[BLACKJACK]

MR. BRUCE,

WE SURELY DO NOT WANT TO GET OURSELVES INVOLVED WITH THE "BUREAUCRACY".

WE NEED TO ESTABLISH OUR OWN "SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS" AND CRITERIA INDEPENDENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY STATE OR COMMONWEALTH. WE KNOW OUR CARS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE AND WE'RE FAR MORE CAPAPABLE OF "SETTING THE BAR" AT THE RIGHT HEIGHT.

WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESS OF TITLES OF OUR CARS - THAT SHOULD BE A MATTER OF THE IDIVIDUAL AND HIS/HER OWN LOCAL JURISDICTION. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS VARIATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS FROM STATE TO STATE, I BELIEVE THAT THAT DOG SHOULD BE LEFT "ON THE PORCH". WE SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE VERY METICULOUS IN ACCURATELY INFORMING THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO INSURE. FRAUDULENT MIS-REPRESENTATION IS UNIVERSALLY ONE OF THE REASONS THAT AN INSURER CAN FLATLY REJECT A CLAIM.

REGARDING ISSUES SUCH AS ROLL BARS - - MANY "ORIGINAL" COBRAS CAME WITHOUT ANY ROLL BAR. I BELIEVE THAT THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD ADDRESS THE BUILD QUALITY, DESIGN AND INTEGRITY OF A "STREET" CAR. "ORIGINALITY" OF THE CARS IS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF US. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE UNDERWRITERS TO INSURE.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET THE CARS THROUGH "TECH INSPECTION". WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THEM SAFER AND TO INSURE BUILD INTEGRITY.

FULL - AS OPPOSED TO "ORIGINAL" ROLL BARS, ROLL CAGES, FUEL CELLS, FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEMS, HELMETS, HEAD AND ARM RESTRAINTS ARE GREAT FOR THE DRIVER WHO WANTS THEM BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ADDRESSED AS AN ISSUE WHEN CERTIFYING A CAR FOR THE "STREET". THE INSURERS WANT TO KNOW THAT THE CARS - BUILT BY YOU AND ME - ARE AS SAFE AND WELL CONSTRUCTED AS THE CARS ASSEMBLED BY ERA, SUPERFORMANCE, ETC. - - NOT A HUMMER OF A LINCOLN TOWN CAR.

THE MORE COMPLICATED WE MAKE THIS ISSUE THE LESS LIKELY WE ARE TO FIND IT RESOLVED IN OUR FAVOR. THERE IS AN OLD MAKETING AXIOM THAT STATES, "IF YOU CONFUSE THEM - - YOU LOSE THEM" IT'S SORT OF A CORROLARY TO THE "K.I.S.S." PRINCIPLE.

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT AND SAFE DAY,

BLACKJACK