Average Age?

[LodiWino]

I'm 67 and anxiously awaiting ERA 427SC #773 to be delivered in (hopefully) 3 months. The long wait for the car's arrival has given me time to meet fellow enthusiasts at Rockhouse breakfasts in Livermore, and time to learn more about what I have got myself into. All in all, a very enjoyable experience. Cobra Country has been a valuable resource of information, so THANK YOU to all who have made contributions to various topics. My Cobra library is now 4- 2" binders thick on just about any subject you can think of.

My wife is supportive of the project, she got a new kitchen out of the deal! But she also said I have just one chance to get "it" right! Her warning was to research the alternatives well before settling on what its going to look and behave like. I have been looking at Cobras for years, dreaming about the day one would be part of our lives.

I had a TR-4 when we got married, then kids showed up and we traded the sports car for a station wagon. Our boys started racing boats, and the Cobra project was put off for a an indefinate period of time. I have always wanted a Cobra, and finally all the forces converged at one point in time to make it possible.

The engine is being built locally by Neil Ruegsegger, who is held in high regard by many local Cobra owners. He has taken the time to build the engine to suit the intended use as a weekend driver, but with enough giddy-up to keep up with just about anything on the track.

Is 67 too old to be getting into something like this? Certainly 67 is on the right side of the Cobra owners average age. Remember the movie "The Bucket List"? There's just some things that need to be done while you still can. The other movie that comes to mind is "The Worlds Fastest Indian" Old is an attitude not a physical condition, unless you let it be...