What is the LATEST recognition your Cobra has had recently?

Atlantacobra · #1 (**permalink**) 08-12-2009, 06:50 AM

What cracks me up is how the Carbon Footprint left behind during the manufacturing and shipping of those hybrid cars is many times larger than what our Cobra's will ever leave.

Snakebit · #2 (**permalink**) 08-12-2009, 07:18 PM

I live in the little town of Quinton, just outside of Salem, NJ about 20 minutes from the Delaware Memorial bridge. When I say it is a small town, it has a little post office, country store, fire house, lumber yard, and they just added a traffic light last year and that is it! The other day, I stopped for the light and 2 boys about 14 were walking their bikes. They stop and look over at the Cobra and the one kid says "Nice Shelby Mister". I say thanks and the light turns green and I pull away. As I am going down the road, I am wondering how he knew it was a Shelby at a young age living in a small town surrounded by corn fields and cow pastures. That's one sharp kid!

danw · #3 (**permalink**) 08-12-2009, 08:11 PM

The Cobra wasn't mine at the time but it is now, so I guess this story counts...

I had been kind of looking for a Cobra for several years, and SERIOUSLY looking for one since March (when the house finally sold!). Found one that my wife approved of (meaning tan interior) so worth a trip to Michigan. The photos were outstanding, but didn't do the car justice. Beautiful, non-traditional paint job. (I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how...)

Anyway, the owner took me for a demo ride: onto the freeway, off at the next exit, swing around and head back. Going up the on ramp, he turned the 500 horses loose. We were hitting 85 when we "merged" in front of a cluster of vehicles that happened to include a Deputy Sheriff. Of course he pulled us over.

The Deputy walks up and the first thing he says is "That's the prettiest car I've ever seen!." He then proceeds to mention that we chirped the tires when we came out in front of him, and the drivers around him were looking like "what are you going to do?" The Deputy says "...so I had to pull you over. I don't have to ticket you, but I had to pull you over." He walked around looking at the car. We chatted for a couple minutes, then we were on our way. No ticket. Did the deal. Cobra is now in my garage. Happy ending!

danw

Atlantacobra · #4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by danw

The Cobra wasn't mine at the time but it is now, so I guess this story counts...

I had been kind of looking for a Cobra for several years, and SERIOUSLY looking for one since March (when the house finally sold!). Found one that my wife approved of (meaning tan interior) so worth a trip to Michigan. The photos were outstanding, but didn't do the car justice. Beautiful, non-traditional paint job. (I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how...)

Anyway, the owner took me for a demo ride: onto the freeway, off at the next exit, swing around and head back. Going up the on ramp, he turned the 500 horses loose. We were hitting 85 when we "merged" in front of a cluster of vehicles that happened to include a Deputy Sheriff. Of course he pulled us over.

The Deputy walks up and the first thing he says is "That's the prettiest car I've ever seen!." He then proceeds to mention that we chirped the tires when we came out in front of him, and the drivers around him were looking like "what are you going to do?" The Deputy says "...so I had to pull you over. I don't have to ticket you, but I had to pull you over." He walked around looking at the car. We chatted for a couple minutes, then we were on our way. No ticket. Did the deal. Cobra is now in my garage. Happy ending!

danw

Great Story. Even better knowing it's an E-M!
I had the same thing happen where a cop pulled me over one day. He walked up and said "I just wanted to see the car". Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions.
Had another cop pull me over about two weeks....wasn't so cool though - he actually gave me a ticket. And to top it off, didn't even compliment the car!
It's right then that you realize the car can work for you, and sometimes against you!
-Greg

CoupedUp · #5 (**permalink**) 08-18-2009, 12:55 AM

At the Historics this week with SPF Coupe 88. Met some friends last night at the Inn at Spanish Bay. Pull up to the hotel with ALL KINDS of decandent cars around. I ask the valet where I can park. He gets a panicked look at asks me to wait a minute. He runs back to me and says, "Let me move this Rolls (a new yellow drophead coupe) and let you back it in there. It was the second car in line out front between another drophead and a Veyron. I was a bit nervous backing in, but the valet was an expert. Got out of the car and looked back at my SPF Coupe parked between a Rolls drophead and a Veyron. Made my week.

Doug

kobrabytes · #6 (**permalink**) 08-18-2009, 07:26 AM

Sunday I went for an afternoon drive up one of our canyons. I was "followed" up by two crotch rockets. At the top of the drive I pulled over and got out. The two guys who followed me up and a dozen or more Harley riders gathered around the Cobra. We chatted for a while and I told them about the car. When I was about ready to leave I fired up the engine. After hearing the engine one of the bikers commented that he was going to now go home and have sex with his wife!