Ways To Make A Cobra Safer

[Jahred]

I have to agree with the prior poster, that if you want a SAFE Cobra, the Butler is as close as it gets. Those suckers have a sturdy looking frame.

My only other thought on the subject is that I am a bit mystified how few people put in that second rollbar. You let your son or daughter sit in that passenger seat????

I understand having it look like the "mystical" orginal.........but once you get used to it, they look better and more balanced with two chrome loops. There are plenty of new supercar roadsters out there and they all have nice looking dual rollbars......the BMW Z-8 and the Audi TT for starters.

I have a modified 944T that I ditched shortly after a 165 MPH run. I blew four tires, busted four rims, and the air bags blew out the windshield.............I was in a ditch and jumped a road at about 40-60 and did not even know why the airbags deployed until I went back the next day and realized I had not come to a stop in the same ditch I started out in.

Cobra's are death traps. Thats what makes them exciting. Get that second rollbar, make sure the belts are properly installed. Buckle up tight. And drve well within yourself if there is anything within you and the next 1000 ft. that could kill you or your passenger. Over 30 people die each year on snowmobiles in Minnesota alone. The snowmobile is about the only thing I know of (except cycles, and even I wont ride one of those) that has similar weight to HP ratios (3.5 or 4/1). I had a new sports car in mind. After driving a 500 LB sled with 125 HP, I new any new car had to be a COBRA or it would be irrelevent.

I relive my youth and the childhood I was damn lucky to survive vicariously every time I look my Cobra.