[DAVID GAGNARD]

Evan & others;

I have to echo Steve's last post and would add this....Around here, there are a number of "old car clubs" and "street rod clubs",that's fine.... I know most of these people and their cars and admire their work and their cars,they are works of art.....The way I see them and so does the insurance industry,is a bunch of older guys and gals getting together for parades and "show and shine" events and picnics....They usually drive slow and are usually very responsible people....their cars are NSRA inspected and they usually do not put a lot of miles per year on their car,this equals good insurance risks,plain and simple....

Now the Cobra crowd,that's a little different....They are percieved as a wilder bunch,slightly younger,mostly men,little cars,big motors,going thru a mid life crisis, kinda like the 40 something year old in the little red Porshe with the 25 year old blonde... Is this fair or not I do not know,never said it was accurate of the situation,just the way things are perceived....When was the last time you saw a 35 Ford Coupe Street Rod at a road course????Cobras are seen at track events and there's nothing wrong with racing track events,sometimes it just gives the wrong impression about the car.

That's the purpose of this group,to try and change the reputation the Cobra has enjoyed to a more likeable one with the insurance industry and show them these cars are safe....Right now the insurance industry is holding all the cards and making all the rules,we just need to show them our intentions are good as well as our cars and maybe they will start to cut us some slack and work with us....

David