bwlyon
10-06-2014, 04:19 PM
I have had a love affair with automobiles since I was a teenager, and I have owned more cars, trucks, and motorcycles than I can count on both sets of fingers and toes. I remember the first car I wanted to "soup up" a 73 Spirit of America, Nova that had a bad rod bearing. My parents wouldn't let me pull the motor in our garage in town (they thought I was crazy), so I took it to the farm where we had a large barn with a concrete floor. I yanked the motor, overhauled it, and put it back in. I came home with my first awesome sounding car that ran pretty good too! There's nothing like the sound of an engine idling that has a nice lumpy camshaft, to lift your spirits. Then years later, as an adult, it would be a 1993 Mustang Coupe that'd do wheels up launches and 11.80s at the strip. It's amazing what those Fox Mustangs will do with a good suspension, ET Streets, and a healthy dose of Nitrous Oxide. Thus far my favorite to date, and it was a blast to drive. Well, I have settled down for years now, and am back to riding motorcycles again. I Have a 2010 HD Crossbones Springer and a 2012 Honda Goldwing in the the garage now, and I love them both for different reasons. With that said, I remember as a kid, in the the 9th grade, talking with a couple of boys in the classroom looking at a magazine with a picture of a Black, 427 AC Cobra in it. I told them that had to be the baddest car ever made, and so began my infatuation with Cobras and all things automotive.
Since a real one is out of my price range, a replica will more than suffice. To be honest, on the one hand, who would want a real one? A person wouldn't want to drive it very much for fear of breaking something, or wrecking a highly collectible car. If I was wealthy the thought of owning the real deal would be very enticing though, I admit it. On the other hand, a well built replica can look almost identical to the real thing, have better performance, and won't bring on all the worry that goes with owning a an actual AC Cobra. Which is why I am here signing up in the Factory Five Forums. I have searched many kit car manufactures for a Roadster that looks authentic and has a chassis that will allow the car to handle on the road and track very well. Let's face it, a car that looks like the real thing, but handles poorly would be a bore to drive. Some of the Roadster manufactures bodies, look the part, but the chassis setups makes me doubt their ability to handle well and stand the test of time. While I have always loved the FFR chassis, the body was always a bit lacking in my mind. Then comes the new MK4 body and chassis, the perky butt gone, the wheel openings tightened up, and the gel coated body looking much better and easier to work with! I'm now saying to myself, "OK, I'm in!" Now to get a plan together and make this happen!
Since a real one is out of my price range, a replica will more than suffice. To be honest, on the one hand, who would want a real one? A person wouldn't want to drive it very much for fear of breaking something, or wrecking a highly collectible car. If I was wealthy the thought of owning the real deal would be very enticing though, I admit it. On the other hand, a well built replica can look almost identical to the real thing, have better performance, and won't bring on all the worry that goes with owning a an actual AC Cobra. Which is why I am here signing up in the Factory Five Forums. I have searched many kit car manufactures for a Roadster that looks authentic and has a chassis that will allow the car to handle on the road and track very well. Let's face it, a car that looks like the real thing, but handles poorly would be a bore to drive. Some of the Roadster manufactures bodies, look the part, but the chassis setups makes me doubt their ability to handle well and stand the test of time. While I have always loved the FFR chassis, the body was always a bit lacking in my mind. Then comes the new MK4 body and chassis, the perky butt gone, the wheel openings tightened up, and the gel coated body looking much better and easier to work with! I'm now saying to myself, "OK, I'm in!" Now to get a plan together and make this happen!