[Jack21]

Almost 60.

Saw my first Cobra in '64 or '65. 289 was my favorite. All my friends were into cars. We put a 283 in a Healy, 289 in a TR-4, 427 into a '57 Fairlane Cobvertible. Drove a Griffith, British TVR with a 289 in it. Drove a Sunbeam Tiger, an Alpine with a 260 2 barrel. Almost drove a GT350 home when our involvement in that hot, sticky place in S.E. Asia interviened.

Even then, who can forget the sleazy used car lots like Victory Blvd. coming out of Ft. Benning. There was one 289, and two 427's. Repos, most likely. Nah, I'll wait till I get back (from Nam).

Labor day weekend '01, beastie first saw the light of day under its own power. No hood, no doors, no trunk, no tags, but I was driving it. Man, that was a long wait.