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    Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?

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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    08/28/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    If I had eight million dollars, it's probably likely I'll also have another eight to spend.

    So both!

    But wow, it's a damn hard choice. Probably the Dino? It's just so much more rare for a private collection!
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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    08/28/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Daytona. Every time. I can park it in my garage. I don't have to rent a warehouse to store it. Or add a new 'museum' wing on to my house. I can use it to go places (hell, even see a T-rex skeleton at the museum down the street).

    But more than anything, just because it is a Daytona. The 3/4 of a 250 GTO is tempting, but it's a bit obvious, isn't it? The Daytona catches everyone by surprise...and then blows them all away.
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    Image of tjanson tjanson
    08/28/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?

    Probably the Shelby. If the t-rex had one of these, I might be swayed:
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    Image of armyofchuckness armyofchuckness
    08/28/09

    @tjanson: Probably the greatest thing Bill Watterson ever drew.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    08/28/09

    @armyofchuckness: Boy do I miss that strip.
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    08/28/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Where was I on this one? It was meant for me. This was the worst day to miss.

    This, boys, is the one that got away. The comment I should have commented on that I missed due to something entirely less important. This would have been my crowning achievement, but now, only my greatest regret.

    When I am old, in sixty years or so, and recount my glorious days of carefree Jalopnik commenting to my grandchildren, and they ask, "Grandaddy, did you ever comment on an article about dinosaurs AND cars?!" I'll sigh, and with a tear in my eye say "Bobby, break out the Tide. I just shit my pants."

    Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/28/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Hell, if you can afford $8 Million, you can probably afford $16 Million - just buy 'em both & mount the T-Rex on the car & drive it around town that way.
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    Image of Brian Brian
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Depends. What's the 'Ring time of the T-Rex?
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    Novaload Welcomes the Returning Jezuits ! promoted this comment Brian was starred Brian was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/27/09

    @Brian B: The only speed that matters is whether it can outrun you.
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    08/27/09

    @Novaload Welcomes the Returning Jezuits !: Correction: The only speed that matters is whether you can outrun your friend.
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    Image of RandomArt RandomArt
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    T-rex. It's more imposing when you have it in the lobby of you mansion. More so if you have a banner that says "Welcome to Jurassic Park" hanging above it. Heck, if I won the current mega millions jackpot, I'd probably hire Jeff Goldblum to hang around for functions and talk random nonsense to people.
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    Image of Mark Arnold Mark Arnold
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Can I have a Velociraptor skeleton and a supercharged F150 Raptor instead?
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    I'm withholding my answer until after this weekend. I've seen and sat in a Daytona, and I'll see Sue at the Field Museum on a quick trip to Chicago... a much more informed opinion to follow... (but I'm leaning towards the Daytona....)
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    Image of MΩJΩ MΩJΩ
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    The thing is, someone will eventually dig up a more complete and better preserved T-rex skeleton than yours and you will no longer have the best.

    There is never going to be a better Cobra.

    And another thing, I think tomorrow is drive your original Shelby Daytona Coupe the Venetian and get a free T-Rex Skeleton day.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Technically speaking, there were a lot more T-Rex's than there were Daytona Coupes.

    Frankly, the dino bones are a rip off.
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    Image of gravit8...drives with the lights on gravit8...drives with the lights on
    08/27/09

    @Pessimipposaurus: true enough...what are the chances you'll trip over a Daytona while hiking in the badlands of ND?

    Slim to none, I'd wager.
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    Novaload Welcomes the Returning Jezuits ! promoted this comment gravit8...drives with the lights on was starred gravit8...drives with the lights on was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/27/09

    @gravit8: Ha! You are correct!
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    Image of r0ver r0ver
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    This is like a Mustang site where the Ford always beats the WRX
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    T-Rex. What the hell makes you think you even need to ask? What's more Jalop than having a T-Rex in your garage, watching over your Hell Project Car?
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    I'll take the Daytona and name it Samson.

    The only way this T-Rex could hurt you now is by falling over on you. Not a great line for your obituary.
    The Cobra, on the other hand, has fiery, glorious, spectacular demise just an injudicious prod of the gas pedal away. That, will make your obit great reading. Because, Lord knows, no Jalop in their right mind would let that car just sit...
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    Image of gravit8...drives with the lights on gravit8...drives with the lights on
    08/27/09

    @evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: hell no...I'm thinking 'daily driver'.

    How much is race fuel/gallon these days?
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    08/27/09

    @gravit8: Right on. It didn't stop Phil Spector back in the day.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    08/27/09

    @gravit8: $12?
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    08/27/09

    @Turboner: 'Twas $8 a gallon for 100 unleaded the last time I was @ Willow Springs (June).
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    Image of pinkshinyalan is kind of brown pinkshinyalan is kind of brown
    08/27/09

    @evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: Uhm, how awesome would it be to be the first person in 65 million years to have "killed by T-Rex" in their obituary?
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    08/28/09

    @pinkshinyalan: Well, as they say, never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/27/09

    In reply to Eight-Million-Dollar-Question: Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupé or Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    Is this a trick question?! Have you checked up on the maintenance costs of a T-Rex? The food bill alone is ridiculous, and don't get me started on the poop removal. And liability insurance. And vet bills. And the time it takes to wash one. Yeah, they're cute when they're little, but once they grow up, they're a nightmare.

    I'll take the poisonous spitting Cobra, please.
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    Image of Super Moose Super Moose
    08/27/09

    @Novaload Welcomes the Returning Jezuits !:

    And just try and find a dentist for one!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/27/09

    @Super Moose: Or an orthodontist! Even worse!
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