71,250 miles and she BROKE!

[A Cobra guy]

On Saturday I drove my Cobra from Nashua, NH to Conway to work on my wife’s place. It was a great ride complete with a stop in Concord to have breakfast with 5 other Cobra owners. By 7 that night I was hungery so I drove about 10 miles north to a pub for a beer and a light supper. Traffic on the main road into Conway is still bad at that hour so I headed another 4 mile north-west to pick up a back road. By this point it’s dark, VERY dark. As I turned off the main road onto the back road something in the car went ‘bang” but she kept going. Did I mention it was VERY dark and this was a VERY secluded back road? I did what any red blooded American male would do, I kept going. 3rd gear on theA/T was gone, but the car was fine in 2nd. The car brought me back to the house in Conway with no other drama. Just a bit more noise than usual being in 2nd gear In the light of the day the A/T is not leaking but only has 2nd gear and reverse. Pam came to rescue me on Sunday. My son and I will be going back to Conway with a uhaul trailer to get the car.

The engine needs to come out to get the trans out. While the engine is out I will do a few things to it and the car that I have been putting off. Being that I do have a life other than playing with the car this could well put the car in the cellar for the season. Such is life.

I am still amazed at how reliable this car has been. This A/T break is the first time anything major has happened. It is a “Hot Rod” A/T that is meant for drag racers to use. It has lasted well over 60,000 miles and nine years. It owes me nothing. Evan with this, I have never been stranded with so much as a flat tire. Over 71,000 miles of fun and looking forward to more.

Harvey