[Edley Rondinone]

Here goes! I have always been a Ford man from the mid '60's (I 'm 44) and had seen pictures of Cobras in CARtoons and other car magazines, and fell in love with what I believe to be the most beautiful car in the world, the 427 Cobra!! The prices of these cars were well out of my price range, but a guy can dream! (No "wet" references, OK?) Kits or replicas just did not seem to exist in the '70's. There was (is) a mechanic in town who specialized in Ford products, and always seemed to have Cobras and Panteras in his shop, either storing them for the racer/owners or working on them for some reason or the other. We lived up in the foothills of Los Angeles, and this mechanic lived down the hill a block away from where we lived, and while we were playing football or baseball in the street in the evenings after school, he would drive home from work and we could hear him come up the hill and turn onto his block. Believe me, Cobras and Panteras look and sound VERY impressive from a block away! Time passes, and 20-some years later, just after I bought my first house, and my Harley-Davidson, I inherit $50,000 dollars, and I knew that I could then afford at least a nice Cobra replica! I had asked Ron Miller of Ford Power Parts if he knew anyone selling a used Cobra replica; ( I do not have the time or mechanical expertise or patience to build my own). He knew of a friend-of-a-friend who was selling his replica to finance his new Daytona Coupe, and after many e-mails and phone calls, I became the proud owner of a beautiful, ten-year-old NAF Cobra, Denim blue, white stripes, and a strong 351W-five speed for motivation!!! I am having just the best time with this car!!!lol!!! And people wonder why I have this perennial smile on my face!!! So,in my garage, I have my Cobra, My Harley Softail, my everyday '99 Mustang, and my other 16-year project , a black 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria Coupe hardtop with the stock 460/C6, in excellent condition. I guess it's nice to be single!!!lol!!!