What is the LATEST recognition your Cobra has had recently? - Page 8

Al Bockman · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2003, 08:38 AM

I don't know if this qualifies, but I was following up on a post to CC about Sperformance's new web page. Got to the Mark III page and, lo and behold, they've got a picture of my car there available for download as wallpaper. Don't know whether to be PO'd or flattered!

Al Bockman

Edley Rondinone · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 06:44 PM

Today had a couple of schoolgirls in the back of a minivan practically come to blows over which one got to stick her head out the window and say something about how nice my Cobra looked; One man asked me to "rev it up" as I passed thru our little tree-lined main drag of Montrose: four "thumbs-up" from drivers as I passed them in traffic; and one guy who came up to me while I was getting gasoline. He said he had a " '32 5-window with a built SBC". He was about the fastest thing around his part of town, but he said he made the mistake of challenging a Cobra. He said the Cobra toyed with him for a couple of seconds, but then took off like "A bat out of Hell!", and that was something he will never forget. A beautiful day for a cruise around town.

Unique580hp · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 10:16 PM

My most recent adventure is this:

I ran into Autozone to pick up something and when I came out to where my car was parked a man and his wife were looking at my car.

The wife saw me first and said "oh my lord, this is my husbands dream car. LOOK he has pictures of it mounted behind the visor of his Grand Am!" She then reached into her car and flipped down her visor and sure enough there were photos of red 427 Cobras. He even had a Cobra air freshener.

Then he saw me and asked me a bunch of questions. I then asked him if he wanted to go for a ride. He couldn't believe I offered a total stranger a ride. He got in and of course I let her rip. When we got back, his wife had gone to the store and bought a camera to take some pictures of her husband in a Cobra. So I jumped out and said, "You don't need any pictures of me. You sit in the passenger seat and let your husband sit in the driver seat. I'll take photos of you two."

I took a few different poses and then went to hand the camera back to them and they asked me to take the whole roll of film of them in the Cobra.

They said that that made their day (he said year

I probably should have let him take his wife for a drive, but, I didn't have a clue who they were.

Anyway, that was fun!

Edley Rondinone · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2004, 07:53 PM

Yesterday afternoon, cruised down the coast into Malibu Village to get some gas, stretch my legs, and grab a soda. Was idling amongst the shops and stores, when a young woman comes out of one of the stores and said "I absolutely LOVE your car. It is BEAUTIFUL!!". I asked her to hop in, and I would take her for a ride, but she said she didnt get off until 6:30. So, naturally, I went back at 6:30, and gave her the ride she was lusting after! She said she really had fun, and we made a date to go up the coast when the weather gets warmer. Cobras sure are fun!!

Edley Rondinone · #5 (**permalink**) 02-02-2004, 09:45 PM

This weekend, Super Bowl Saturday to be exact, just cruising up the freeway to get a bite to eat, when I see a black GMC Yukon coming up on the Cobra's left side. Judging by his high rate of overtake speed, and his ensuing "slowdown" as he neared my Cobra's left rear flank, it was obvious that he just had to check out my Cobra. After about fifteen seconds of us cruising and his checking out the car, he honked his horn (GOD, how I HATE that!), and as I turned to acknowledge his presence, he gave me an actual crisp military 'salute'! I recognized the "Full Bird" Colonel insignia on his shoulder epaulet, and I just smiled, nodded my head, and watched him speed away down the freeway. Nice, really!

skippy · #6 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 12:12 PM

Brilliant thread i have'nt stopped smiling for the last 20min reading the past posts.

For me was in December 2003 just getting the car ready for the long winter months. I passed the gas station, filled up the car and came out to see 5 Japanese standing around taking happy snaps of each other next to the car. I turned around to see another 2 people carriers pulling in filled with more Japanese and before i knew it there were 10+ happy go lucky people giving me the thumbs up " ah nice car mister nice car". Before i knew it i was in the photo's with arms and smiles everywhere.

I wonder when they got back to their country what sought of stories were said.

That will live with me for some time.

Skippy.

TheSaint71 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 02:33 PM

LOL Funny posts we got today!! LOL I swear when I read this I could hear their funny heavy japaneese accents! LOL HILLARIOUS stuff

lol

jamin

Zoom This · #8 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 04:05 PM

So, here I am with my new Cobra and I decided to take it out during twilight to see how the headlights and dash lights are doing. Just another excuse to fire this baby up right?

So I cruise along the Blvd. and I come up to a stop sign that has 3-4 cars ahead of me. I hear this noise like someone yelling out loud from a block away or so. Kind of hard to hear outside the car with the totally cool lumpy cam sound. Anyway, this sound comes again and again over a 10 second period and I realize that as the cars inch up a little at a time to the stop sign that someone is yelling at me from behind. As I turn around to recognize the yelling I am figuring that 1) my car is on fire from behind or 2) I have four flat tires. Well, as I turn around this woman in long blond hair is hanging, shoulders and head out of the drivers window yelling "your car is awesome, it's phuckin' beautiful!" Hell, I don't know quite what to say to her except thanks, over the traffic noise and the lumpy 418. Ahhh, life is great.

TheSaint71 · #9 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 04:44 PM

lol thats a great story lol girl hanging outside the window lol yeahhh now we talkin haha

keep 'em comming!

Jamin

Tongue Pirate · #10 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 05:06 PM

With the car up on jacks & the door open another neihbor came over to ask..."What kind of car is that?"... What, were these guys all hatched from under one big rock?

Tongue Pirate · #11 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaplin

Some guy yelled out the window of his Expedition "Hey, nice Shelby!" I said "phuck you, it's an ERA". Ok, only the first part of that story is true

Hows the car treatn' ya Chap?

Maricopa · #12 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 05:41 PM

Since mine is still on jackstands in the garage I haven't have many great comments yet, but so far my favorite was from an old-time circle track racer who inspected the FFR frame and said, "Man you sure can weld!" Unfortunately I had to set him straight.

TheSaint71 · #13 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 06:08 PM

Hey guys, I know this might sound a little niave (selling?) but I don't understand that part where a guy on a bike says "Is your penis really that small!???" I don't get it.. could someone explain that to me...

As for the kid jumping up saying, "kit car, kit car" wow.... what an insult!! To be honest with you guys I have enver looked at a kit car as a kit car, to me its a car, real as any other especially when completed... as for the originals to be honest I don't like the originals all that much, I'd actually rather have a kit car.. you can't drive the originals that much too expensive.. these new ones handle better, perform better IMO i think their better in every way other than not being original....

Besides when punks "trick out" their rice cars what does that make their car? I mean seriously those are "kits" body kits etc...like the toyota supra in the fast and the furious, u can buy that front end and hood to that car in a "kit." I dont get it, why are "kits" to some people come as a dissapointment!??

My best friend sold an original cobra he had, then bought a kit .. he was asked about his new one (the kit) classic question...

that if it was real and had already spoke to his friend betting it was a "fake" my friend Ryan responded...."Hell no its not an original... the originals can't do the quarter mile in 9 seconds! lol

That was Ryan's response to ppl tha dissed his "fake" car.. he doesnt regret selling his orignal black one either... says his new one (the fake) handles better, is faster etc etc..

As for what to do or say when someone disses your car, this is what Ryan told me to do... he said rev the hell out of your car making it so loud you cant hear him then cupp ur ear with your hand... (yes like tom cruze did in TOP GUN on that motor cycle) lol how about that?

also Ryan pulled in front of the guy that was dissin his car at a stop light..... then did a burn out in front of the guy and when the smoke cleared (covered the entire car!) he was standing up in the car with both arms in the air giving him the bird...... lol...pretty funny i thought

and yes my pal ryan doesnt take disses about his car well!
jamin

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StephenC · #14 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 07:20 PM

A friend told me I had the coolest car he'd ever seen that didn't have an engine. He walked away laughing.

For some reason, people think a new car should come with an engine. Go figure.

Tinker51 · #15 (**permalink**) 02-03-2004, 09:37 PM

Some friends and I had gone for a drive (much earlier in the year). Among the cars were my SPF, a couple of show winning Sunbeam Tigers, a very nice 66 Mustang, and a Boxster. We stopped at a scenic overlook to stretch our legs and relax for a while. As we hung around the assembled masses wandered over to look at the group of cars that had stopped. After about 20 minutes this young Japanese girl comes over to me and says in very broken english "I like your car best",

Edley Rondinone · #16 (**permalink**) 02-05-2004, 08:51 PM

Was cruising thru town today, clear skies (and temps in the high 60's!), when I found myself at the end of a dead-end street that JUST HAPPENED to end at a elementary school playground, with the kids out during recess. As I made my three-point-turn around, revving the engine just a little between directions, I looked up at the fence, and there must have been 10 to 15 kids pressed up against that fence, looking at my Cobra. I could hear some of the kids saying stuff like "Wow, a race car!" and "Cool car!", among the little voices that were barely audible over the rumbling coming out of the sidepipes! As I finally pulled away, I waved to them, and the little tikes waved back, even the kids on the monkey bars! I feel the (our) future is secure with the interest these kids showed over the Cobra!!

Edley Rondinone · #17 (**permalink**) 02-12-2004, 09:25 PM

Got a "Thumbs-Up" from a guy in a red Z06 Corvette today!!! Before I even had a chance to send him back to Bowling Green for some upgrades!!! lol !!!

gene giambona · #18 (**permalink**) 02-13-2004, 12:42 AM

My superformance roller recently moved to my buddy's shop for final assembly after spending 1 year and two months in my garage unmolested.

During that time, I only moved it once to get a view of the car in the daylight (enclosed car carrier brought her by night). It sat in the driveway for no longer than 5 min before a guy driving his car nearly snapped his neck and simply yelled out loud....WOW!

Just a few weeks ago the car finally came out from the garage so we could put it on a trailer and bring it down to the shop for the engine installation. We had her all loaded on the trailer by about seven or eight o'clock at night when some guy riding his bicycle in the street made a u-turn so he could ask me some questions. "Nice car.....Is that a REPRODUCTION???" He kinda made me pause there for a minute. I never heard that term used before to describe my cobra replica.

He then said " You don't plan to put anything big in there like a 400 CI motor or something right??? I simply said "nahh just a 483"....he shook his head and said that a small block is more than adequate with such a light car. He couldn't help but tell me about the time when a brand new 289 cobra being driven by a girl in the '60's pulled up beside his hot rodded Ford and just left him there at the light as she blew his doors off. A moment he said he'll never forget.

I can only imagine what is in store for me when the car actually hits the street, but I'm sure it will be mixed with both positive and negative feedback.......better sharpen my tongue for the latter

Johnnyquest · #19 (**permalink**) 02-13-2004, 01:01 PM

Last week we had some decent weather on Saturday, so I had the garage door up and had pulled the car cover back just to expose the trunk area. I started polishing the aluminum when a dump truck driver just unloaded some material for a new house next door creeped by. Next load he had his head turned almost 90 degrees and I had pulled the car cover back to expose the roll bar. The next load he ran off the road while almost turned all the way around and the car cover was up to the hood.........kinda like a strip tease! The next time he just stopped in the middle of the road and I motioned him to come take a look see.

We talked for 20 minutes then he was done for the day. Nice guy, sure was funny to watch him each load.

JQ

svobud · #20 (**permalink**) 02-15-2004, 05:02 AM

Great thread!

Everytime I take mine out I get people giving thumbs up, smiles, pointing, and such. I'm still not use to it - and - people following me home to see the car!! .. those encounters worry me.

Two times that I remember the most ..

The first was right after I bought it - sitting in traffic - and someone behind screamed like a banshee. Ya know, the good ol redneck - 3 teef - straight out the trailer/NASCAR "whooooooo!!!" and then SHE followed it up with some "he!! yeah! that's what I'm taking about!!" .. and more coarse profanity. Scared the freaking crap out of me. I thought I had been shot! Good thing the steering wheel is bolted on tight. I nearly ripped the thing off.

The very next day, I drive the car over to the city where I work and show it off to some co-workers (Cops). One of them gets out of his patrol car and asks, "why would buy something like THAT?!?!" in a real degrading tone - everyone turns and gives him a scowl .. and I replied, "same reason you waxed your eyebrows and put goo in your hair you freaking nitwit." Sheesh! what a maroon.