My Velocity blog on how a ride in a cobra changed my life

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My love affair with the Cobra started in 1964. Me and a friend use to talk about the Cobras in my 12th grade homeroom class. I finally saw 1 coming from the old Effingham dragstrip an heard it had blow away all the Corvettes an I think it was just the little 260 version. Then 1968 I was coming from Macon Ga when I met a 427 Cobra at a stop sign. He was going 1 way an me the other. It was solid black an sounded awesome, never will forget it. It took 43 years before I could realize my dream of owning a 66 Replica Superformance Cobra, I have had it for 6 years. People are always taking a picture of it an telling me how beautiful it is. It has the Shelby FE aluminum block an is stroked to 484 cubic inches with Eldebrock heads. 550 hp. Me an my son had been out riding around an was headed back to the garage. We had just made the last turn before we got to the garage an were just idleing along when I stompped the gas. It snapped his head back an it near about bounced off the back of the Cobra, I heard him groan an damn I was not ready for that, I told him when he rides with me he better be ready all the time lol. The only thing I hate is when I am asked if its real or a kit. I just tell them its not a kit