Dual roll bars - form or function?

[RedBarchetta]

I really think vettstr and 496fe are hitting the perverbial nail on the head here. In a true roll-over where the impact is severe and the car ends up in a wheels-up position, standard height roll bars (no matter how many you apply) in the "stock" (boy, we sure use that term loosely with these cars, don't we?) location won't help you more than, say, strong prayers with a higher power above (or below, whichever way you pray).

To affix a roll bar into these cars that is worthy of truly protecting the occupants is to totally change the complexion and personality that has drawn so many to a Cobra to begin with. I truly respect those that want to protect themselves and their occupants, so don't get me wrong...that's the beauty of freedom of choice (something the Middle East is still trying to figure out after 2,000 years). But lately I haven't seen any Harley-Davidsons with training wheels or bumpers, and I surely don't plan to place a tortoise shell over the darn-near-most-beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, curvacious (is that a valid word?!?) automotive body that ever stirred the senses.

I'm probably the last guy to stand in line for Carroll's autograph, but the day he massaged a Ferrari-influenced-but-British-pounded AC into a 427/SC the Gods were smiling and 'ol Carroll hit a dinger out of the park. Even if he didn't think much about safety at the time and placed a lazy hoop behind the driver, the simplicity is where the beauty evolves.

-Dean