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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

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison commissioned the fabricators at Kirkham Motorsports to build the ultimate, cost-is-no-object roadster. After years of labor, they've completed the all-billet aluminum Cobra. Click "more" to see them build one of the most spectacular custom cars ever.

(Excerpt) Read more at jalopnik.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aluminum; automakers; cars; ceo; cobra; ellison; kirkham; oracle
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1 posted on 10/20/2009 5:09:27 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.


2 posted on 10/20/2009 5:11:14 PM PDT by mnehring
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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.


3 posted on 10/20/2009 5:12:56 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: mamelukesabre

Yeah, neither is the windshield /s


4 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)
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To: nascarnation

That is cool.

Now for titanium. lol


5 posted on 10/20/2009 5:14:08 PM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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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.


6 posted on 10/20/2009 5:14:27 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation

Someone doens’t even know what “billet” means.

Hint: it doesn’t mean aluminum.


7 posted on 10/20/2009 5:17:42 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: nascarnation

It’s just so unfortunate that such a fine thing belongs to such a pr1ck like Ellison.


8 posted on 10/20/2009 5:19:39 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: mamelukesabre

c’mon man
just enjoy craftsmanship, eh?


9 posted on 10/20/2009 5:23:35 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: mnehring

“Sweet.. it must be nice to have a money no object budget...”

Kind of like our government!


10 posted on 10/20/2009 5:26:40 PM PDT by mark3681
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To: nascarnation

Can’t

Can’t get past the STUPID title.


11 posted on 10/20/2009 5:26:55 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: nascarnation
Hard to believe that car is carved from a single large block of metal.

The "tires" must be anodized black...Right?

12 posted on 10/20/2009 5:27:14 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, nothing more than bald haired hippies.)
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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.


13 posted on 10/20/2009 5:28:40 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: nascarnation

I think I’d rather have Jay Leno’s custom built jet car.


14 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!)
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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.


15 posted on 10/20/2009 5:42:24 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: mnehring

You got me there!


16 posted on 10/20/2009 5:43:26 PM PDT by mark3681
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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.


17 posted on 10/20/2009 5:49:38 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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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.


18 posted on 10/20/2009 5:51:16 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

I’d like to see the pile of scraps left over after carving a fender or a gas tank out of billet.


19 posted on 10/20/2009 5:52:04 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: nascarnation

what a beautiful car.


20 posted on 10/20/2009 5:55:00 PM PDT by blackminorca
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