My Cobra dream is over - half finished Contemporary high end build for sale

[FatBoy]

This is a truely heartwarming response to a fellow enthusiast's unhappy predicament and I congratulate all of you.
For my part, I have already been in touch with Doug with a personal invitation, which I’m delighted to say he has accepted.

As you were.

Paul

[767Jockey]

All,
I just wanted you all to know that I check in here multiple times daily, and I am just overwhelmed at what is said, written and offered. I mean that in the truest sense of the word, I am simply overwhelmed. Never in my life have I ever had such an overwhelming act of kindness and generosity directed toward me. I feel like the family on that home replacement show, when the guy with the megaphone stands on their front porch a 5:00 AM and screams "Gooooooood Morning, Smith family!" Never in my wildest dreams did I ever even think, not even for a split second, that this might happen. It was a complete and total shock. I can assure you, it still is!

I have laid awake at night thinking about all this, about the incredible people we have assembled here. It's funny that as I go through the names, I have in my mind a sort of sense of each of you, based on what you've written in the past. There isn't one guy on this site that I wouldn't leap at the opportunity to have a beer with if the opportunity, if it presented itself..

I remember a few years back, before my difficulties started, I was flying to Phoenix, and I had about a 24 hour layover in Scottsdale. I had read so much about John's (Double Ugly) carbon fiber car, and I really wanted to see it. However, I'm not the type to try to insert myself into someone's life, and have someone feel obligated to make time for me. So, I though what the heck, I PM'd John, told him I'd be in the area, and that if he was willing to get together, I'd love to buy him lunch and see his car. I also explained that if he was busy of course I understood. I got a response back that he was actually pleased to meet me and looked forward to it. John picked me up in his daily driver at my hotel and drove me to his beautiful house, opened the garage door, and there it was. What a spectacular car. I was even more surprised when he wheeled it out and took me for a ride. At the time it was my first ride in a Cobra. We drove for about 10 minutes or so, and we pulled in front of his house. At that point he shut the car down and got out, and of course I followed. He walked back to the drivers door, opened it with a smile, and said "get in and drive, keep it slow, go have fun; I want to get some pictures of it, just go around the corner and enjoy it." I actually got to drive his car, and I had pictures to prove it! The incredible kindness, hospitality and generosity that John showed me that day will never, ever be forgotten. Thank you again, John. More so, I realize that this is the spirit that permeates this entire site; A family of relative strangers, knowing each other well while never having met.
To have some of you want to put in time, some send money, Ed willing to screw the entire car together at his place......I am speechless. There is so much inside of me that I would like to say to each and every one of you. However, as you can plainly tell, I am not the best writer you have ever seen, and I hold little hope that I can ever adequately express to each and every one of you the gratitude and awe that I feel inside to all of you.

I have written this in many PM's that I have received, but it bears repeating again and again. I have no words to express my gratitude other than Thank You. So I will say it again, and again, and again......Thank you. You guys are just incredible. Thank you.

Doug

[767Jockey]

Originally Posted by FatBoy

This is a truely heartwarming response to a fellow enthusiast's unhappy predicament and I congratulate all of you.
For my part, I have already been in touch with Doug with a personal invitation, which I’m delighted to say he has accepted.

As you were.

Paul

Paul and I have agreed to meet next year at Goodwood, 2011. It's good to have a goal, a wonderful appointment to keep and to work toward. Thank you, Paul, I truly appreciate the incredibly gracious invitation, and I so look forward to it. Thank you so much.

Doug

[CobraEd]

dcdoug and I met this morning to discuss a new thread specific to this fundraiser. I have an email and PM in to Jamo to see if we can keep the fundraiser thread as a sticky in the "All Cobra Talk" and "Lounge" until your car is done. The verbiage with all the background and details is all done pending one last look.

We are ready to Rock and Roll on this on a more structured and continued basis!!!


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[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by 767Jockey

Paul and I have agreed to meet next year at Goodwood, 2011. It's good to have a goal, a wonderful appointment to keep and to work toward. Thank you, Paul, I truly appreciate the incredibly gracious invitation, and I so look forward to it. Thank you so much.

Doug

If anyone else would like to join us, the more the merrier.

The Goodwood Revival is THE premier classic race meeting...period. It takes place over the middle weekend of September at Goodwood in the UK.
Further details can be found here:

Goodwood Revival

To be clear, this will be next year (2011).

Paul

[Double Venom]

What I wouldn't give to stand next to Miss Velma and "The Tiger"!

What an honor that would be!

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by Double Venom

What I wouldn't give to stand next to Miss Velma and "The Tiger"!

What an honor that would be!

Then come and join us, it'll be a hoot.

[RICK LAKE]

Double Venom Ed I have the trailer and could get the car over a couple of week ends. I could trailer it out to Summit Racing. This would be a good place to meet up on a week end. It would be easier to do this after Run&Gun. If the trailer was 30' could have thrown both cars in there and dropped it off at your house. Need to get together with you and doug and see what he wants to do. Rick L.

[Double Venom]

Fatboy,
Don't think for a minute if I could collect pop bottles, newspapers, scrapsteel what ever Mrs. DV and I'd be there in blink! Unfortunately..............

[Double Venom]

Summitt would be perfect....two cars?
Still waiting on what 767 decides!

DV