Why do you own a Cobra?

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Why?
You know that thing about your 2nd childhood at 40? (midlife crisis???) yeah, that was me. But to be honest, it was a blind sided move. In 98' I tunred 40 and was ready to get rid of my VW GTi. I've always wanted a convertible and while thumbing through the magazine rack, I came across Kit Car Magazine and there was just something about the Cobra body styles from the various manufacturers, that just yelled "sex". It would be another 5 years before I was given the green light for one, and the only real question in my mind was: built or build it.... I opted to build it for the challenge and learning experience. After all, the original Cobra's were really nothing more than a British hot-rod and I wanted the full experience of taking just a body and frame and creating something special. It really is a teenagers dream considering I never got the chance to live out a "hot rodders" childhood.

I never tire looking at my Cobra. I get a huge rush just driving it around to work, to shows, just for breakfast. I'm always getting compliments and I'm always proud of what I built. Aside from my 2 daughters and my wife, there's nothing else that I've done in my life that compares.

I hope I never grow up ... again.