What is the LATEST recognition your Cobra has had recently? - Page 39

Finallygotit · #1 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 01:54 PM

I was trailering the car back from the painter and got honked at and an enthusiastic thumbs up from a Vette owner. Are they supposed to do that?

ZOERA-SC7XX · #2 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 03:50 PM

I get waves all the time from Corvette owners. I know they don't realize I am also a Corvette owner, they just recognize a cool car when they see it.

Gun Doc · #3 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 04:11 PM

My wife and I were out this past Saturday night driving cross town and I came to a stop light. I was about 5-6 cars back in the left lane, there was one car at the light in the right lane. Next thing I know, a City Transit bus pulls up next to me and the bus driver gives me big thumbs up! He stopped 5 car lengths short of the next car and stayed there until the light changed! I have had cops in the past pay compliments to the car and even had one ask me to get on it, but never did I think the car could stop a bus!!!

Gun Doc

cobrarob · #4 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 04:38 PM

I live in South Surrey , BC , Canada and we have a cruizing strip down by the beach in another city named Whiterock close to my house and I always go down there with the hope to see a cobra go by , doesnt happen very often

I now have my own cobra and I am proud to say that last friday night I came upon the strip with literally hundreds of on lookers and my wife turned to me and said dont you dare , well what does a cobra guy do when he is dared.

He does this ....I went through the 1/4 mile strech of hundreds of people like I was in a parade and was sure to keep the RPM way up with a few blips for added attention , what a great feeling

There is nothing and I mean nothing on the road that sounds like a cobra !!!

Good times

dblbarrel · #5 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 06:32 PM

Vette drivers dont wave back to me at least. Their nose is up in the air, and heads up their butts.

Cobrarob, White rock is a nice place, haven't been there in a few years.
Its only 35 miles away, perhaps I should brave the boarder.

cobrarob · #6 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 10:15 PM

dblbarrel

Drop me a PM if you get the itch to come over the border , we can cruise Whiterock together anytime

Rob

Steve Gallegos · #7 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 02:18 PM

My wife and I attended the annual cruise night in Glendale CA. About 450 cars. There were 5 other Cobras besides mine. 4 different people came by and asked why in the world would I bring a $1000,000 car to a show so people can put their hands on it? When I informed them that it wasn't an original, it is Backdraft replica, they smiled and walked away.

ZOERA-SC7XX · #8 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dblbarrel

Vette drivers dont wave back to me at least. Their nose is up in the air, and heads up their butts.

Cobrarob, White rock is a nice place, haven't been there in a few years.
Its only 35 miles away, perhaps I should brave the boarder.

You can find assholes in every make of car, even Cobras.

PANAVIA · #9 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 04:48 PM

An older woman complemented me on what a nice Jaguar I had.

Dallas56 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 05:04 PM

Drove Little Cobra to work today. Going in was very early, got some waves from the few folks up and about. On the way home, at a stop, two girls in an SUV rolled their window down and asked: "Are you having fun? It looks like you are having a blast." A little later, a UPS truck pulled up on my left side at a light. I looked at driver. He looked at me and said: "That is the prettiest car I have seen in [he thought a bit] . . . at least five years. Really, really nice." I am a new owner, absolutely love this stuff. It's like I am a hanger on, just following in the wake of my celebrity Little Cobra, basking in the attention that her natural beauty draws.

dcdoug · #11 (**permalink**) 07-26-2010, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dallas56

Drove Little Cobra to work today. Going in was very early, got some waves from the few folks up and about. On the way home, at a stop, two girls in an SUV rolled their window down and asked: "Are you having fun? It looks like you are having a blast." A little later, a UPS truck pulled up on my left side at a light. I looked at driver. He looked at me and said: "That is the prettiest car I have seen in [he thought a bit] . . . at least five years. Really, really nice." I am a new owner, absolutely love this stuff. It's like I am a hanger on, just following in the wake of my celebrity Little Cobra, basking in the attention that her natural beauty draws.

Get used to it. Almost EVERY drive is like that!

TN Shelby Cobra · #12 (**permalink**) 07-26-2010, 06:58 PM

My son and his pretty bride! ( 2 weeks ago!) He even did a burnout leaving! Mark

lovehamr · #13 (**permalink**) 07-26-2010, 09:10 PM

Mark, you are a nice Daddy!

twobjshelbys · #14 (**permalink**) 08-15-2010, 08:51 PM

I took the Cobra out for a little bit this afternoon and on the way back to the house had to go by a concert festival (Planet Bluegrass Folks Festival). Traffic was backed up and I could see some commotion in the car behind me. After we got through the jam I ws heading home about 3 blocks away when in the rear view mirror I saw someone on the car behind me - Oh great, "surfing" and someone is going to die. It wasn't, the passenger (or at least I hope it was the passenger) was standing through the open sun roof taking a video of the Cobra in front of them.

trularin · #15 (**permalink**) 08-16-2010, 05:51 AM

I was at the corner of Dixie and Davisburge roads. A young man was appraoching the intersection from the same side I was on, heading north. The driver slowly rolled up and past the cobra into cross traffic as he hung his head out the window looking at the car.

Horns honked and he backed up.

This is the third time this happened to me in this car...maybe I should wear a hat.

Hammer65 · #16 (**permalink**) 08-18-2010, 04:03 PM

Took a ride with my wife last weekend and stopped at a Starbucks after having a somewhat fast ride through a nearby rural valley. I was approached by a county police officer offering to trade vehicles with me. I told him I could have some fun in his cruiser and he replied that it wouldn't be as much fun as he could have in my Cobra. Another officer pulled up and both were admiring my ride and asking questions etc. I told the first officer to give me a call when he was off duty and I'd give him a ride. He wrote my name and number on the back of his card and gave me one of his. He remarked that this card might be a "get out of a ticket pass" if used discretely. I thanked him and he asked where we'd been riding. I told him and said there are a couple of good Cobra roads in the valley at which point he said that now would be a good time to run them again since no one (ie he and his partner) would be there to notice. I've heard of instances where police officers will stop a Cobra only to see it. That has never happened to me but this visit will live in my memory for quite a while.

TXBLU · #17 (**permalink**) 08-18-2010, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammer65

Took a ride with my wife last weekend and stopped at a Starbucks after having a somewhat fast ride through a nearby rural valley. I was approached by a county police officer offering to trade vehicles with me. I told him I could have some fun in his cruiser and he replied that it wouldn't be as much fun as he could have in my Cobra. Another officer pulled up and both were admiring my ride and asking questions etc. I told the first officer to give me a call when he was off duty and I'd give him a ride. He wrote my name and number on the back of his card and gave me one of his. He remarked that this card might be a "get out of a ticket pass" if used discretely. I thanked him and he asked where we'd been riding. I told him and said there are a couple of good Cobra roads in the valley at which point he said that now would be a good time to run them again since no one (ie he and his partner) would be there to notice. I've heard of instances where police officers will stop a Cobra only to see it. That has never happened to me but this visit will live in my memory for quite a while.

Very cool!!!

Eric

Pman1961 · #18 (**permalink**) 08-18-2010, 09:56 PM

This is not recognition lately, but within 10 minutes of driving my car for the first time I was at an intersection and a young lad of another race in a Escalade stuck his upper body out of the window and called me a 'Rich Bastard'. Comments from then on have been of admiration. Although I get tired of people asking if it is a 'real one'.

henrik · #19 (**permalink**) 08-19-2010, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pman1961

... lad of another race ...

That's right - I also hate those white kids

Some will hate "us" for the noise and fuel consumption - most will admire the fantastic Icon.

tcrist · #20 (**permalink**) 10-10-2010, 08:01 PM

I was driving around the other day and a guy was following me a bit close. I pulled up to a stop light and the guy pulled up along my passenger side. Note: this is just a two lane road. He said "HAY" so I looked over at him. Then he said "That car is just bad a$$". I said thank you and he stayed back off my bumper after that.