Dick & jo's most excellent cobra adventure

[lamaluv]

We just pulled into the parking lot of the Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Downs in Wilkes Barre, PA for the night. The wife can get her slot machine fix and I can visit the buffet. In the morning we will head to Freeland, MD and stay there untill Friday the 5th.

The long range weather is looking better. By the time we get to Emporia,VA maybe, and Selma, NC for sure, we'll have some Cobra cruising weather.

Some quick factoids about ERA EXP 002 that I have gathered on this trip:

She was the first Cobra owned by all seven owners
The only Cobra owned by four
Two have owned a second Cobra
One has owned over twenty
Thirty years on the road and 33,000 + miles
Shortest period owned was one year
Longest period six years ( three owners)
Average age of first six owners at time of purchase was 38 years
First owner is now 70 and present owner is 64
Car has always had an FE engine
Started with a 428, 427 center oiler, 427 side oiler, 427 Dove tunnel port & back to 428
Has had dual fours, single four and now fuel injection

[lamaluv]

Arrived in Freeland, MD last night and it has been raining ever since. Looks like the Cobra will stay in the trailer while we are here. Hopefully she can come out and play this weekend in Emporia, VA.

Someone who has been following this thread closely asked what ever happened to owner number six, Paul Solomon. Well Paul and his wife were spending the week on vacation in Mexico while we were in Ohio. Sorry that we didn't get to visit them. I bought the car from Paul and we had already met and I had been to their home when I came out to see the car in 2004. I didn't want to miss seeing anyone, but if it was going to happen, I'm glad it was someone that I already had met.

[d_ford]

Originally Posted by lamaluv

Car has always had an FE engine
Started with a 428, 427 center oiler, 427 side oiler, 427 Dove tunnel port & back to 428
Has had dual fours, single four and now fuel injection

Dick, during the time I owned #002 I had 3 different FE's in it. The 427 TP that I bought it with and that I still have, a 428 CJ, and finally the 428 PI out of my 67 GT500 that's in her now. Just wanting to help clarify.

[lamaluv]

Doug the referance was just to the types of FE engines the old girl has had. Bruce had three differant engines as did you. Gail had at least two as did Justin. David, Paul and I are the only ones that kept the same engine we bought her with.

[d_ford]

Originally Posted by lamaluv

Doug the referance was just to the types of FE engines the old girl has had. Bruce had three differant engines as did you. Gail had at least two as did Justin. David, Paul and I are the only ones that kept the same engine we bought her with.

Wow, that's a lot of heart transplants!
It's a testament to ERA quality when the car has outlived several powerplants.

[lamaluv]

Don we left East Lime, CT on I81 to I83, Freeland, MD I83, I695, I95 & I495, Emporia, VA I95, Selma, NC I95, Savannah, GA I95 FL I95, I4 & I75 to Riverview.

Dick

[Don]

Dick......when leaving CT, what route did you select to get to VA, and then to FL ?