Big man in a Cobra?

[Lowell W]

How badly do you want to drive a Cobra? I'm 6' 6", 210# (svelte compared to Jamo, perhaps, but I do fill up the driver's side of the car) and fit fine in my SPF. Sure, I fit "better" in some other cars, like my wife's Expedition, but I really WANTED a Cobra and was willing to make some allowances. I also plan to do a little more fiddling with the dash, seat, steering column, etc., to gain a little more leg room. I took a week-long 3000 mile trip in my car and enjoyed it the whole time. I also take frequent 300+ mile day trips. I can drive for about 60-90 minutes before I need to get out and stretch, pee, eat, whatever.

Sit in all the cars you can find. Talk to owners and manufacturers. You can probably find a standard wheelbase car in which you can be relatively comfortable; if not, there are several stretched cars which you may like better. All that matters is how YOU like the car. Bill Emerson (check Cobracountry.com) custom builds beautiful cars and has built at least one car for a guy about your size.

These cars are too much fun to let someone talk you out of because you "don't look right". Sort of like a flat-chested girl saying to her friend, "Oh, that dress doesn't look good on you because it's too tight in the chest". "Uh, huh: eat your heart out, honey!"

Good luck!