What Is The Future of The Cobra Replica Industry?

[Tommy]

I don't claim my perspective is right for anyone but me, but when people asked me what I liked about my Cobra I didn't say anything about the speed, acceleration, braking, turning performance or comfort. I described it as a total sensory experience. Every sense was engaged by vibrations, heat from the engine, odors, noise from the sidepipes, wind, hot or cold depending on the weather, an unobstructed 360 degree view of the world, and the knowledge that it might kill me in an instant if I ever took it for granted. The car always had more potential performance than me, and much of my joy came from trying to get better as a driver at the track. . . . So, would I enjoy driving a modern performance car that is safe, quiet and requires virtually no driving skill from me? Sure, but its not what I'd want if I wanted to engage all of my senses behind the wheel of a car from my youth. Those are very different cars for very different purposes.

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by Tommy

I don't claim my perspective is right for anyone but me, but when people asked me what I liked about my Cobra I didn't say anything about the speed, acceleration, braking, turning performance or comfort. I described it as a total sensory experience. Every sense was engaged by vibrations, heat from the engine, odors, noise from the sidepipes, wind, hot or cold depending on the weather, an unobstructed 360 degree view of the world, and the knowledge that it might kill me in an instant if I ever took it for granted. The car always had more potential performance than me, and much of my joy came from trying to get better as a driver at the track. . . . So, would I enjoy driving a modern performance car that is safe, quiet and requires virtually no driving skill from me? Sure, but its not what I'd want if I wanted to engage all of my senses behind the wheel of a car from my youth. Those are very different cars for very different purposes.

well said, Tommy!