[Geary L. Sarno]

I think that there is a very basic underlying reason for many of the cobra sales. You have to really want this car to make it a keeper. It is crude, raw horsepower - period. There are no creature comforts - no ammenities. I drive my 427SC most days and I show my car almost every weekend (Driven - No Waxer). When I'm approached by a wannabe Cobra owner I ask if he/she has had any experience with classic(Real) European sports cars. There has to exist a certain mind-set to own a real sports car. The classic Triumph owner's moto is: "If God wanted us all to drive Safe, Warm, Dry, and Comfortable he wouldn't have invented Triumphs". I've owned my GT6 MKIII since 1972 and it was my daily driver/family car for many of those years. Without this type of mind-set - This level of dedication to the very nature of this breed of vehicle -you won't have your Cobra long. Twenty years down the road I plan to be driving my current 427SC and my then 52 year old GT6.

To paraphrase Shakespeare's Henry V: "When I am astride my steed I soar ... He is Wind and Fire. His hooves but touch the earth .. with impatience... while I mount. "

So screw comfort and stuff sound systems.

A toast to the real road warriors - Sport-Minded Forever!

- Aggressor