheels which are more similar to Globes from the Original XC Cobra

And the Ute could have a Remote Controlled Rolla Door Tonneau Cover. The flip-top Tonneau Covers look silly

Yep 40th ,you part of the club too?

Tell Alborz you can have my email address or contact Paul at the club and you can contact us for a chat on what you paid for it vice versa ,unless you have guessed who I am ? HEHEHE I imagine your not rocking up at the meeting this weekend if your a member either ? Bathurst !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks honey,I have replied .

can anybody make out what the bonnet decal says it doesnt look like cobra or boss.

hey maybe you might have it on the specs sheet missile???
did you come across it?

sweet job Ford.i cant wait to see these on the streets

Hey Andrew check your mail again. I think it say BOSS COBRA!

im surprised this hasnt turned into a shitfight yet?

well done folks.

This looks quite nice, i was ASTONISHED to see they actually tinkered with the engine! I was expecting a std gt with stripes and different seat material.

well done.

Im a ford man, but i’d say GTS would still make mincemeat of the Cobby.

But lovely car nonetheless!

there doesnt seem to be any on the cars through the window

Sorry Troy you feel that way ,but it wasn’t meant to beat anything in particular just make a name for its self as being a Car to remember the 1977 race Ford came 1 & 2 and update for the current BF series plus give the Red Army a taste of what is too come next year………….Looking GOOOOOOOOOOD!

There yanks they will. Who wouldnt want to see this beautiful beaste.

Watch out for Courtney, Frosty, Lowndes and the kelly boys, only because they have mastered that pit monouver also well. Remember last years last round. I hope that asshole crashes the car as soon as he gets in it. Ford will do a 1-2 finish. It happens every 30 years!Lowndes and Courtney or frosty, but Lowndes and whincup will win.

I hope a simlar thing happens from last year. Insted of Skafie been hit from behind, make it Skafie Hits Rick Kelly, not on the mountan stright, but on conrod at 300KM/H!! Now that will be funny!!!

Serve that ****ing Rick Kelly arsehole right, for pitting Lowndes.

Ingal really wanted to win Bathurst last year, oh well at least a Ford won any way!!

Hope he makes his Maiden Ford Bathurst win, if not this year, I hope FPR or 888 do!

That funny and very true, kelly and Tander are sad sour fuk sticks, Kelly avoided all the crashes last year but except one when it came to the last race he decided to slame straght up lowndes arse to win a championship he didn’t deserve the sniffing gay arse, dumb loser, he’s actions nearly put me off watching V8′s again I certainly have lost a little respect for the category.

Its still only a ford

HOLDEN & HSV 4EVA, you are a cockhead, like most one homo fags. I was Cobra 302 but has since joined this website. Holden this, HSV that have a f#$king cry you little whinging bitch!. Go FORD AND LOWNDES the man who used to race around bathurst with yours truely Peter Brock. I could come up with a million insults for Peter but I wont because he’s dead.

*sigh*

As usual, a lone Holden Knobsucker comes on here just spitting insults instead of giving constructive criticism, or backing up any arguments with facts.

I am POSITIVE these are all just immature 12 year old kids who know nothing about cars.

When u think about it, the R8 only got an extra 10 KWS and 10 extra NM. The new Cobra GT gets an extra 12 KWS and 20mns. Thats a bigger improement then holden has done, and it spent 1 billion dollars.

To ‘Holdenwoo & HSV 4eva’, YOU ARE NUMBER 1 FU*KHEAD AND PISS OF AND GO BACK TO A HOLDENWOO FORUM, YOU RETARD!!!!!!!!

H-olden
S-ucks
V-omit

F-IRST
O-N
R-RACE
D-AY

I know what you mean Toyota Paul about the should of increast the power before. But why is it a marketing stunt? Its a special limited edtion car to celibrate Bathurst 1977.
It seems like you just a Toyota fan and not in the Ford v Holdenwoo sh*t.

Godfather, you have a TS50? Sweet! Best looking AU by far and even makes the VT Clubbie look bland.

Toyota Paul, of course it’s a marketing stunt. What’s wrong with that? The XC Cobra was created to shift 400 leftover hardtop shells before the all new XD took the reins. Exactly the same situation here 29/30 years later.

I applaud Ford for this “kill two birds with one stone” approach. Commemorating the most famous race 1-2 finish in Bathurst’s rich history and selling more GT’s before they are superseded.

From what I know, these 400 cars are already spoken for because their is such high interest in what will become a collectable classic like the original.

I have a TS50, it is the best ford i have driven, second only to my old GT, i love it, but i dont know who this godfather guy is but is wasnt me!!

Sorry Tonyn, couple of posts back, this is what made me think you were Godfather.

>> Tonyn Says:
>> October 4th, 2007 at 10:10 am
>> I love how the holden guys come in and bag our
>> ford product…. i bet if you asked them ( and
>> they answered honestly) they would drive a ford….
>> they always do…. sad really….

>> I went to order one of these and trade my TS50 in…
>> they told me they were all gone… shame… i guess
>> its a orion HO for me then!

>> The Godfather Says:
>> October 4th, 2007 at 10:11 am
>> Changed the name to godfather, ment to cahnge it
>> before i posted it but we all get the message.
>> Piss off asshole, fords fans only.

What’s the difference between TS50 and TE50? Something I’ve always been a bit fuzzy on.

The TS50 has been a good investment for you too,they have held their value really well I think . They are a great looking car I agree the best in the AU range.

Agree Watto Cobra it is a great marketing stunt and one that has obviously worked ,it seems Ford has put a lot of posture on this Cobra project ,especially in trying to keep it a secret ,this is clearly why most of the cars are now sold .Not bad considering they only released them officially 2 days ago.

I personally think the GT name in Australia has the highest accreditation in the Muscle Car market and this Car has enforced it

I think it does too…. ford need to do more with the GT name but personally, as a diehard fan with A old GT in the shed, the gt needs to be taken up a step!

Bavarian Missile, with all due respect, the XC Cobra’s were a model runout scenario, not a Bathurst commemoration. Watto_Cobra is correct there.

Feel free to check the Club’s website for the full low down.
http://www.falconcobraclubofaus.com/cobra.html

Regardless, I’m glad to see FPV/Ford celebrating their racing heritage.

It’s a shame they can’t use one of the new Cobra GTs as a pace car this year, that would have been something.

Cantong (is your name “Kan-Tong”?) who cares. If there is a battle here (in my book it’s a commemoration) then it’s Ford vs Holdenwoo. Leave the rice-burners out of it.

Sooooooo can some one tell me what the fastest ute in the world is?

Do you mean the one with a yank engine and isn’t electronically speed limited?

Sorry Bob that comment as aimed at 280zx.
I think he’s talking about that ute with the overly tall final gear which took over 5kms to get there.

Hahaha nice one Watto ! Hey Dato boy , Ford all the way back to 1971 had the faster 4 door in the World title ,and you could buy that off the show room floor.Now thats a title to be proud of! That would be the same car also that goes for over a Million isn’t it? Whats your ute going to be worth in 36 years ? No one will remember that title then mate!

Moderator Note: Please refrain from “JapCrap” Comments, we love all cars, Japanese included!

Cantong, Don’t talk about jap crap on this site mate!!
The only reason why an R34 will beat this Cobra FPV is when you do up those ****. Tune up this FPV and them see what happens. kid!!!

Hey Dato Boy, I am in reality baby! That being we don’t care about your high geared UTE………MY POINT WAS THAT FORD HAS A BETTER TITLE AND ONE THAT IS STILL REMEMBERED!

Oh, I’m so sorry!! I just got worked up when someone recons their Skyline is better.

All this excitement for 302kw? I supposed you guys knew HSV were doing this back some 6-7 years ago and running mid 13 second passes? Not having a dig or anything, but credit where credit is due.

Also, to make another point, to the guys telling Holden to ‘watch out’ in ’08 ’cause the Orion would spank their ass in levels of power, Ford have been saying that year after year since… geeze, the late 70′s? It’s always a case of ‘Look out, we have this really powerful beast coming’ and it always turns out to be a dissapointment.

How can some of you Ford fans put up with that year after year? I am a brand loyalist, but I do have my reasons as to why I prefer the Lion over the Oval and am not a one-sided immature keyboard warrior either. I would be very interested to hear some of your points of view.

FRY, what are you tallking about ‘Orion will spank Holdens arse since the 70′ The Falcon orion didn’t exist in the 70s, mate!

ME:

Thanks mate, but you obviously mis-read my post. I know the Orion did not exisit in the 70′s…

I mean, cars like the Orion. New models promising new and exciting things, I seriously can’t get over you thought I meant that the Orion, the ’08 Falcon was planned back in the 70′s. Wow.

i think they could make them a bit more exciting, personally i think they look alittle boring, and there still conservative power wise… bring back the Super Roo!

i have an XA GT, i love it to bits, one family owned, all documentation, and it is so much fun to drive!

Another deep fry point of view, yes im dissapointed that ford isn’t as good as Holdenwoo HAHAHA lol, so upsetting that ford is so much better, you and the lion’s and can join a circus which is where most holdenwoo lovers come from. I’m not one-sided just a warrior chopping lions heads off…

my anti spam word is R34GTR…. lol

Sorry WOZ,

Next time I should probably make my post out of Lego so you can take some time to get the whole picture in.

It’s a car forum mate, for the big boys to talk all car stuff, im sure http://www.disney.com would be more to your tastes.

Geeze, and you “Ford” guys call yourselves a mature lot?

FRY, you think Holdenwoo fans are more mature, all Holdenwoo fans have nothing better to say that ‘it sux’ now thats not mature!!

I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but arn’t you embarrased to have a guy like “ME” to fly Ford’s flag?

Unlike you “ME”, I actually drive a fair few offers from all sides of the fence (thanks to my job) and can make up my own mind what best suits my lifestyle.

And I do know about Disneys website too, having a family and all.

Anyway, I’ve got things to do. Have fun “ME” with all your internet buddies talking about what’s going to happen in the future. I remember similar lunch room chat back in the mid 90′s about the 30th Anniversary GT. I laughed then, and am still laughing now!

Hey Tony, Coupe or 4 door ? We have a XA GT Coupe ,I had a one owner Calypso Green 4 door but sold it when we moved over to the West,wish I hadn’t now. At one stage it was a daily driver for me,drove really well too!Was just a little dangerous in the wet with all that power and cheese cutters on it. There is a XA 4 DOOR in the latest unique cars for $165,000 …….and a Yellow RPO XAGT Coupe for $220,000. Unbelievable prices.

mine is a four door calpsyo green!!

My grand parents bought it new, it is a great car, they are going through the roof! i wish i had a few of them lying around!!

Hey Australian Ford Forums were informed to remove the photos that SFR ROB had posted ,and they did!

You had a call Alborz? Good to see that the manufactures read these sites ,hopefully their listening to what we are asking from them .

Sorry people, keep on changing name but i will keep this one for good- plus it goes with the topic and I want that car to be with me right now! But yeah, I hope he doesnt even come back. (Was godfather) You can now have ur name back that i stoll from u

What happening with the current photos, has he gotten in the shit! Come on mate post some more pictures and Info! where dieing here!!!. Did you get any pictures of the new Orion Falcons?

i take it to a few shows, all ford days and stuff like that, it has been to the summernats a couple of times too

I am lucky… i have 12 slotters with aquajets, a set of genuine globes and i have put a set of simmons on it, i couldnt help myself.

It is pretty stock, still has the 8 track, the only mods i have done to it is wheels, lowered it a bit and rebuilt the engine, other than that is is as it came out of the factory… i think with those you cant mod them too much they are to collectable, but if mine could talk it would have some storys, even though it has been in my family since new, it has plenty of history!

Walt disney pictures presents the new Holdenwoo means alot to Australia movie: starring FRY from (futurama) produced by: Daewoo rebadged with lion’s. LOLOLOL hahahaha

Does anyone no if FPV have put there car on the UK hit car show, TOP GEAR and see how they compare the Aussie F6 with the pontiac i mean vauxhall, sorry dont no what got into me, the monaro or R8! Then everyone else around the world will no who rain at the top in Australian Muscle Cars!!!!!!

Fry
You claim that Ford always promises to bring out a new Falcon that will dominate with power… Yes Ford do claim that everytime they bring out a new model, and they aren’t wrong… It took Holden an entirety of 10 years to catch up with power levels that Ford had begun with. Want an example… The 1993 ED XR Falcon XR6, has 161kw power. The VX Commodore S 2002 has 156kw… Hmm, i think Ford have the upper hand there. It is only now that Holden currently have more power to give with the VE range… but they stuffed up, they made them way to heavy, and when it comes down to power/weight ratio, Ford still obliterate Holden. Oh, power to weight ratio is what really matters, i like to call it crunch time.

Holden have the fastest ute? I don’t think so, that claim was made in 2004, the year before the F6 Tornado was released… I haven’t heard of any further claims about that from Holden since.

And yes it might be true that Holden are releasing a “Supercar”… Wow I’m pretty sure Ford have had a supercar for many years now… i think it’s called the GT… you know it only produces 405kw of power…
But hey, GM/Holden will always be the ones with the power, cause afterall, they have Daewoo.

More to the point, the FPV Cobra GT, at least it is acutally designed, produced and assembled here in Australia… can’t say that for any Holden/HSV car.

Hey Cobra 302 ,you maybe interested to know Top Gear is coming down under next year,meant to be visiting 3 cities,I would hope they do a test on some of our home grown products.

for the holden boys who like to brag about their power figures to compensate for elsewhere driving ford is about heritage, history and respect for your car, not havin more horses to brag about. Droppin an american super car motor into a commodore(that already looks dated) does not count as an aussie super car! not only have ford had one of those for years (gt40) and could easily cheat like that, but the camaro looks better than any commodore any day.

Anyway thats my winge! Really great to see the ford come out with a special release with a sensible power and spec increase – will be interested to see the improvement over standard GT and sticking to the true great story of turning a run out model into an instant collectors ford innovation at its best – once again drawing on its heritage and history.

Thanks for that Bavarian Missile. Was woundering if they would ever come to Australia, but that means we will get three more poms whinging about the whehter LOL. And even better they will be coming next year, hopefully they will be here at the same time as the Orion is unvieled. How cool would it be if they helped uncover it aswell! That’d piss the Daewoo boys off. Thanks once again Bavarian Missile.

might be interested in this from top gear website

http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2007/08/stories/09/1.html

Hi guys, i agree the new Cobra looks shit hot. If anyone is interested on getting one i still have a couple of allocations left but you need to be very quick. You can email me at darrenc@binks.com.au for any queries or questions

Darren you are going to be 1 busy man. Good luck and god bless ur soul LOL. All you daewoo fans leave him, NON DICK HEADS ONLY!!!

oh and missile you werent the 100th poster he he he
you were actually #101
nice try he he he
are you still tryin to get one back on me cause i got the 500th say on that other topic

It’d be interesting to see what happens at Bathurst… Am I only one sitting here wondering why Rick Kelly is still alive after last year??? Maybe if everyone is lucky enough The Enforcer might knock the crap through him on the track, making him unable to continue the year… That’d be horrible…

I hope they gang up and thump the crap out of him, glad to see tander with him this time round what a joke last year, I wish someone would tag him down conrod at max speed, be good TV.

I have feeling tander and arse rapper wont make it to there car if they do the parade driving. Something tells me the 888 boys, DJR boys , FPR boys and the SBR boys will put there racing suits and helmets on and go beat the crap out of them little fairy bitches. And yes i am still wondering why Rick ” i have a speech impediment” fuck face kelly is still alive. I ordered for his head 2 role months ago!LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

hey guys speaking of Rick Kelly im having a garage sale this weekend and if anyone is interested im getting rid of an old rock thats just been sitting round here annoying the hell out of me and taking space.
so if someone has a great idea for my rock just drop me a line ill be glad to get rid of it.
all rocks must go this weekend!!!!

oh yeah on the cobra how come the ones through the window have something covered in blue on the side skirts?

Hey Andrew M, I have half a mind to buy that rock and take it to Bathurst and get rid of it when Rick ‘gay arse rape’n'Kelly / Garth ‘Tender’Tander are winning the race!!

hahahaha,Andrew ……I am sure there are PLENTY of rocks still on the Mountain. Did you see last week on the Bathurst review with DJ,he said its only in resent months he has finally found out how the rock ended up on the track ? So it wasn’t done on purpose ,but I must say that incident certainly improved his exposure. I don’t think has been another driver that Ford fans dislike as much as Crash Bandicott.

Bugger I was hoping no one would count ……someone beat me to it , 200 smart arse…hahaha.

How many times do we think Skaffie will fall off the track? I think at least 3 times ! Check your fax and email !

missile as much as i hate to say it i think skaife with the help of TK is going to have a better run than GT/RK

yeah i saw that thing on the rock a while ago. yep a nice bit of exposure for him he he he

i actually didnt see it on the bathurst review (i missed that) i saw it on the news here when it was found out around a couple of months ago

Can anyone tell me what’s the go with the HSV GTS-R or whatever it’s called (I personally think it should be called the Chevrolet Shitbox)? Cause i hear all these Holden/HSV/Daewoo cult followers continuously rambling on about it, but I’m yet to find out a date of when it is coming out… Much appreciated if someone could tell me, that way i can dig around and use information I find out about it and use it against all the Holden rejects about how crap their “Supercar” is.

WHOO! Go Lowndes 888

Dont no what they are going on about. The 7.0ltr V8 isnt even here until 2010, and that came straight from the wheels “holden monthly” mag. Theres a better chance of a GTHO getting here before that oversize dinosaure gets here.

Go the blue oval. Sorry couldnt help myself.

This FPV Cobra is good, even though it’s not as powerful as the HSVs, but it still looks better!!!

Has this place been over-run by Ford employees…. 220 posts in one day!

Paul,
nope its called passion. but you wouldnt know about that being a toyota follower.

that aside do you watch the race??

Want to see the results today? See the guy behind Russ? He is the new guy from NZ….18 years old .

RESULTS: Practice One
1 S.Johnson 2:08.0740*
2 R.Kelly 2:08.3987
3 M.Winterbottom 2:08.5477
4 J.Courtney 2:08.5696
5 M.Skaife 2:08.6189
6 G.Murphy 2:08.9266
7 C.Lowndes 2:09.1861
8 R.Ingall 2:09.2811
9 S.VanGisbergen 33 2:09.3636
10 R.Lyons 38 2:09.4962
11 C.McConville 31 2:09.8597
12 S.Owen 6 2:09.8762
13 A.Jones 23 2:09.9472
14 P.Radisich 2:09.9541
15 L.Holdsworth 32 2:09.9576
16 J.Verdnik 2:10.0092
17 M.Halliday 2:10.0612
18 Jason Bright 2:10.1458
19 A.Davison 2:10.2283
20 G.Ritter 2:10.2484
21 S.Ellery 2:10.2703
22 N.Pretty 2:10.2805
23 J.Bowe 2:10.5470
24 S.Ellery 2:10.6941
25 M.Marshall 2:10.7614
26 J.Perkins 2:10.8972
27 W.Luff 2:11.6064
28 J.Bargwanna 2:11.6172
29 C.Murchison 2:12.0485
30 M.Caruso 2:13.8792
DNS Paul Dumbrell

Oh and Andrew your right …We all can’t be heroes.Somebody has to sit on the sides and clap as they go by. Lets all start clapping for FORD !!!!

holdenwoo and toy-mota are over rated

Go Ford u good thing

Hahaha ,the race is on then Andrew .300 or 302 ..Print it ? I am off to Australian Ford Forum and Ford Australian Forum to beat you too that one too !lol Then ill fax it to you.

Steve is looking good ,I thought the same.PAUL Morris could do with dropping a few too,he is such a hopeless wheeler..he or his teams car will go off at LEAST 4 times this weekend if they can last….. Go Ford….

One day I will get to the mountain…hirer a camper van sit on the roof and sip Champagne..Ford flags held high and screaming ………GO RUSSELL…

Yes Paul, i don’t just love Ford!!

pfffttt,the other half has just asked me to put my Bikini on so he can take some shots of the BA he is now selling leaning over the bonnet….why would anyone want to look at a 5.8 blonde with large attributes????????Go figure…. !

You KNOW exactly buddy boy. You used my name in a reply to last tit for tat we had! Smart ass dill wake up to yourself!

Remember your little tit for tat and then putting comment up on behalf of me wanting to be friends…. DROPKICK LOSER WALLY TOYOTA LOVER. Will be good to see how many people you piss off with your self centred stupid thinking like always. Your comments are so stupid most times with your lack of logic and so called reasoning Nurse boy!

You heard it Nurse boy Iam calling you a dill for using my name on this website. You shit stirring little know it all uni smug dweb.

Toyota Paul, are you going to say the funny word “heresay” again?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Make sure you don’t say anything stupid again.

Gee’s there are some wankers on here i thought when I got here might be able a might about the new Cobra’s but most of the stuff on here is childish dribble..
Let me say I own a VYSS but I also own a Mk2 BAGT why do won both because I can appreciate a good car when I see a drive one..
While I like the new Cobra’s and think Ford have done a great job with it I don’t see them as much of an improvement over my GT..
Is it a marketing ploy by Ford sure it is they have to do something to sell some cars with the new model coming Holden did the same thing before the VE came out..
Would I trade my GT for a new Cobra no I wouldn’t I prefer to wait for the Orion and see what Ford does with that..
Same reason why I still own my SS I’m waiting til after motor show and see what HSV comes up with..
I get the best the of both worlds at Bathurst I cant loose whether a Ford or Holden wins I’m happy..
To quote Azza and no I dont want to start a thread war. “More to the point, the FPV Cobra GT, at least it is acutally designed, produced and assembled here in Australia… can’t say that for any Holden/HSV car..”
I think you will find that all Commodres/HSV were designed and are produced and assembled in Aus I’m sure last time I was in Adelaide I drove past the plant making them..

NURSE PAUL… you know we had a post and you used my name in a reply you little dweb as only me and you on post. Mate when you want to grow up, realise there are others other then your thinking and wake up to yourself and stop your attitude then fine – leave it at that! FACT YOU USED MY NAME ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ONE RESPONSE!

Does anybody know if Grant Denyer is driving this year as was talk of his driving commitments interferring with Channel 7 – so assume no show?

There is enough info about the Cobra here. Sorry mrss Jackson if we stepped out of line it’s ok to let your hair out and have cat fight, we are all human I hope…

Dam FORD better win and weekend and Rick “Iam a cheat and got away with it” Kelly hopefully will not start the race with a blown motor!

holdenwoo are using reliable korean daewoo V8′s so Ford should have a chance to win the mountain two years in a row

ME… Rick Kelly will stall in pits on way to start of race and blow the motor.

HOLDEN =
H – Hobbos
O – Old
L – Loose
D – Disaster
E – Excuse of
N – Nothing car

The term Mrss is one I hate,very bogan!

Or sox and sandles

See at Bathurst where it says Mount Panorama, underneath that it says Red vs Blue

Red (Holdenwoo) = bad
Blue (Ford) = good

Has Rick Kelly really got a… speeth problemth!

Yes S.Richards/Winterbottom are looking great!

God yeah this car will be worth more then Orion GT. Will sell like hotcakes

Still gotta say there is not enough differentiation between models as Cobra has similar front to XR. Still good but TOO SAME SAME

Watto, are you sure that J.Courtney and R.Ingall are in the same car at bathurst?

Crap. Forgot about that (SBR) Sorry. This dual sponsors in one team has always hobbled FPR & SBR when it comes to the enduros.

Russ is with Youlden! Wish Ambros would come back for one race at Bathurst!

Any one seen the new FPR colours at Bathurst? The #5 car has Cobra stipes to look like the FPV Cobra.

Yep,looks cool.if you go to the Australian Ford Forum ,click on new posts,scroll down to NEW GT and on page 9 post 208 there is the pic.

They should be having the Super Roo stickers On the Orion GT maybe along the stripes between the front end and the front Wheel.

Super roo will be back on orion im told…..

Was supposed to be on the 40th ann model but they decided to hold it….

I’m 290, some one make 10 comments and your 200 about the FPV COBRA!!

I have requested 45 to match my current XC Cobra

No, they don’t taste like s***, they are s***!!

Not Me any.

I don’t give a F*** about getting 300, c’mon hurry!!

Only 2 more to 300

Did i make it?

Hey Cobra 302 now the race is for 302 as well…..lol

Cobra 045 we requested 9 ,its Russells number .Who got the number 1 car you think ?

I know your watching Andrew,think your going to sneak up on me ha!

yep you got 300 I got 302,nanananana Andrew lol

Me got 300, I got 301,Bavarian Missile got 302 and I once again miss out and get 303. Who will be the first 2 320. I want my name on as I lost both times here. Oh well, race us to 320!!! RACE ON!!!

Here you go Cobra 302 http://www.fordaustraliaforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26716&page=2

I can’t wate for 1:00pm, thats when V8 supercars come on 7 today.

Thanks Bavarian Missile, but im still gonna have to bet u 2 320! you can have 319 or 321

Always new he was a doe eyed, fudge pucking donut puncher!!! Although I have nothing against them, I just hate that fag Rick Kelly. And yes i think we will bet that other FORD post, the ford post are 1st and 2nd for most comments, Maybe we will see this happen on Sunday aswell! I hope so. Bring it home boys!!!

He was married to Tander but he left him and went with Skafie LOL.

I’m amazed Kelly’s and Pretty made it there in their HX clunker. I remember about 15 years ago when my mates and I were buying our first cars. I got a TD Cortina for $1000, top car.

Mate bought an HX Kingswood for $1900. Starter motor kept crapping itself, and at the traffic lights, half the time the gear linkages would lock up. Very embarrassing having to jump out and get under the bonnet nearly every set of lights with people honking behind us.

Needless to say, we usually took my car when we had to go somewhere.

Wouldn’t surprise me if pRick swings the other way. Did you’s see those really, REALLY gay hats they were all wearing??

Hey missile. Did you get the wallpapers and video of Ingall’s “Battle of the Files”?

Oh well, have to wait for some other top number 2 come around. I wa 319 and 321. What a way to eat my own words (you can have 319 or 321) on the post to Bavarian Missile.

Missile, are you the 1 that posted the pics of the Number 5 FPR car, because that car looks fully sick mate, and if so you have a good taste in cars!!(Ba XR8 up in profile picture)

Hey Watto Cobra Seen the add but not the wallpaper and stuff,my office is a shrine to Russell,cardboard cut out, signed posters and pictures,his front guard signed by the team in SBR {same guard that shunted Skaife off in 2004} also numerous signed T shirts he has signed for me when wearing,doesn’t have a problem signing females chests,funny that ….wouldn’t have Kelly touch me ….yuk!

My wallpaper is a BMW …….had Russell all last year .

Wow Mrss, are you really that stupid? I’m pretty sure that the Commodore is designed and produced in other parts of the world… *coughs* Korea!

The Commy is only assembled here, ie. the Adelaide plant you drove past. Until 2010 all Ford supporters have the right to claim that the Falcon and Territory are Australian… cause they are. Nothing gives Holden or it’s supporters that right!

Go get the latest Motor,it has the Cobra in it!

You have THE guard that knocked Skaife of at Eastern Creek? (After Skaife tried to shove him off the road)
Awesome!

Does it have a bit of red paint on it, hahaha ? How’d you score that?

Who’s wearing a bikini? Got any pics of that for this site …

Hey 280zx, look out!!! you never know what can happen.

I have to go to work now so I won’t see todays telecast, that SUX. But two weeks holiday starts in 10 hours. I might need it to recover if Lowndes goes back-to-back. Cheers.

The race is on. Go and watch the qualifing and see if it has the cobra there. What did MOTOR say about the Cobra GT?Answer that question after the coverage. Go watch bathurst, that an order!!!

You never know its all about marketing i mean how many car mag’s out there dont have at least one bikini shot?? You want the car to get noticed? Now i know you dont think its that interesting but your not buying the car are you heheee

Channel Seven is having a crap day, the piture flashes (can give you a segure) and even had a crap ad break.

Cobra045,

good luck with the number request. I’ve got BA GT number 351 (believe it or not, no one reserved that number!) so I wish you luck with your allocation.

I’ve been thinking about one of these Cobra GT’s for a while, but can’t quite justify it for the sake of a matching pair in the garage.

It’s uber V8 for me next time around anyhow.

Ready set… go to 351

Hey Cobra 045,I think it to is confirmed this arvo.

280 ZX , I know but only the tacky mags have chicks in them don’t you think ? The Car is Bright Orange one would think that would stand out enough without me hanging over the bonnet. lol

HAHAHA …Me, not sitting on it leaning over it , not allowed to lean ON our cars unless your naked! We don;t want to scratch it.

Skaif is on the track thats why I am here, were qualifing for the top 10.

Winterass was fastest, go him for the top ten shootout!!

Saw the VE ute ad, looks like s—, makes people think Holdenwoo invented the Ute.
I’d love to buy a 30s Ford ute if I found one for sale.

Yer I don’t mind the add,but whats the go with these young workmen in UTES these days nothing in the back but towing a trailer with the tools in it? Thats is crap,give me a hot tanned muscled guy in a 30 year old ute any day than this bunch of pretty boys we now get !

Ok ,my blood is boiling over this idiots remarks on the post from the Daily Telegraph regarding beer at Bathurst and the Police taking a WATER CANNON to hose down the hoons. 750 Police have blanketed Bathurst this year,double from last year.

What the………even after last years efforts at the great race the Police only arrested 20 people at the Race in a crowd of 100,000 ,what amount did they arrest at the GF last week ,did they get a WATER CANNON? Just cause the Police didn’t get to use it at APEC doesn’t mean they can tow it around trying too now.

Read what this brown Prius owner said on the post.

Quote “Anyone who is silly enough to spend day after day watching the same cars lap a circuit, really doesn’t need extra alcohol to make them even sillier. I would go further and place a TOTAL ban on alcohol at Bathurst. In addition, we should be handing out vasectomy brochures to all these imbeciles attending the races, in the hope that a few of them won’t breed. More dumb rednecks in Australia – we don’t need.”end quote!

I love the fact that he thinks only blokes go for a start,how many families attend the V8 Supercar Races?? Thousands……….The guy is totally ignorant!

Last time there was a riot there was in 1985 and it was bikies ,apparently,good to see the boys in blue are fast to address the issue from being a regular occurrence>

What is the new thing though…1 case per person? Surely 1 case for a day is enough!!! But yeah the water cannon thing, obviously that was a waste of taxpayers money, its useless until there is another riot in 20 years.

Hang on, the water cannon truck looks good in all the black shiney paint and it is powered by a FORD money well spent for future arguments should they only occur in the streets where it belongs not at Bathurst, but as we all know the world is populating with D***heads not rednecks quoted by that idiot in the telegraph paper. The free world is becoming less democratic and this only takes a couple minority groups to pull the feathers off some vulnerable chickens like us…

What the… Freeworld is becoming less and less as the bigger the population the more rules and enfocing them will become. Want to fix the problem then reduce people having kids willy nilly worldwide (population control)!

wow i left this for a day and the comments have gone BOOM

i havent read them all yet but just a couple of things

i have heard it is 1 carton per person per day. anyone who plans do down more than 4 cartons in 4 days need not waste their money on such an expensive camp site. if the only interest they have is drinking they wont remember what the hell happened.
hell dont get me wrong i love a drink as much as the next person but i couldnt believe that people were planning to down more than a carton a day.

Missile,
if you think about the stripes they will actually appear to go all the way down the front. once the number plate is on they will vanish behind the plate. it will look a lot more finished when the plates are on

Hey Andrew ,did you get my 302 fax…….hehehehe

2 weeks holiday start now, yeehaah. Did Skaife catch his snozz in the slipstream and crash?

Oh yeah will watching all Saturday and Sundays footage. So Youlden won race 1 of Fujistsu series. Not surprised, and I think I mentioned earlier he’s an ideal co-driver if you can’t have both lead drivers in the one car.

Winterbottom must be quick early, which is great that he’s teamed with Richo now.

Glad I didn’t miss seeing the Cobra doing a lap. Do you think there will be two of them replicating the 1-2 finish?

Youlden and ingall have quite a history racing together which is sure to help.
also the courtney car (other SBR car) also has a good part time driver in Besnard who should be more than at home as he used to race full time in a SBR car.

i reckon richards/winterbottom will be hard to beat though especially after their great performance yesterday.

tander should go alright but unfortunately he will be let down by his co driver RK. tander seems to get a lot more out of the car than RK.

lowndes can drive anything in any condition (and whincup is nearly as good) so if they are there at the end you can count on lowndes to drive the wheels off it just when all the cars are wearing.

the always overlooked #17 DJR car will yet again be competitive and if there at the end will easily be strong inside the top 5. the #17 has been quite strong up front of the time sheets placing first,second and forth in the frist 3 sessions.
GO DJR!!!!!
it would be great to see a team win that isnt part of a big commercial team. that is for eg SBR and DJR. both of these teams actually have quite a good chance.

hey missile how come the #18 alex davison was excluded i missed that???

missile, i have read#1 #2 and #302 are not released and are to be kept as dealer incentives

Car 1 2 and 302 mmm interesting,I know previously with the 40th anniversary car the number 1 car was dealer incentive car but didn’t know that 2 and 302 would be also,where did you read that?

What do you think about Ford just using the 302 kw upgrade as a marketing ploy! I think they have made too many upgrades
to the previous 290 kws to be just getting 12 kws more .

DJR has a website (Jim Beam) and you have it say your age before you can get into it. Maybe to stop little kids from watching binge drinking or something.

Thanks again Me found out why Alex times were wiped.Here is what he said on the site,bad luck mate Russell did the same thing too once from memory

“A disappointed Davison stated, “13th place would have been a great start for us but I made a mistake coming into pit lane and missed the weighing scales at pit entry; unfortunately this resulted in my fastest time being excluded from the session. I was held up in traffic earlier while I was on a flying lap and there was a problem with the car this morning but hopefully now all the problems are behind us. We’ll prepare the car as best we can for the race now and the practice tomorrow can be utilised to fine tune everything.

Checked my mail nothing yet…….

Jim seems like a nice guy,Alex knows how to adjust the brakes in a Porsche? Motor in the boot ,very funny….

Lucky you going to F1 , I have never seen it up close.

dont worry about going unless you are a corporate member. you cant see anything or go anywhere around the track.
F1′s seem to be a snobby sport. i was very disappointed at what you cant see.
in my disgust i went past the porsche tents which are in the middle of no mans land (poor guys never get facilities)
that really made it worth it for me getting a shirt signed.

while i was there todd Kelly walked right past me and then came back to talk to Jim aswell.
i think he was walking the crowd (in his HRT Gear mind you) trying to get some recognition he he he.
i let him walk right past me. oh i was wearing my DJR shirt so he would have known i would have known who he was but i looked straight through him.
ah but in fairness i must say Todd seems to be the much more down to earth one in the HRT/HSV teams

I would just like to go to F1 to see the hear the cars of and get close up to Mark Webber ,don’t think that would ever happen though!

Agree Todd seems much nicer,maybe cause he doesn’t sook like his brother. Ricks problem has been when ever he has stuffed up he never takes responsibility for his actions.I saw Rick once here too at the races walking through the pits no one walked up to him then either ,I don’t think even the Holden fans like him,when ever I see Russell in the pits he has a crowd around him and nothing is too much trouble for him to sign.

Hey Lounge Lizard hope you have a big telly…….take the phone of the hook too!

Send the email again or check it left…..still nothing!

Yep got it…….

OH NO……….dont tell me anymore it just started here…..

FORD #1 on pole – you little beauty!

YES AND IM POSTING #400

Waw ,, Powerful !

Cobra 045,do you have a mate with a green XR6 Turbo with a GT wing on it ? I was talking to him this morning at the local supermarket, he says he has a mate that has a XC Cobra that has just ordered a BF Cobra and has matched up the numbers, you I am thinking……?

I was talking to him about his wing and how he got it,cause you cant order an original from Ford unless you have a GT !

rocks didnt sell so i guess ill do my own dirty work hey?

yeah that was me with the remote roo’s alright!!! i put a rock in their pouch but the “throw rock” button didnt work GGRRRRRR its ok ill fix it tonight

yeah tander only calling it fluff?????? he would have been jumping off the ceiling if he was fastest. i think he ran out of things to blame so he went with the “i didnt really want it anyway” line

So that official that said he got the joey,it was a rock!!Reload Andrew too!hahaha

Tander must have been hanging out with Crash for too long,he too has become a big girl!

I enjoyed the Performance Car Series too, not sure I would have a Pink M3 though , sounded great!!

I have to go to be early got to get up at 5.00 am,god it sucks being in the West sometimes!

NEWSFLASH…. irrespective whether you are red or blue, get to the TV and enjoy it too! Should expect nobody to be on here after 10am????? If you do you are missing an amazing race steeped in some 45yr history!!!!

The Cobras looked great…….

Sold the BA today,first add first guy……….Sad !

Got about 35mins to go?

Canto in the wall,pace car out,Todd in for pit stop,Skafie in
but they will be a long way back when they re-enter…….oh poor Skaife…Richards now the leader….

Mines bigger than yours……..168cm

Poor old number 1 car in again …boohoo

I love the fact the Jamie could be our championship leader out of this if Tander and Kelly don’t finish in the top 15…yeeehaaa

WOO HOO ITS RAINING!!!!!!Brighty could win this,oh look Morris is off…that’s unusual ………not.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEAH BABY…
1. Ford
2. Ford
3. Ford
You f…ing beauty mate!
Could of been miles better when few Fords got wiped out some 15laps before end with the cold tyres on one car, etc when up top some 4 cars skated off.

HOLDEN =
H = hoodoo to win last 2yrs
O = Old heaps
L = Losers last 2yrs
D = Dills drive them as last 2yrs havent won
E = Enough tears shed as havent won last 2yrs
N = Never hope without bending the rules to close gap (this has happened before)!

Two things better then that:
1. 7 out of 10 cars to finish over the line were Falcons
2. Mark ‘huge nose’ Skaife = DNF (keep the dream alive Mark as Iam sure you will be outspoken again about Ford domination!). Face it you are a LOSER!

Gotta hurt Holdenwoo WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH HOOOOOOOOOOO!

Looking at rulebook with an endless supply of tissues that never run out!

Enjoy Holdenwoo – you would cry in your empty schooner glasses losing Craig Lowndes!

Holdenwoo, lucky Grant Denyer not there as he might of chipped in for 4th!

Murph, Rick ‘Wuss’ Kelly, Bignose – gee it must hurt right to the core!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Better than that again Jamie and Craig now at the top of the championship ………..quiet night here tonight from the Commy drivers I think…….Skaffie came off ………hahaha

But so did Russell…….grrrrrrrr. As he said he had nothing to lose

To top it all off… in Drivers Championship with 4rounds to go, 6Fords and 4Holdenwoos.

Iam a Ford Fan, I have the guts to say I like the new Commodore ute over Falcon as Ford fans realistic and not stuck up one model supporters that bag all with BS!

And Ford first in the championship now.

Me read your email and my post early today!!!!What you think!

Missile, nope nothing!

Ha,Ha Holdrolet fans!! Explain that Anton.V. Looks like Ford is not that bad after all, hey!!

hay dont forget that the l in holden stands for the losers that buy the heaps of crap wahooooooooooo we won 1st 2nd 3rd ohh and in the dust holden 4th so much for the billion doller lemon

Can we count the Phoons that are upgraded to send to the UK in that equation!

Bavarian Missile – Thought you’d be interested….
I just read on http://www.edmunds.com; an article that BMW is going to expand the 3 series range by producing an M3 Sedan – “The V8 Supercar for the enthusiast with friends”.
The thing is however; it doesnt state if its a US only project or expected to go worldwide.

But I guess todays is Fords………

Do the UK and US get UTEs? Though ,I though the UTE is an Australian market …….Yanks do TRUCKS /pickups dont they.

What did we all think of the new Cobra!!!!!!!!!

Me check again Alborz sent me somthing from Nik and was sent to you too…try again or ask Alborz to send it again.I am not sure if I should post his email up sorry!

Kolone Klink.. You seem to forgeet that the V8 Supecars are no longer a “production car” series more like a “silouhette” series.. where the only thing on the Holden race cars that resembles the bigger better more advanced road going production cars is – the body.

Everything else on the cars such as the engines, gearboxes, suspension etc are specially designed and engineered for racing
They are also virtually the same as what was under the VT-VZs as a result of the Blueprint program. Which is why a V8 supercar costs around $500k not $50K like the SS – The SS doesn’t have a full rollcage for a start.

And it will be the same next year with the New Falcon

Hey did you see when the drivers were sitting in the UTEs and Skaffie came up to Crash Bandicoot they were in a heavy discussion,whats the bet it was “DONT YOU RUN IN THE BACK OF ME”lol Maybe thats why Tander didn’t start cause he would have,seems there is a little love lost between those two,Skaiffe didn’t even look Tander. Also what about Tander after saying he wouldn’t be in the same car as Crash again! He cant be that ignorant and power crazy to think he alone can only get Bathurst finished,unlucky from last year too,but hey thats racing!

HEHGRHGAHA BURN POOP :d

I agree Todays day is Fords Day.. Congratulations.

In the US the Ute wll be “officially” referred to by GM as a Pick-Up.. because they will have subtle changes made to them – to suit US regulations etc.
Which means Aussies will continue to hold/break the world record at the Deni Ute Muster

Wheelnut,
I bet you get happy when Holden wins a V8 Supercar race.

Anything yet ME in your mail ???????

also Wheelnut, you seem like you saying to us not to be happy about Fords 1-2-3 today because they are not the same as road cars. Thats correct.
Holden fans go on happy about If a car with a Commodore body wins a race so Ford fans should too if a car with a Falcon body wins a race.

Thats WALKING STICK…………hehehe,sorry Wheelnut let us bath in Fords success ,Holden fans have been bragging all year that their winning the championship rararara,now we have won Bathurst 1 2 3 and are ahead in the Championship!

Ooooh, FPV anti-spam word. Had to keep typing.

Until the light rain came, I really think Ford would have cleaned up the top 6 spots. The funniest thing to me (even though I know road cars have nothing to do with them) the BILLION DOLLAR BOMB VE from HOLDENWOO has not won Bathurst yet. Great send off for the fantastic BF.

In fact BILLION DOLLAR BOMB VE from HOLDENWOO wouldn’t have won a championship either if it wasn’t for that cheating little pRick. KARMA! you little dickwad.

Third time lucky……….This was Russells first DNF ever at Bathurst.

Sorry Holden fans but I have to post this.

2007 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Championship Standings following Round 10 of 14
1 Jamie Whincup – 461 points
2 Craig Lowndes – 445
3 Rick Kelly – 443
4 Garth Tander – 434
5 Todd Kelly – 324
=6 Mark Skaife – 273
7 Steven Richards – 262
8 Mark Winterbottom – 258
9 Will Davison – 245
10 James Courtney – 228
11 Russell Ingall – 214
12 Steven Johnson – 207
13 Greg Murphy – 176
14 Lee Holdsworth – 167
15 Jason Richards – 153
16 Steve Owen – 99
17 Paul Radisich – 96
18 Max Wilson – 87
19 Dean Canto – 73
20 Jason Bargwanna – 67
=21 Owen Kelly – 63
=21 Richard Lyons – 63
=21 Allan Simonsen – 63
=24 Paul Morris – 60
=24 David Besnard – 60
26 Paul Dumbrell – 59
27 Jason Bright – 55
28 Tony D’Alberto – 54
29 Paul Weel – 51
=30 Craig Baird – 45
=30 Nathan Pretty – 45
32 Matt Halliday – 42
33 John Bowe – 41
34 Luke Youlden – 33
=35 Glenn Seton – 30
=35 Alex Davison – 30
=35 Andrew Thompson – 30
=38 Greg Ritter – 27
=38 Cameron McLean – 27
40 Jonathon Webb – 24
41 Andrew Jones – 19
=42 Cameron McConville – 16
=42 Shane Price – 16
43 Fabian Coulthard – 14
44 Tony Longhurst – 12
45 Simon Wills – 8
=46 Jack Perkins – 6
=46 Chris Pither – 6
=48 Shane Van Gisbergen – 4
=48 Alan Gurr – 4

Nik was verry unlucky because he was trying to prove an F-series owner wrong.

I hope the Ford 1,2,3 party never ends…

There is nothing I can do, but it might end soon anyway!! Can’t wate for the Orion next year!!

Yeah agree with the hideous Daewoo lights stuck on the new Maloo. It is not every DAE you see A HoldenWOO with a rear bizarre light scheme on the back.

Yeah agree hanging out for the Orion to be released. The BA whilst old has sold good and taken fight up to Commodore with less model differentiation and smaller range then HoldenWOO. Watto Cobra, mate tell your friends that the Commodore looks silly with huuuuuuuuuuuge wheel arch flares that is overkill.

HAHAHAHA,really ME, you have an F-Truck ! Thats a classic ! Not to mention my other half owns a GT…… from Australia.Not going to win that argument either.

Oh and I a have an M3 ,he was not going to win …what you think he drove? A Prius!

Oh, I can’t see how that’s a classic.

FORD WINS BATHURST 1 – 2 – 3 Lowndes is a legend.

Does Owning a V8 FAIRMONT, A SS COMMODORE AND A 7 SERIES BMW Make me a confused individual?, I watched bathurst today Going for both camps, as long as Skaife Didnt win. Lowndes did it, I met him as a young bloke in Yarrambat VIC about 15 years ago while he was in Formula ford or something. He was in his apprentiship as a motor mechanic at the local garage. Those were the days. Well Done Craig. Way To Go.

The Media is run by Holdenwoo fans, Ford’s win yesterday is almost gone on the news, But they still on about Australia’s lose on the poms in rugby union before Yesterday.

How good was it to see the fords do a 1,2,3.

Amazing how all the holden fans go quiet when it happens… and now ford is 1 and 2 in the championship!!!

Hey Cobra 045,wow just a coincidence then! You a member of the Tickford club or GT Club ! Other half is going to drive his Cobra from Melbourne so he has it here in time for the ALL FORD DAY!

Nope none would charge at R/R/P.

Cobra’s going around Bathurst looked bloody great. But why did Channel 7 stick an ad break in the middle of it, then cut away before they reached the finish, then almost go straight to another ad break??? Biased?

Well done all Ford Teams !!!! I think the 3796 Holdenwoo ads during the 3 days telecast means nothing next to all Ford blue-wash podium.

Don’t see the point of Holden advertising during Bathurst anyway. The VAST majority of people watching Bathurst already have their foot solidly in one camp or the other.

Hey Cobra045 what did you pay for yours on the road here!

We just had the dealer from last week who said they wanted $80,000 plus , and not including on road costs ring us. Their cars they said are selling for over $90,000 including ,had much pleasure in saying bought one in Vic for $70,000 including on road costs. If you know anyone who is still looking and wants one there was some still available last week at R/R/P .

Hey Watto I know was annoying to cross to an add hey, waited all morning to see it too!

Ok who is going to take out number 500 on this post?

Yer 500…………I got it

You wont belive it there is a Cobra for sale now on EBAY..STARTING price is $80.000 or buy it now for $120,000

I got my requested number.. Paid 70k on the road

and mine will be on the truck to Perth this friday hopefully in time fo rthe all ford day to park up next to the XC!!

Ah you didn’t answer,are you in a club?

No , but I have been to 4 GT club meeting with a mate who is a member, so I am in the process of joining the GT club as we speak. I have taken both my XC Cobra and 40th annivers GT to GT meetings in the past. I think there was a meeting yesterday but I didnt go..

You?

Nope didn’t go ,was glued to the lounge! Make sure your a member by the All Ford day so you can display with us.

Lucky boy……Indy

I may have met you at one of the previous meetings??

yes thats him.. I know Ian very well as well. I went to school with his oldest son.. Do you remember the 4th annivers GT that was there 2 meetings ago?? that was mine..

gee people,
we got to stop posting it takes for ever to catch up on here. its going at a rate of over 100 posts a day!!!!

AAAhhhhhhhhh how good was the end?????
gee i was throwing stuff with excitement when #17 put that move on lowndes though. pity it couldnt stick. that is a good strong sign from DJR!!!!
you see that dick had to leave for a bit because he couldnt bare it. Jill (Mrs Johnson) also had to cover here eyes. it was win win either way but i would have loved to see tears from dick.
so great to see that a genuine team with genuine heritage can still muscle it with the big commercial teams.
i think that effort from DJR is worthy of me taking a trip down the road to the DJR workshop.

oh and great to see that the part timers in the #18 came in at 8th.
same can be said for 888 where the part timers came in at 5th.

very interesting at the end where brighty nearly pulled all of their pants down and spanked them. would have been interesting if he played a risk and threw wets on because for about 8 laps or so it really paid for ritter.

oh i forgot to mention in relation to people that said earlier that they could have boosted power to at least match HSV’s 307kw,
well they probably have beat 307kw in reality. dont forget that the GTS demands PREMIUM unleaded whereas the performance figures on the cobra are using regular.

there is easily 5kw gain if you just run on premium. holden proved that with the gen111 upgrade where it was originally 240kw then they upgraded it to 245kw and the only thing that changed was you had to run it on premium

so over 302 kw id say you would gain 5kw+ if you ran the good stuff

Hey Bavarian, every name I have ends with 007.

I need to see photos of my car and cannot believe FPV website doesnt have them!

And yes, my uncle still owns an original Cobra and be is bleeding that I will have one twice as hard.

So you saw it in person? Do you like it?

I think they could have at least altered the shape a little bit.

Hey Cobra 007,saw the pics on telly,I thought FPV did have them! We printed out the brochure from it yesterday!

Guys,

I have looked on the FPV website but its only showing photos of the exterior…

Im not really a PC gun so if there is interior photos, could you send me the link or tell me how to get in.

Thanks.

Me -

I am not saying that Ford fans shouldn’t enjoy the Ford win, not at all. To win Bathurst is definitely an achievement; as is completing the trifecta; and to win the Sandown/Bathurst double even more so.

Even though I have my preferred team; as most fans do.. I wasn’t disappointed to see Ford win yesterday because without doubt; Lowndes drove the more tactical race and was definitely in the better/faster car and therefore; deserved the win.

Which is why I was the first [if not the only Holden fan on this site] to congratualte Ford on their win.

Oh, Ford Anti-Spam, gotta say something!!

In the Redlands Times Local newspaper, they seem like you should go for Paul Morris In the sports report because they sponsord by a wine place at Mt Cotton in the Redlands near where I live. Sirromit or something.

yeah ME dont forget he has that driver training facility at MT Cotton too. I have good friends over at redland bay and ive been right through that area

I HAVE MY SS COMMODORE FROM MELBOURNE AND IVE HAD IT OVER IN WA FOR 12 MONTHS, WHAT I DID IS I HAVE REGISTERED IT INTO MY MOTHERS NAME IN MELBOURNE. COS ITS BEEN MODIFIED IT WOULD BE TOO HARD TO PASS IT THROUGH THE PITS, HAVENT HAD A PROBLEM, THEN AGAIN I DONT DRAW ANY ATTENTION TO MYSELF.

Forgot to add it seems the cobra is not making the 302kw on 95ron fuel, I just read on the FPV website that the Cobra has been optimised to run on 98 RON premium unleaded petrol.

Klink I think what you’re talking about is something I read recently on FordAustraliaForums.

It isn’t Holden but some bloke who knew Brock, and bought the “HDT” name and is gonna flog Brock HDT Commy’s.

Go to FordAustraliaForums and under “General Automotive Duscussion” you’ll find the heading “HDT VE commodores (Brock’s hero cars to roar again).”

I think it’s just a stripes package mostly, which would be pretty funny considering Holden fan boys slagging off FPV.

Yep Watto I read the same thing.Bit tacky I thought!

You’ve seen the CGIs/pics/whatever on FAF? Yeah look tacky to me. FPV have gotten good at doing stripes, but I dunno about HDT if that’s what they’ll look like.

WOW ,bugger the Cobra I want one in my car ! Where do you get it from? I would never get out of my car though.

Haven’t seen the Brock …………..arghhhhhhhh have now though. Wrong wrong wrong…..it has to be something totaly different,it looks like a VK /VH but morphed into a VE YUK!

I guess both is tacky hey!

Cheers Watto

Bavarian
cars are now both booked in for the all ford day.. hope the new one gets here in time!!! I will be in the GT club area.. How was the gym??

Oh forgot to ask ,you order plates for it?

Hey Watto your not wrong my eldest is into all that stuff in his cars!

no I havent ordered plates yet.. have you?? what did you order?

Yep. Know what a Levin is only from playing lots of Gran Turismo 4.

Shame about how much they sting young people for insurance. Justified some some cases, but not all.

It’s official, TeamBOC is switching to the DARK SIDE. While I am disappointed to lose a Ford team, and wish Bradley and the team had a DECENT bathurst for once, it won’t be much of a loss.

As much as I hate to say it, BJR has been one of the bottom Ford teams for years, and I seriously doubt switching to Holden will improve their results.

I’m not “shocked” per se, I started reading whispers of this days ago. But like I said, I am disappointed.

The article on 7news showed a BOC car on fire (at Bathurst), a car ripped to bits for repair, but failed to mention that BJR have always had, at best, average results, and also failed to mention Ford 1-2-3 at Bathurst only a few days ago. Are their memory’s that short?

Ok yet another W.A Ford dealer today trying to sell us a Cobra..thats 2 in two days.Originally one had said they were auctioning theirs another had said $80,000. plus and another $4000 over R/R/P all have since come back and said we have a car for you if you want ! To late ,W.A dealers that have still got them its because you have been greedy serve your self right ,I can’t say enough good stuff about Etheridge Ford in Melbourne they have been briliant ,plus if your been told your too late still contact Etheridge Ford in Melbourne he still has some.Thanks also to Cory in Brisbane whom also was selling them at R/R/P he had some too still,went Melbourne cause closer!

Hope your listening FPV you need to address these greedy dealers in the WEST.

Our car is now getting delivered this Friday to our dealer so I guess we will have to pick it up Monday ,car BRA ready to go………we estimate 3 days between the 2 of us driving. So next Thursday it should be in the drive,I would say the first in W.A too.hehehe Will be run in by then I guess!!!!!!

at The Ford show room at the Brisbane “EKKA” this year, the sales persons did not know anything about the Falcons and keeping you to the Focus insted.

New update,car is being delivered earlier that expected now,can pick it Friday next week!!!!!!!!!I reckon we will pass the TOLL truck going back to the West with dealers stock

Hey Cobra045 hope your car gets put on a good spot on the truck ,I wonder if you can ring Toll in advance let them know your number and get them to look after it for you. I think behind the cabin is the best spot as its partly enclosed .

Verry crap about the sales woman not wanting you to like the Falcons.
Then over at the Holdenwoo show they pushed on about the HSV Clubsport, GTS and Statesman.

So its all because of bad sales people pushing you to Focus thats been bad For Falcon, they need to watch what they say!

its deff. not a bad looking car, not my fav. but deff. not bad at all. so what part of the world are these lovely’s coming to, where do all of you live? would deff. like to see one of these babies where i live.

KrissyKat, Sold in Australia and New Zealand. Next year maybe exported to other places.

there is nothing wrong with a Focus.. I have had a BA XR8, GT and 2 Cobra’s now and they are great cars.. but I work in the city so I recently traded my BA ute in, as it was just too big to park and was a little thirsty in peak hour traffic. I am a falcon guy through and through, but I now use a Focus XR5 turbo as my daily get around and i will tell you that it is quite big inside, and drives like a dream, is relatively good on juice, and makes a standard WRX look a little slow!!

I ordered mine 3 months ago and only broke the news last week!!!

do you have an old Cobra or another GT? or is this the first

Had an XC falcon 8 years ago…. before it was stolen.

This will be my first Cobra.

As for the missus….. she will be rewarded for putting up with my car hobby…. I may just follow your lead Bavarian, and go with some bling.

Hey Bavarian… so there a still Cobra’s available? My Dad is extremely jealous, and want’s to get on board. I’m guessing your dealer will have sold out by now.

its offical all the new Cobra are Sold Out!!! it took 2 days!!!!

great sales boost for FPV!!!!

Not according to our dealer!

there is one ute left at my dealer.. and a number of dealers still have Cobra’s in Perth butu they are asking a 15K premium on RRP

I wonder how many other XC Cobra owners will have matching build numbers like i have managed to get!!

Blue Veinn.. I emailed you info

Hey Alborz I guess you left for Sydney Show tomorrow ?

Have fun!

u there bavarian?

why whats on tonight??

a mate has a 1 year old M5.. he just lost his license due to having no demerit points left!! A few of my friends will undoubtedly be there.. they always buy beemers and go to all the BMW releases and golf days etc

Just finished about to go and jump in the shower thought I would check here first and hubby has changed my screen saver to PAUL Morris GGRRRRRRR,oh and there is 40th Anv GT in Melbourne for $1250,000………….wow! Going now.

To cobra045 I have bought a cobra in Adelaide and am getting it put on the train to darwin. It is with Toll. Fully insured and enclosed. You should ask Toll to put it on the train if you can.

600? hey

Hey ME congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!600..

Cobra007. I ordered an auto cobra at the end of April when I was told that the 40th GT was sold out. Have been told that autos will be delivered Nov-Dec and manuals Jan-Feb.

only approx half the cobras are made.. and are delivered in october.. the rest are delivered in nov/dec and apparently a s,all numner will be jan 08 plate.

Cobra045
My dad had a XC Cobra when I was a kid and sold it before I had a chance to buy it off him when I got older. I have not seen one on the road for years. Do you get yours out often?

Is there one at the show? It hasn’t even been a week since unveiling at Bathurst so you would have to think so.

Oh looks like it wont be delivered tomorrow now,no cars will be delivered anywhere till they fix the stripe problem! You listening Cobra 045……..production has stopped till they fix it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently when they went to wash 3 of them with a high presure hose the stripes started to peel, like who washes their pride and joy with a high pressure washer?

Na I cant even find an Enforcer for sale.

$125.000 it creates a real nightmare when you try to insure these things and the price is going up monthly!

Hahaha,had to laugh guys on the Forum their talking about where the V8 SUPERCAR drivers next year…one guy said Skaiffes off to driver training….I just creased..so funny.

I am glad Ford have addressed this before letting it out!

I am hoping for inside pics soon!

ALBORZ will he is just teasing………….

Bavarian..

Sorry I didnt reply sooner, but I left early yesterday to play in a corp golf day.. 4 more of those to go before xmas!! its the same this time of year every year!!

Hey Andrew I have sent a link via email check it!

Golf?????Gee Cobra045 you work hard! Now your off to Indy tomorrow! Have fun!

You going too Andrew ,ME and Adam ?

Yep I was told the dealership was selling at recommended,I guess our salesman had no control what the dealership did in the end. I guess though you still have a bargain! Here in the West there asking $80,000! We purchased ours at $65,000. Etheridge did the right thing too us! I think other dealers just got too greedy and once they realized Etheridge were selling at R/R/P other dealers tried to purchase their cars.
Be glad you have one,must be a good investment.

Bavarian Missile i dont know how to send through email link

Check your email!!!!!!!

Hey Andrew did you get the link I sent with the under bonnet shot of the Cobra ? One of the guys on the Forum said that it was unreal how much interest the Cobra has on the FPV stand ,the media though the Cobra a little hohum manly due to the leak previous by motor ,but it seems the general public love it,guess thats what counts!

FYI Mrss Quote you said “Forgot to add it seems the cobra is not making the 302kw on 95ron fuel, I just read on the FPV website that the Cobra has been optimised to run on 98 RON premium unleaded petrol.

Reply In actual fact the Cobra made 302 on 95ron when tested,but FPV recomend you use 98 ,thought I would clear that up!

So wheres my pics?????MMMMMMMM

Current 302kw application still hasn’t got knock sensors so I wouldn’t recommend anything less than 98. Pffft…302 I think you know already Andrew that its just a marketing ploy,,who could accurately build to the number you require to market at,I belive if you engine dynoed it would have more than 302 from the changes made. Running on the good stuff I would think a few more kws gained as well

The Cobra on ebay is up to $77,000 still along way from $109,000 buy it now price! Love the cost of postage $800……hahaha how would go getting that out of the mail box you reckon?

Yeah I know, it is rare to get these posts so quick on 1 topic. Sell the shirt off your back and just get one…but it aint no ordinary car but the Ford Cobra. Have a look at Toyota and Holden; they are less posts and more days to get them!

KFC, that’s right about the comments about Ford and also look at the amount of comments on “New 2008 Ford Falcon Orion CGIs”

I wonder what the record is of the most amount of comment on a news blog site?

FACTS ON FORD; AND TOYOTA AND HOLDEN ARE JUST OPPOSITE AND BORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mate think he might of been some gaybo Toyota bulletproof on reliability dreamer

Hey KFC, you made your name shorter, but I made my name longer!!

Only been on here a coupla weeks. Starting to feel like I know some characters like Woz, KFC, Bav Missile, Andrew.M, etc. What was your name Going Ford, Is The Going Thing (hearkens back to the old ads, sweet) ???

Spam word “Falcon”, good as.

Missile, tell your hubby I’m bloody jealous of his new toy.

Ahhh Me. I have agreed with practically all of your points and arguments. I missed your name when I mentioned the others. Congrats on new one, infinitely more memorable.

Woohoo 651

Jeez, this Cobra looks pretty awesome! I like it! I like it!

But, is it just me or does this seem like a weak attempt, kind of like the 40th Anniversary GT-R Spec? Seriously, an extra 10kws? Jeez, you get that from an new exhaust and air filter change!

Ask a young guy, under 30 or so, why he likes STIs, Skylines, supras, etc and the answer you will usually get is because these cars are “exhilarating” and look awesome. Don’t get me wrong, I am a Ford and V8 fan, but jump in a REX or a STI, dial up 6000 revs and pop the clutch. The sheer propulsion is hilarious. The bloody entire dash board practically comes off! This is what our Fords need. Sheer muscle! not an extra 10kw.

I want to feel the power and the hairs on my neck when a replica/Genuine XR/XT/XW/XY/XA thunders past. Christ I love the sounds of those things either at Idle or cruise or powering up the road.

Hey Ho down I hear what your saying but the 302 kws is a marketing thing with Ford,to build an engine to exactly 302 would be near impossible. I imagine if you engine dynoed it the result would be higher.

Our old BA GT had around 330 kws from mods…..but of course all done after it ran out of warrenty….hehehe
exhuast,cold air intake,under drive pulleys, colder thermostat,and a computer mod .

The difference the exhaust makes is huge…….talk about quiet when you take it off and put the stock one back on!

Watto Cobra……I cant tell him your envious……he already has a big head from getting it…….bagging my BM against it AS USUAL!!!!!!!!! The funny thing was when his bog stock BA GT was new my 9 year old 3.2 litre inline little six was just as fast. Guess thats why he had to add his mods,couldn’t let a girls car beat it!hahaha

Bavarian,

330kw??? How did it drive? Blow off most cars? Ever put it down the quarter?

Yeah, understand the marketing side of 302 but for me, it just does not seem that relevant without more. It just seems like “yeah yeah, great, some numbers match up: but does it blow the doors off a R32 and look like The Money Shot?”

I’m confessing: I love XE ESP’s!!!

Jap Import:

390?!?! Hahah, that is hilarious! That would be so much fun. But, thinking about the cost of the car PLUS mods hurts my feelings.

Is the logical conclusion, now that we have the 40th anniversary GT and the Cobra that we now get a…gH.O.d???

Cobra Muz ………you there !

Cheers have sent you email!!!!!!!

Sorry Becksta…….all the dealers put the price up and most averaging around $85,000 over a week ago!

Some people that paid deposits even missed out cause dealers got offered more for them,that sucked shouldn’t be allowed .I thought if a deposit is paid then that a legal contract!

Ours will be for sale after the HO comes out!

bahrain practice starts in exactlly 1 hour
you can see the timing on the site

Hey guys we’ve been bugging FPV all week but unfortunatly we have not been successful in getting them to change there minds. Sorry. but at least most of us were lucky enough to get the car. T

we still don’t know. It’s still at FPV.

Impressed I got post 671…..hubby would be pleased!

Injection is fine but wouldn’t you rather be blown???