07-26-2001, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Morgan +8 (still researching Cobras)
Posts: 37
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Tony,
Thanks again for your reply. I would think it takes a big impact to break one of those wheels (and lift a Golf into the air). But then it doesn't take a great deal of damage to require a $6K+ repair. Cracked doors sounds scary -- could you tell whether the passenger compartment had collapsed at all? Obviously, the important thing is that nobody was hurt. It does make me wonder how much more of an impact it would take before the passengers would have been hurt, or worse. I've looked at the SPF frame and it looks strong. Also, it is apparently made of heavier guage metal than most Cobra frames -- .160" wall thickness, while most are .120" or .125". And yet . . .
By the way, if the driver was drunk enough to blow a .23 (!) it seems to me that it should have been pretty clear to the owner that his buddy shouldn't be driving anything, let alone a Cobra!
Regards,
Speedracer
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