07-13-2012, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: No city...only 118 residents in Manter,
KS
Cobra Make, Engine: Cobra Auto Works body, Ron Godell Racecars chassis, 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 HO (converted to carb), W/C T-5, 3.73's in a Ford 9" Traction-Loc.
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Mine is a daily driver on clear days...up to a limit of about 400 miles a day if I am on the road.
I can see a high powered replica could easily be a PITA on the road every day, fortunately mine has the drivetrain from a 1989 Mustang GT and it is quite docile in the stop and go traffic that IS Houston.
"Daily driver" indicates to me a car that can be driven in inclement weather...I have driven mine in high crosswinds and light rain (as long as I was traveling at 60 MPH or better I did not get wet), but there are clear days when I choose to use the Accord with A/C just for comfort's sake.
I spoke to Bob Kallio of Midwest Cobras (might have flubbed that) before they merged with Shell Valley. He said his replica is equipped with speed control, heat/defrost and A/C, and a ragtop with side curtains, said he drives his every day of the year...and he was in Nebraska, where fairly heavy snowstorms are common during the winter. That takes huevos, IMHO!!!
Cheers from Dugly 
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