Insurance issue/Cobra charter group. Your vote is NEEDED!! Input very important!

[klayfish]

I'm highjacking this list straight from a post DV made. Now remember, this is the list for the NSRA, so it is not the list we are proposing for Cobras, but something similar.
1. HORN: Electric only.
2. SPEED INDICATOR: Speedometer or calibrated tachometer at 55 mph
3. REAR VIEW MIRROR: One inside or outside on driver's side of vehicle.
4. GLASS: Must be safety plate.
5. LIGHTING: Hi-beam; low-beam; tail; brake; license.
6. WINDSHIELD WIPER: Electric or vacuum operated.
7. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKOUT: Neutral and/or park start only.
8. TIRES: Minimum 3/32 tread acceptable. Must meet D.O.T. specifications .
9. STEERING: No excessive "play" (2" radius max.) or binding; system must be safely mounted.
10. THROTTLE LINKAGE: Must not travel past center, return spring required.
11. FUEL SYSTEM: CHECK VENT ON TRUNK AND INTERIOR MOUNTED TANKS; no clear, plastic lines allowed. No leaks.
12. EXHAUST SYSTEM: NO LEAKS. Must pass rear edge of front door and exit exhaust away from vehicle.
13. SELF-ALIGNING ROD END BEARINGS: Check for fractures, insert sloppiness or binding.
14. SHOCK ABSORBERS: One per wheel, no leaks, 2" travel in each direction.
15. BRAKES: Four-wheel brakes, no leaks, check brake pedal travel, no copper tubing, check length of flexible lines.
16. SCRUB LINE: No steering, suspension or chassis components should be below this line.

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: May be reason for failure.

17. WINDSHIELD: Should be AS-1.
18. SHIFT PATTERN: Shift pattern should be visible except on three speed standard column shift.
19. FUEL LINES: Should be safely mounted and routed.
20. PARKING BRAKE: Should be activated independent of vehicle's primary system. LINE-LOCK is not recommended.
21. SELF-ALIGNING ROD END BEARINGS: Ball should have 1/8 inch spacer on each side of the ball if there is any misalignment. Rod ends should not have more than 10° misalignment. ROD ENDS and 4 BAR-PARALLEL RADIUS ROD SYSTEM rubber bushed ends should have a safety washer at least the same outside diameter as the housing or larger.
22. BRAKE LINES: Should be safely mounted and routed.
23. CHASSIS FASTENERS: Self-locking nuts, lock-washers, safety wire, or cotter pins.

We can add, delete or alter this stuff, but the idea is basic stuff. Even though many cars are turn key minus, it doesn't hurt to have the structural stuff checked. It is not at all saying they don't build their cars well. It just doesn't hurt to have it looked at.
DV, help with this, please!! I'm out of my league on tech stuff.

As for who does it, we'll have to set a specific criteria. But the general idea is Cobra builders and/or ASE master techinicians if a Cobra builder is not local.

And the name. Well, we've had a few suggestions. One of them on the FFCobra site. I forget the full name, but the initials are C.B.R.A. Get it? I like it, but eventually (and I mean down the road), we had planned to include all replicars, not just Cobras. Our focus, as Blackjack pointed out, right now is Cobras. The insurance problem is unique to us, and we need to address it ourselves.

Remember, we're trying to keep this simple to start. If it grows and gets huge, we can make changes and add new things.

Steve