Rare Cobra Van

[Sundowner]

I dont think they get any rarer, i once got told a story about them but just passed it off as a myth

I got an old 1979 Van Action mag off ebay and it had a little wright up about this van its also got a full feature on the Transit Sundowner and guess what it looks like my van

Its also got an artical about modding transits like fitting V8 engines from 289ci to 428ci rear axle conversions brake conversions how to brace the steeing etc

This is the Ford Cobra Transit Sundowner
These came with a factory 302ci V8




And this is the other ford cobra

[FredTransit]

Ooooooooooo That's nice! Ya know what? I would be tempeted to loose the cobra mural and let people find out......

[24vMk2]

I like that pic, if it was mine, I'd leave it on, as most people now wouldn't make the conection between the picture and the engine, well.............. not too it's to late!

[popuptoaster]

ooooh an XB coupe, yummy cars, i had a Fairmont GT coupe with a 460ci big block dropped into it. was huuuuuge fun.

[Sundowner]

ooooh an XB coupe, yummy cars, i had a Fairmont GT coupe with a 460ci big block dropped into it. was huuuuuge fun.

Your an aussie?

Im dropping a 460 into my mk2

[popuptoaster]

nope, im english, it was imported brand new, was a tad tatty by the time i got it, but it was great using it on our lil roads as they are pretty big!

had a nine inch ford rear with a detriot locker in it and straight through scaffolding tubes as exhausts, American Racing 5 spoke magnesium wheels on it too.

[Granadadriver]

Was the Cobra Sundowner really a (limited) production car? Or was it just a show car like the Arcadipane Concorde? If it's the 302 Cleveland, it has more than 200bhp and needs stopping power, but it looks like the Sunraysia wheels have the standard Transit PCD, so what brakes were used?

[Sundowner]

As far is info goes on these vans your guess is as good as mine

its the only pic i have ever seen of the cobra van and only ever heard stories about them and never seen any hard proof about specs

[Granadadriver]

Has someone 70s aussie custom vannin' mags? Surely there's a feature about the Cobra Sundowner! They even featured the Arcadipane Concorde!

[FredTransit]

Has someone 70s aussie custom vannin' mags? Surely there's a feature about the Cobra Sundowner! They even featured the Arcadipane Concorde!

i think that's what Sundowner was talking about when he opened the post

[Sundowner]

Has someone 70s aussie custom vannin' mags? Surely there's a feature about the Cobra Sundowner! They even featured the Arcadipane Concorde!

The Arcadipane Concorde was nothing more than a ford falcon panel van with a body kit its not a extremely rare thing and you can still get the parts today

Its the same front on the mad max coupe

[Granadadriver]

Has someone 70s aussie custom vannin' mags? Surely there's a feature about the Cobra Sundowner! They even featured the Arcadipane Concorde!

i think that's what Sundowner was talking about when he opened the post

I should have read it more carefully!

[Granadadriver]

The Arcadipane Concorde was nothing more than a ford falcon panel van with a body kit its not a extremely rare thing and you can still get the parts today

Its the same front on the mad max coupe

It's not the same front as on the Mad Max XB, it looks pretty similar, but it's more boxy! Arcadipane offered a special coupe front which the Mad Max one has, without fender flares! Where can I get the parts to built a Concorde today? As far as I know, there's only one complete one for sale at moment and one original bodykit for sale in Australia and one set of wheels! I know only companies which are manufacturing parts to built a Mad Max replica, but not a Concorde. If there really a company is, please let me know!

[Granadadriver]

Another picture of the Cobra van:

[devilsquest]

yummy as hell