[klayfish]

I'm a former hot rod owner myself. Had a '39 Dodge 5 window coupe. Flame throwers and all. I still respect and love the hot rods/street rods. There are some gorgeous cars out there.

I think a lot of it is plain jealousy. Not over the Cobra itself, but over the attention it draws. They spend countless money on their cars and countless hours polishing them, and then some "kit" car, as they see it (even though their cars are kits too), which cost a lot less comes in and steals their thunder. Plus, as stated, compared to the number of rods out there, we're such a small group, they see us as insignificant.

Rods are great, and I hope to own another one along with my Cobra some day. But since I prefer to drive, and fast, I'll stick to my Cobras for now.

Best of luck at the show, Excalibur. Don't let those little Honda fart cans make too much noise!

Steve