And that is the TRUTH!

The guy who bought the mule just purchased king cobra for 1.5 mil... Damn. Anybody know who he is? Very impressive purchases thus far.

He has bought a bunch of stuff

Charlie, since the Mule is gone now can you tell us how driveable it was with TT in a long run?

Since early days of Lateral, there where many tt projects going on and now allmost none.

You just answered your own question.



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Damn hope that's not 100% correct. I'm working on one now...

Didn't Pratt or the guy that bought Johnson's Cuda pay like $4-5m for it 4-5 years ago when Carrol sold it at BJ?

Congrats on the sale Charley, that's a reasonable price.

Does anyone have any video of the auction? I deleted my TV recording by accident.

TT kicks ass. You'll have no regrets if set up correctly.

There was all kinds of things that had me shaking my head going on at that auction but the take-away is our hobby seems to be healthy.
As for the Mule, did you all notice it sold for more than all the Ring Brothers cars?!

It was very drivable but if I were to do another car it would be another LS with the Eaton style supercharger like Jackass or Mayhem. Less weight and more useable power. The Mule had I think 9-1 compression. Unless you have your foot in it making boost you are driving a 9-1 compression car. It is really easy to drive but you don't have the part throttle zippiness like you do with the supercharged engine. I debated replacing the TT engine with a LS9 but didn't have the heart to do it and I really only need one car like this to drive. After a couple days of reflection I feel pretty good about the sales price considering it is a 11 year old car. The Mule didn't have the latest greatest interior, billet pieces etc but it also didn't have the latest trend pieces back when it was built. If it would have been built with the trendy pieces that were popular back then I don't think it would have brought the money. I think those Fikse wheels are still my favorite wheels.

Afterburner sold for more than the Mule.

I didn't even see that one go across, must have been during one the million chit-chat moments or April Rose segments...

Congrats on the sale Charlie. The Mule was a great inspiration to build Darkside and I agree with you, the Fikse wheels fit the look of the 69 Camaro very well; bit of a retro look, but with the refinement of a billet wheel.

Check your figures,, We are talking about bob Johnsons G-Force Cuda ? My memory is failing but I think it was closer to 500k,, Any one remember ?

That was the Super snake twin Paxton supercharged Cobra.

Regarding the G-force Cuda, that sold for $550K.

your correct charley, forgot that

Thank you Charlie for your reply, i appreciate it. Again great car and congratulations for the sale.

$588,000 was the exact number....


It's now owned by Doug Cooper.

Still disappointed the G-Force Cuda kind of disappeared. When it was being built the stories were all full of "we're gonna run it" and as far as I know it only participated in one 0-200-0 contest.

There was a few issues with that car (ever check out the floor near the gas pedal ?) and it must have been ungodly loud for any cruising, but I still have the centerfold spread on my shop wall. Such an awesome design with a lot of new and innovative touches especially at the time. That car probably moved me as much as anything I'd seen before or since. Usually when a car is chopped and stretched that much, especially an icon, the end result is not as envisioned, but that is one car that actually looked better than its rendering.

It may have disappeared from the national / forum scene but It is still cruised regularly on Long Island.

G-Force Cuda
 

Neil Lea .at Rods&Restos actually designed the suspension layout for the C5 control arms... Alan did a hell of a build ! Seeing the car during build was impressive, shame it never attained the goals Bob set for the car,,,

Some Mule pics from Barrett Jackson
 

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I'm guessing Charley would never even hint at what he paid for the Mule originally...... :EmoteClueless:



Jeff-

You're absolutely right.

Doug modified the cuda?

I would love to see pics. Sema 2003, maybe 2004, was a huge highlight for me! I looked at that Cuda for hours. Beautiful craftsmanship!

Too bad I didn't see this post before this morning -- I sat last night with Bob Johnson and Johnson's (different Johnson) Hot Rod shop... I would have asked them for you.

I love that they display the monthly payment. - - - I'm guessing the new buyer will not be going with the finance plan! :)

Greg .. were You in Gadsden Al.?? Or in Ga at Bobs ??

No problem. Hopefully Doug will log on and update us on any changes.

I believe he is at the GNRS with all the other cool kids....


Jeff-

HA HA!!
That is pretty cool that they show you how much moolah you will be dishing out monthly. :G-Dub:

Maybe I missed it, but who said he modified anything? I read it that someone else set up the front suspension from the beginning of the build.

The Mule made a cameo appearance and got a mention in some Speedhunters coverage: http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/01/...r-car-auction/

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