What Is The Future of The Cobra Replica Industry?

[awfink55]

I bring the ERA Cobra to our local Car Shows. Besides the older gentlemen reminiscing of days gone by, they bring their grandkids to admire our cars. Every time I offer to have a wide eyed youngster sit in my Cobra, take some pictures, they have a grin from ear to ear and jump in without hesitation. It does leave an impression. So, there is HOPE for our hobby.........

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Originally Posted by awfink55

I bring the ERA Cobra to our local Car Shows. Besides the older gentlemen reminiscing of days gone by, they bring their grandkids to admire our cars. Every time I offer to have a wide eyed youngster sit in my Cobra, take some pictures, they have a grin from ear to ear and jump in without hesitation. It does leave an impression. So, there is HOPE for our hobby.........

That is the best way to keep things going. We like these cars because we saw, read about, or had some other experience with them when we were young. Without experience these cars will become a memory. When at the track I offer any interested children the opportunity to sit in the car and have their picture taken. There is one family that tracks me down each year at the Glen for the US Vintage Grand Prix because I offered to have their 1 year-old son sit in the car for a picture. Each year they come back for a new picture of him as he gets older. Maybe someday he will buy my car when I am too old to race....

Jim