Safety: Cobra vs C2 Vette or other cars

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Uh, huh. If you get hit really hard in a Cobra, the best you can hope for is an open casket funeral.

Driver's side t-bone isn't going to work out too well, roll bar and seat belts won't help. The one thing that motorcycle drivers learn is defensive driving - everyone is out to kill you - and that applies to Cobras too.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

Driver's side t-bone isn't going to work out too well, roll bar and seat belts won't help. The one thing that motorcycle drivers learn is defensive driving - everyone is out to kill you - and that applies to Cobras too.

Yep - best policy with any older car lacking modern safety equipment and especially small, sports cars. I don't trust any other driver in eye sight of me when I'm out in one and I keep as much distance from other vehicles as I can.

[Ron61]

When I built the Cobra that I used to race I had billet steel plates molded into both doors that were the size of the door. I also had a 3" roll bar that went all the way across the car and was anchored in four places to the frame. But even with that, the windshield was still a very fragile and weak point so I figured that if I ever rolled the car that would be the first part to go. Nothing can make any car completely safe and Cobras are near if not at the bottom of the list.
I have a Daytona Coupe now with a full and braced roll cage which met the track standards plus it is padded in all areas around the driving area.Ron