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Larry Ellison's all billet aluminum Cobra
Jalopnik ^
| 10/20/2008
| Ben Wojdyla
Posted on 10/20/2009 5:09:26 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation
Sweet.. it must be nice to have a money no object budget for something like this. I bet the craftsmen who had a chance to build her enjoyed the building far more than Ellison enjoys the owning.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:11:14 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: nascarnation
All billet my backside.
I can see just from that photo that the rims, the body, and the roll bar are not billet.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:12:56 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: mamelukesabre
Yeah, neither is the windshield /s
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:13:48 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
To: nascarnation
That is cool.
Now for titanium. lol
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:14:08 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
To: mamelukesabre
I think you’re picking nits.
The chassis and underpinnings are incredible.
Even the book detailing the build is made from aluminum, LOL.
To: nascarnation
Someone doens’t even know what “billet” means.
Hint: it doesn’t mean aluminum.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:17:42 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: nascarnation
It’s just so unfortunate that such a fine thing belongs to such a pr1ck like Ellison.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:19:39 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: mamelukesabre
c’mon man
just enjoy craftsmanship, eh?
To: mnehring
“Sweet.. it must be nice to have a money no object budget...”
Kind of like our government!
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:26:40 PM PDT
by
mark3681
To: nascarnation
Can’t
Can’t get past the STUPID title.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:26:55 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: nascarnation
Hard to believe that car is carved from a single large block of metal.
The "tires" must be anodized black...Right?
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:27:14 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(RATs, nothing more than bald haired hippies.)
To: mark3681
Yea, but even though Ellison is a p**ck as another poster said, at least he made it from creating products people want, not stealing and redistributing.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:28:40 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: nascarnation
I think I’d rather have Jay Leno’s custom built jet car.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:34:33 PM PDT
by
chaosagent
(Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
To: mamelukesabre
All billet my backside.
I can see just from that photo that the rims, the body, and the roll bar are not billet.
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Perhaps they are ‘aircraft aluminum’. Not that cheezy regular aluminum.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:42:24 PM PDT
by
loungitude
(The truth hurts.)
To: mnehring
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:43:26 PM PDT
by
mark3681
To: loungitude
Ha
I guess the title should’ve been:
all billet cobra except for the aircraft aluminum parts that aren’t cheezy regular aluminum.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:49:38 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: mark3681
The way I see it, p**cks like Ellison give craftsmen (artists) like those who built this car an opportunity of a lifetime.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:51:16 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: ROCKLOBSTER
I’d like to see the pile of scraps left over after carving a fender or a gas tank out of billet.
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posted on
10/20/2009 5:52:04 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: nascarnation
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