jlw
10-15-2019, 09:35 AM
Hi All,
Thought I'd introduce myself finally. I've been lurking here since 2015 when I sold my Pontiac Solstice GXP and started looking for another "fun" car to play with. I've always liked the roadster style cars and have been in love with the Cobras ever since I was a kid. The Solstice was great car for the twisty roads and I had done some minor improvements to it over the years I had it. It was around 320hp and 290tq when I sold it. I always hoped GM would refine it more and I could get a new model eventually. But when they killed it and Pontiac I decided it was time to look elsewhere for my fix.
Since an original Cobra was not in the budget. I was trying to buy a 1972 Corvette that belonged to a friend of the family since new. He used to take me for rides in it and to his autocross events before I was even tall enough to see over the dash. So I blame him for giving me the bug. He ended up selling it to someone else without letting me know first so I missed out.
Not too long after that I was at the Frankenmuth Autofest here in MI and came across a couple of Cobras. When I started talking to one of the owners he told me it was a kit car from FF. I was amazed that it did not look like any kit car I had seen before. In fact it didn't look like a kit at all. He was happy to show me the car and answer a few of my questions that day. I went home an immediately started looking at FF and other cobra replica makers. Finding out that I could buy a replica or build one was awesome. Most of the old muscle cars have gotten to the price point that if I spent that much money on one I'd be afraid to drive it. The idea of building my own so that I know every nut and bolt of the car just makes sense to me and being able to upgrade or change things after it is complete is nice to. So I'm 100% on board for doing this.
I put it off for the last few years as I realized that the small two car garage in my condo was not going to work for a build that may take me 2-3 years to complete. Last winter I sold the condo and bought a house with an oversize 3 car garage. So now that I don't have that excuse I guess I need to start the saving/planning phase. In the meantime I will work on getting the garage organized and ready.
Jeff
Thought I'd introduce myself finally. I've been lurking here since 2015 when I sold my Pontiac Solstice GXP and started looking for another "fun" car to play with. I've always liked the roadster style cars and have been in love with the Cobras ever since I was a kid. The Solstice was great car for the twisty roads and I had done some minor improvements to it over the years I had it. It was around 320hp and 290tq when I sold it. I always hoped GM would refine it more and I could get a new model eventually. But when they killed it and Pontiac I decided it was time to look elsewhere for my fix.
Since an original Cobra was not in the budget. I was trying to buy a 1972 Corvette that belonged to a friend of the family since new. He used to take me for rides in it and to his autocross events before I was even tall enough to see over the dash. So I blame him for giving me the bug. He ended up selling it to someone else without letting me know first so I missed out.
Not too long after that I was at the Frankenmuth Autofest here in MI and came across a couple of Cobras. When I started talking to one of the owners he told me it was a kit car from FF. I was amazed that it did not look like any kit car I had seen before. In fact it didn't look like a kit at all. He was happy to show me the car and answer a few of my questions that day. I went home an immediately started looking at FF and other cobra replica makers. Finding out that I could buy a replica or build one was awesome. Most of the old muscle cars have gotten to the price point that if I spent that much money on one I'd be afraid to drive it. The idea of building my own so that I know every nut and bolt of the car just makes sense to me and being able to upgrade or change things after it is complete is nice to. So I'm 100% on board for doing this.
I put it off for the last few years as I realized that the small two car garage in my condo was not going to work for a build that may take me 2-3 years to complete. Last winter I sold the condo and bought a house with an oversize 3 car garage. So now that I don't have that excuse I guess I need to start the saving/planning phase. In the meantime I will work on getting the garage organized and ready.
Jeff