10-02-2009, 07:04 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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Crazy Jack
Lex I emailed the pics of Jack Green's Cobra to you. It's not the same car you bought from him. You have done a beautiful job on Jack's old Cobra. The first time I saw Jack's Cobra I thought it was a "little" ruff. When he raised the hood I thought to myself, "I would not drive this thing across town!".
A month after he bought it he drove it to Daytona Beach Florida, remember he lives in Nashville, Tenn. Later in the year he met us on I-65 in Nashville and convoyed with us to London Cobra Show 06. About an hour from Columbus he had to pull over at a rest stop and take a nap because he had been up for almost two days. When we got to the motel we found out that he had forgot to bring any cloths or toiletries. A visit to WalMart was necessary.
We very quickly named him Crazy Jack. We love him, great guy, fun to be with.
Sunday as we watched the autocross he told us he was going to drive to Canada. One of the guys asked if he had a passport, which he replied he did not. I asked him if he found his wallet, which he had lost when he paid to register for LCS. No, he had not found it. So we explained to him that he could not get into Canada. He thought about it for a few minutes and said he would drive to Akron ( I think ) to see the old telephone that was used for the first AA call. We left to go back to the motel to get a nap before we pulled out that night and he drove North. He came back about 10:00 that night as we pulled out going home. Monday he left for Pennsylvania. He drove a 100 miles in the rain before he reached the Penn state line, turned around and drove a 100 miles back in the rain. I think he drove through 4 or 5 extra states before he returned home. I would not have drove "that" Cobra across town. The radar detector had the top missing. He said it keeps someone from stealing it. The TPS switch on the throttle body was broken but the car ran fine. Ruff car.
Jack is a very intelligent guy, can talk to you about any subject. We love Crazy Jack. Got more stories but have to go get a Cobra starter rebuild.
See ya on the road.
Jack bought a 53 Merc
We keep in touch and he visit us from time to time.
Lex you have done a superb job on a very ruff Cobra.
Dwight
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