Average Age?

[tommi]

Yo, Mike, all right, most cars have suspension, but the Brits make fun of the Yanks autos because of there crap ride. I've never even seen a Shelby in the flesh, let alone a 427, I was worried for a while, I thought this club woz all for 40+s, no offence, there's nowt wrong with being 40+..

[LwCwb]

Cobras ride very well, you dont even feel the bumps after hitting 90

Its nice to see others my age intrusted in Caroll Shelbys cars. 40+ year olds, good one. Every one on here is nuts

[tommi]

Wow, you again, you seem to be evrywhere, have you seen the thread I set up about favorite Shelbys? Only one reply so far.

[LwCwb]

No, i havent seen it yet, you will catch on in about a week how all of this works, then when you hit 100 posts you start to feel like you have a second family. Ill try to find that thread. Theres a great photo galery on here too.

[flipper35]

I like that description Blackjack, an age reversion machine.

[tommi]

Originaly posted by Mike:
I'm still youngest here (14)

I'm still 14 but I've only 2 months till my birthday, I might still be the youngest here.

[Ron61]

Darn,

When this thread started I was in the middle of the pack. Now I am on the very top upper end. Thread must be limited to 50 year old or older to get me back down in the average.

Ron

[uncltodd]

Ron, my "baby brother" just had his second grandson.

I hate him- he's 50, has all his hair, and only one grey one.

I'm 53 and what little I have is mostly white.

Of course, he is a sober, industrious, productive bean counter.

I am an obsessive, compulsive, self-destructive adrenaline junkie.

Same parents, different mood, I guess.

UT

[moneymanager]

I'll add my 2 cents now.

I started this car crazy stuff when I was VERY young as you will soon see in the photos I will provide you.

I have owned 105 cars (as of now) and am currently age 60 (61 on March 2nd)

Age is certainly NOT a deterant to fun. I will be running my Backdraft Cobra on the track in Las Vegas this coming Saturday.

And on Friday night the 12th of November I will be drag racing my 65 Shelby GT350 at Firebird (against my WIFE who will be racing our 2002 T/A WS6 Convertible against me).

This is what you have to look forward too. Here is where it all started: http://inficad.com/~moneymanager/cars.htm

"Doc"

[LwCwb]

UT, you have a Cobra, your brother dosent. That should even everything out

[hey,littlecobra]

Mike, UT doesn't have a Cobra. He doesn't know where it is!
I am happy to say after 7 weeks at KC I do have mine back. Finally!

UT, it will surface. I'm sure. Sometime, somewhere!

[Ron61]

Hey,

Now quit picking on UT. I think I saw some of his Cobra parts listed for sale on a Texas forum. Kristen, did yours come back with any blue parts on it ?
And for the young guy's like UT, I will be 64 on December 23rd. Now you should all feel better.

Ron

[uncltodd]

Doc, even at the age of 5 you had enough sense to keep your"best" ride on a trailer. I'm impressed.

Kirsten- Bite me. Gunrack was supposed to be here today, but Boudy has dropped off everyone's screens.

UT is not happy.

UT

[LwCwb]

UT, I was really hoping you would get GR back today, did you get the email I sent you yesterday?

[hey,littlecobra]

I'm not really picking on him, Ron, just a little ribbing; as I recall, I got a little picking on from him when mine was in the shop a long while....!! Something about parts scattered hither and yon? They were all afraid of my threats, and yes, all of Pepe's pieces were returned and put back on him by the time I got him last week!!!
Oh, and to keep this "on topic" I'm still the same age I was the last time I was on this thread!!!!

[1wicked66]

"A question from my wife. Is building and owning Cobras an adult thing or just a mid-life crisis kind of thing?"

Interesting question...

Considering the time and expense involved, the decision to build a Cobra might not be very "adult" at all. On the other hand, I don't think its as much a "mid-life crisis" as it is a "mid-life revelation". While growing old is a given, growing up is optional.

My youngest is on to college next year on a scholarship! After a '69 Super Bee, a '67 GTO, two '66 Chargers, two '66 Impala's, a '73 AMX (401 Go Package), a '66 Mustang, and a '72 Mach 1, her 45 year old Dad is going to build his dream car.

[cobracrazy]

I am 34 presently. I was on the road (unpainted) October 1999 at 29 hears old. I was obsessed over cobra's all throughout college and ever since my dad read me my first Cobra article in Hotrod at age 12.

My goal was to save up enough money after college and before women and family became an expense. I saved up $45,000 working overtime and never doing anything else during my first year out of school. That paid for half the car, (custom projects can get way out of hand) I ran up the credit for the rest and have just paid the last check for project Cobratech this week.

Adam Crabtree R.Ph
www.bloodenterprises.com/cobra.htm

[Scotty C]

I think I was about 13 when I saw a Kit Car mag In my older Bros room . There was an article on Contemporary Cobras...i instantly fell in love. I remember carrying around a picture of one in my wallet from the very same mag......untill it just fell apart. The cobra seemed like an impossible dream...That was almost 20 years ago. In May 2004 The dream was realized ......i purchased Contemporary CCX -3318 from an engineer in Chicago. He did a wonderful job building her and I have been in love with her ever since ....I am 32

[Naumoff]

I've wanted one for twenty years. I'm 37 and just couldn't wait any longer. I started helping my older brother work on his cars at age 11. then started helping a Neighborhood Ford man work on his cars. All FE engines. Built my own 427 car in high school. A 63 1/2 Galaxie 500 XL. Pulled the 352 and dropped in a 427 top oiler 2x4v C6 and 411 gears. Took care of those Comeros and firebirds around our way. So I always thought of what it would be like to have that engine in a car half the weight of the Galaxie. So here I am just ordered a Unique 427 kit and a 427 s/o medium riser 2x4v. I will take delivery of my Cobra and my engine and trans at Carlisle this April. Cobras are a family affair. My boys are 10 & 12 and I guess I'll be passing the love of cars on to them.

Tony

[Ron61]

I think you guy's should go over to the kiddie thread. Geez, a whole 34 to 43 in age. I was that age once, I think but can't remember that far back.

Ron