It's 4/27

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 04/27/2019 at 06:15 • Filed to: date cars

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Have a 427.

SiennaMan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 06:36

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 Lovely.   A reminder that certain shapes are truely timeless.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 06:40

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jeez... thats not even a little bit safe for work

gib!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/27/2019 at 06:54

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You're not allowed to look at it because you use the wrong date format.

AuthiCooper1300 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 07:03

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N o t e x a c t l y t h e u s u a l 4 2 7, i s it?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AuthiCooper1300 04/27/2019 at 07:14

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 07:19

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oh....

*scoffs*

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/27/2019 at 07:22

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You get to look at 274 cars, which last I checked was NOTHING

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 07:29

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AuthiCooper1300 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 07:32

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That bonnet...

CSX 3015 “Super Snake”, Carroll’s own “over-everything” beast.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AuthiCooper1300 04/27/2019 at 07:43

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I wouldn't exactly call the non-CSX ones "usual" though

AuthiCooper1300 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 08:17

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Obviously not. But that car is o n a w h o l e d i f f e r e n t l e v e l ; i t ’ s j u s t i nsane . Shelby only built two; the other one was, famously, for Bill Cosby, who decided to pass on it when he realised it was way more than he (or most mortals) could s a f e l y handle. True to form, the former Cosby car ended up killing its owner.

From Wikipedia:

SUPER SNAKE

In 1966, CSX 3015 S/C was selected and converted into a special model called the Supersnake the “Cobra to End All Cobras.” Originally part of a European promotional tour before its conversion. This conversion called for making the original racing model street legal with mufflers, a windshield and bumpers amongst other modifications. But some things were not modified, including the racing rear end, brakes and headers . The most notable modification is the addition of Twin Paxton Superchargers, TPS.

Shelby crafted a second model, CSX 3303, from a street version. CSX 3303 was given to comedian Bill Cosby , his close friend. When Cosby attempted to drive CSX3303, he found that it was very difficult to keep under control; he later recounted the experience on his 1968 stand-up comedy album 200 M.P.H. . Cosby gave the car back to Shelby, who then shipped it out to one of his company’s dealers in San Francisco, S&C Ford on Van Ness Avenue. S&C Ford then sold it to customer Tony Maxey. Maxey, suffering the same issues as Cosby did with the car, had his throttle stick while leaving a traffic stop, lost control and drove it off a cliff, landing in the Pacific Ocean waters. [13]

Shelby used his CSX 3015 as a personal car over the years, sometimes entering it into local races like the Turismos Visitadores Cannonball-Run race in Nevada, where he was “waking [up] whole towns, blowing out windows, throwing belts and catching fire a couple of times, but finishing.” [14] CSX3015 was auctioned on 22 January 2007, at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Arizona, for $5 million plus commission (£2.8 million), a record for a vehicle made in the U.S.

(I must say I can obviously understand the appeal of the big Cbras but after seeing an early, tiny 289 with wire wheels I wouldn’t want anything else.)

By the way, you should find on YT the skit by Cosby about his Super Snake, it’s priceless.

(Unfortunately you can be a despicable bastard and still be funny while also being a genius musician or actor or architect or writer or whatever. )

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 09:19

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HHHHHNNNNNNGGGG

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 04/27/2019 at 10:08

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Is that your “ O” noise ?

benn454 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 10:28

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Counterpoint:

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > benn454 04/27/2019 at 10:37

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Counter counterpoint:

carcrasher88 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 10:41

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Someone say 4/27?

Some GM 427s for ya.

benn454 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 10:43

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Counter counter counterpoint:

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > benn454 04/27/2019 at 11:25

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Counter point

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 12:15

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Only when I see a Cobra. Every other time it's like... did you see MacGruber? It's like that.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 04/27/2019 at 12:17

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That is a movie I did not see.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2019 at 12:17

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So you're like most of the country, then.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 04/27/2019 at 12:30

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You know damn well I’m not like most of t he country.