1966-FASTBACK

What are some of the mustang purists thoughts on someone putting Shelby Cobra Snakes on a non-Shelby Mustang ? Ive Already Put some really cool 2010 GT500 Cobras on my Stroked 1966 Fastback. Love the look and they are staying on, just curious how many think that its just not rite.

99GTvert

The wheels look good IMO but putting a badge on a car that isn't is wrong. What I mean is putting a snake emblem where a GT or running horse emblem should be. If you have cobras on the center caps then its not really a big deal imo. I would replace them but if they stay on then who cares really.

dodgestang

I run around with this little custom do-hickey slapped on the rear of my 65

Coupe

I kinda like that, it says something but its not telling us the car is something it aint. Nice.

musnicki

I have a snake on my gas cap. Scott Drake was out of the normal mustang caps and also out of the GT caps. It's the billet aluminum one. I don't like it....people who don't know anything about Mustangs will make comments like, "nice Cobra" and "cool Shelby, I saw the snake on the gas cap", stuff like that.

James

ayyno

I think you should just stay away from it...it's like putting a sausage in your pants. Just be proud of what you have and go from there.

LynnBob Mustang

I got no problem putting Cobra valve covers or air cleaner on my motor, but I wouldn't put Cobra emblems on the body.

I definitely wouldn't do it on a newer Mustang that was actually sold as a Cobra like the Fox body or '94-'04 body style as those cars were sold as real Cobras. Putting Cobra emblems on NON Cobra cars is just badging and ratty.

I have come up against cars I thought were Cobras at a quick glance to give them a run and smoke them with my '99 GT only to find out they were 6 cylinder cars with Cobra emblems on it, it doesn't give the Cobra a good name to the Chebby boys when they smoke what they think is a Cobra and brag to their buddy's.

Vintage cars have a lot more leeway for the Cobra emblems and comes down to personal preference. Shelby's asides they were never sold truly as Cobras like the newer cars so that does give you a little grey area.

If I did put Cobra emblems on the cars body I better make sure to have the venom to go along with the bite if you know what I mean.
Lynn

82firebird

I think you should put whatever emblems, logos, stripes, etc. that you want to on your car. The only time incorrect badging crosses the line for me is when someone is trying to pass it off as something it is not.

1slow67

This reminds me of a kid on the forum that put Boss 302 stripes on his V6 and said its a tribute car! haha yeah right.

I don't like the idea of cobra emblems on a non shelby, or putting the GT500 or GT350 side stripes on a normal mustang. Along with many other things.

dodgestang

I really should get a better pic....since I have gotten rid of that dated looking gas cap in 2007



And yes......if you put a VENOM badge on your car....it is a good idea that the car be able to back up what you are saying (which I can).