VIDEO: Cobra Venom V8 tears up the animated streets
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The original Shelby Cobra has spawned many imitators. Aside from the plethora of Cobra kit-cars on the market, and Shelby's own "continuation" cars, the Dodge Viper owes its origins to the Cobra, as do the Shelby Series 1 and Ford's 2004 Shelby Cobra and 2005 Shelby GR-1 show cars, to say nothing of all the Shelby and Cobra Mustangs that have followed. The Cobra Venom V8 concept, designed by Jamie Martin and theoretically powered by a 524-hp supercharged Ford V8, certainly holds its place among this esteemed company... if only it actually existed.
Well, we can pretend. That's what computer animation is for, after all. So we've enclosed a video of the Cobra Venom V8 in "action" after the jump. Trust us, you want to watch this one.
Gallery: Cobra Venom V8
[Source: CobraVenom.co.uk]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Steve Neill 9:40PM (1/20/2009)
If they don't build this... you may as well put a gun to my head.
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TurboPanzer 11:07PM (1/20/2009)
Hold your head still. I'm loading up the ammo.
Steve Neill 11:19PM (1/20/2009)
LOL.
Level 9:45PM (1/20/2009)
I would prefer the Shelby Cobra concept kit car
http://cobrasportscars.com/home.htm
http://cobrasportscars.com/intro.htm
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Level 9:48PM (1/20/2009)
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=894369
SSII 9:50PM (1/20/2009)
That was effing sweet
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JDMlover 10:01PM (1/20/2009)
Powerful........BUT IT'S UGLY AS SIN.
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Jon 10:11PM (1/20/2009)
Seriously guys??
The only thing that is keeping me from vomiting right now is the tail light which is rather nice... The rest is absolutely horrible...
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Emjay 10:37PM (1/20/2009)
Must terrible in the virtual turns, seeing they didn't show it going through any. Car looks tough though.
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Berto 10:38PM (1/20/2009)
This thing is pretty awesome! Although there are a few details which need work. Great animation and sound though.
I personally love the Ford Shelby GR-1... that is one sweet concept.
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izorro 10:55PM (1/20/2009)
Hmmm...looked better in the picture...
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Brn 9:57AM (1/22/2009)
Agreed. The picture looks fantastic! The animation leaves me wondering...
TurboPanzer 11:05PM (1/20/2009)
It looks like it's about to puke, maybe because it realizes it has a face only its mother could love.
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Peter 12:32AM (1/21/2009)
i wish they would build an actual concept of this and not just an animated video
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BoxerFanatic 2:42AM (1/21/2009)
Can someone please come up with a good original idea? Or are all the good ones 40 years old?
How many times can an AC Ace with a Ford V8 be re-hashed and re-spun.
Yes, Cobra, we know, we get it. Nostalgia is fun. Lets move on with some fresh thinking, without it being fru-fru electric daisy sunshine powered.
At least DeLorean and Vector and others tried to do something new, even if it wasn't entirely gang-buster success. Where is the new thinking today, for actually building a better car, not just an technologically-hindered electric one, or a stylistically unoriginal nostalgic one.
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Shipey 9:19AM (1/21/2009)
How about bitching about other people's creativity on Internet blogs... that's original.
I'm not a big fan of this design either, but I appreciate the effort that went into it.
The reason the Cobra continues to inspire new designs is simple: it's epic. It's more than the sum of its parts — and definitely more than "an AC Ace with a Ford V8". There's a reason no one remembers the AC Ace, yet Cobras sell for millions of dollars, and it isn't the simple addition of a V8. It's about attitude, racing pedigree, and the fact that this car led the charge to beat the Europeans at their own game. It's everything good about motorsports.
BoxerFanatic 10:49AM (1/21/2009)
@shipey,
First of all, I didn't question the quality of the illustration, only the subject matter, but those two are linked. Why not apply illustrative skill with original subject material?
I know the history of the Cobra.
Part of why it was interesting is because it was a bit rare. Now EVERYONE copies it. It has taken over most of the replica/kit car industry, just copying that car, and maybe a couple of others, like it's cousins Cobra Daytona, and GT40.
Doesn't it diminish artwork if everyone has a glossy poster print of it, and it loses some of it's rarity? Imitation is flattery, but there is a point of overkill.
And why merely copy someone else's great idea, rather than trying to come up with a NEW GREAT IDEA of your own.
Copying Shelby's Cobra doesn't create the next sensation, it re-hashes the old sensation.
Niels 2:47AM (1/21/2009)
The front end looks like my face when I wake up in the morning.
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morkuma 8:09AM (1/21/2009)
it looks angry. you wouldn't like it when it's angry
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The Noble Turd 12:05PM (1/22/2009)
Geez Neils, no morning sex for you.
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