03-21-2012, 10:15 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Penn Valley,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Purchased CSX3225 in 1968 for $4,995. Original 428 car but changed to 427 MR about 20 years ago.
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I drove the car a lot for the first 4 years since I used it as my regular car. So, in 4 years drove about 48,000 miles. It included 1,400 miles on our honeymoon. My sister borrowed the car one night and put 700 miles on it from 6 pm to 7 am.
Once we had kids the use dropped. Long trips when we were in our 20s were no problem. Now that we are in our 60s it's not quite so easy. At 6' 6" I'm comfortable in the seats and the car is less stiff than my 07 Z06. The problem is the heat and buffeting by the wind. If it's relatively cool it's not a problem but if it's hot long trips are tough. The last fairly long trip (365 miles one way) was no problem when we went along the coast and it was cool out. The return trip was on I5 and it was in the mid to high 90s and my wife almost had heat stroke. She told me that's the last long trip in the cobra if it's hot out.
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