Right and Wrong Cobra for BIG man?

[Richard Hudgins]

Originally posted by PatBuckley


Richard -

Your point would be obvious if this was Club Hot Rod or something.....would you make the same comment on Club Lotus 7?

Well Mr. B.

I most certainly would. Maybe you should take the time to check out builders such as Caterham. (They are the offical Lotus 7 builders, licensed by Lotus Cars.) Hint: The insides of their cars are a bit larger. Also, they build a specifically larger unit as well.

Also see: Westfield and Dax.

Originally posted by PatBuckley



Of course most of these builders/manufacturers could do as you say....they could also build replicas of 59 Cadillacs - but they don't, they are trying to build replicas of a Cobra.

Then again - as you once said - you aren't really in the Cobra replica business. So you can pretty much take as many judgements as you want - you don't have the same constraints as the other manufacturers/builders do.

Pat Buckley

You are correct. They are building replicas of Cobra's, not 59 Cadillacs. (There is plenty of room in a 59 caddy already, so the point is moot.)

But is not your builder modifying some interiors to allow folks to fit? You know, Mr. J., Morris,. etc.

Are they not the best builders of replica's?

Is this wrong? Does it denigrate the car? All they are doing is applying proper engineering and ergonomics to their design.

My Statement was simply that any builder could fit real humans into their cars if they looked beyond what their grandfathers did.

(I think that this is what I said earlier, could be wrong here!)

Originally posted by PatBuckley

Technically, I think your cars are cool but to me they are neither fish nor fowl - not a good replica or a good race car.

What exactly ARE your cars designed for anyway? Is there a race series for them somewhere ?

Pat Buckley

Also Mr. B,

Thanks much for thinking the JBL cars are cool. But you are correct. They are not good replicas and they are not good modern race cars from a aero standpoint in standard body trim.

I think that you will have to ask folks that have a JBL what the design purpose was. Or read the first page on the website.

And no, there is not a race series for them. Is there a race series for your car?

Now, a quick question for you.

What is your agenda?

You have gone out of your way to post things that are just a bit on the b!tchy side when it involves JBL or myself.

Have we met? Did I make a pass at your wife? Daughter?

In other words,

What did I do to piss you off?