The future of Cobras and hobby kit cars?

[Jamo]

Hold on my friend, when did being old become an insult? I pride myself on being a miserable old SOB. Me thinks that folks that point out our advanced years are actually trying to excuse their own lack of assperience just like Justin Bieber when he pled "I'm just a kid!" to excuse his childish antics.

We may be getting so old that we may forget and end up loading our pants, but when we do remember to go, we at least know front to back is the bestest way.

...just sayin

[OnyxRider]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

I think the Cobra makers have done a poor job at marketing the car for younger buyers. I looked at the websites of JBL, ERA, SHell, Hurricane, Kirkham, FFR, BDR, SPE and they all suck. The websites feel and look old as the cars they are selling. Use social media sites! Young people are over these sites and they have money to spend! The cars need to be in movies, music videos, sporting events, video games. Celebrities need to be seen driving them, get arrested in them. The cars need a makeover, pimped out with modern comforts- auto trans, AC, Heat, Nav system, traction control, bigger wheels, and engine choice, whether it is a Chevy, Ford, Electric, turbo, etc. These cars can be hip again. History has proven that everything old is new. Sell/Market/promote Cobras like fashion accessories. Look at Apple tablets and Dr Dre headphones as examples. These two companies took old inventions, promoted them as the must have accessory and young people bought it!

Why don't you offer some detailed advice or ideas on improvements to website.

Thing is you can pimp out your cobra with all that stuff but isn't the main draw the rawness of a cobra? That authentic sound, the look....does anyone actually have an air conditioner in one? As far as the automatic is there one that would fit in a cobra similar to the high end ones. Those dual transmissions ..one taking care of the even gears and the other the odd gears.

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I'm quoting myself so I don't pass along bad info.

There were five (5) 1963 Grand Sport Corvettes. Two (2) of them were roadsters.

002 is at my friends place in Philly. Has a duplicate body and engine too.

Originally Posted by Jamo

Hold on my friend, when did being old become an insult? I pride myself on being a miserable old SOB. Me thinks that folks that point out our advanced years are actually trying to excuse their own lack of assperience just like Justin Bieber when he pled "I'm just a kid!" to excuse his childish antics.

We may be getting so old that we may forget and end up loading our pants, but when we do remember to go, we at least know front to back is the bestest way.

...just sayin

You know I was describing a movie "Bingo Long and the Traveling All Stars... and the response I received was Oh that old movie!

[NewYorkGuy]

Originally Posted by OnyxRider

Why don't you offer some detailed advice or ideas on improvements to website.

Thing is you can pimp out your cobra with all that stuff but isn't the main draw the rawness of a cobra? That authentic sound, the look....does anyone actually have an air conditioner in one? As far as the automatic is there one that would fit in a cobra similar to the high end ones. Those dual transmissions ..one taking care of the even gears and the other the odd gears.

more video, audio, better scanned pictures. Add 3-D build graphics so the buyer can see how the car will look. Checkout the corvette stingray website. That is an excellent website design.

I think Vintage is the only Cobra maker that shows High Def videos of their new build cars on the road and it is exciting to see and hear the noises these cars make.