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Old 05-19-2023, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Jzeke16 View Post
From a picture in the local news, it appears that the windshield collapsed when the car went under the highway cable. My question is, are the windshield frames supplied in some kits not strong enough to offer crash protection? Should they be? My old MG and AH 3000 frames were pretty stout.
Any original style "Cobra" windscreen frame is not going to offer any protection. They are brass that is not very stout and brass being rather soft, will bend/deform easily especially with 2500# (+/-) of kinetic energy applied.

The best protection in a Cobra is found between the ears of the driver.
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