Lewis Hamilton in Cobra...

[Legless]

Fantastic shots and they say a lot about the enduring appeal of these cars. Some members on here were wondering not that long ago if the appeal of the cobra will die with the current generation. Here we have a young guy at the absolute top of the pinnacle of motor sport who could afford any car he desires, and what does he buy?

[Buzz]

Exactly what I was thinking, Legless. Particularly interesting in this case because this fellow is also intimately familiar with the most technologically advanced, sharpest-handling cars in this solar system - yet he gravitates to the iconic epitome of old-school brute force and bare bones muscle. Even outside of our circle of Cobra enthusiasts there evidently exists some sort of universal appeal to Cobras - something in the combination of looks, performance, reputation and overall execution that appeals to car folk at a base level regardless of age or background.

[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by Buzz

Exactly what I was thinking, Legless. Particularly interesting in this case because this fellow is also intimately familiar with the most technologically advanced, sharpest-handling cars in this solar system - yet he gravitates to the iconic epitome of old-school brute force and bare bones muscle. Even outside of our circle of Cobra enthusiasts there evidently exists some sort of universal appeal to Cobras - something in the combination of looks, performance, reputation and overall execution that appeals to car folk at a base level regardless of age or background.

Agreed

[fordracing65]

Any car guy with money wants a Cobra, not for the car, but for the investment, it's a collectors item, like all collector cars... Lewis is a car guy no doubt, but the majority of these type of cars are to make money, **** half the people don't even drive them, POSERS...

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by Buzz

....this fellow is also intimately familiar with the most technologically advanced, sharpest-handling cars in this solar system - yet he gravitates to the iconic epitome of old-school brute force and bare bones muscle. Even outside of our circle of Cobra enthusiasts there evidently exists some sort of universal appeal to Cobras - something in the combination of looks, performance, reputation and overall execution that appeals to car folk at a base level regardless of age or background.

Spot-on Buzz.
As well as the "old school brute force", there's appeal in the fact that Cobras and other 'pre-technology' cars do what they do well without the aid of electronics and sensors and nanny devices. More likely to crash it because the gadgets aren't going to step in and put a boundary on your fun, but given the choice I'll take 'simple and mechanical and reliable' rather than 'complex and electronic and eventually unreliable' any time.
Driving my 39 year old Alfa is just so involving and so much fun (which is why I still have it after all these years).
Cheers,
Glen