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Old 05-23-2010, 09:11 PM
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Lester,

I will try and make a very long story short. In 1988 I went to work for Cobra Auto Works in Ontario Calif owned by Bruce Anderson to help finish some cobras they were building. I was moving back to Okla after spending a year in Calif. Bruce followed with the company and I was the GM. Bryan stayed in Calif to establish a dealership for the cars. Bruce and Bryan had a falling out and Bryan splashed a Cobra Auto Works kit and LA Exotics was born. I left right after the blowup. I was owed wages and a large bonus which I took in the form of a kit. I was contacted by several Cobra Auto Works customers asking if I would build them a car. I made several changes to the body and frame and the birth of SC Motorcars. Years later I took on a partner Frank Kelly and we renamed the company SMC. Young and naive I trusted the money man and his attorney. 6 months later I had 6,000 sq ft of empty buildings in Jay Okla. Those years the kit car industry was getting pretty ugly so I got out. JBL Motorsports is a story in itself. Will answer any questions you might have about the car. I still have a copy of the serial number log.

Larry Goins
Goins Motorsports
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