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James -
as you know, that is me in the driver's seat in the pictures. It feels good to be a Cobra owner, and what a way to "break in" the car; driving it cross country. The attention that the car got everywhere was incredible - we literally could not stop anywhere without several people coming up and asking about and admiring the car. Some highlights of the trip:

Day 1: flew into Dallas early morning, James picked us up at the airport and we took care of business and got on the road early afternoon. Spent Friday night in Amarillo.

Day 2: spent most of the day on I-40, which as most people know is along the old Route 66. In fact, at one place we got off the interstate and drove on the old road. One of the nice things about driving an open car is it makes you stop more often, which allowed us to talk to more people along the way. One place we stopped was at the "Route 66 auto museum" in Santa Rosa New Mexico. I recommend it highly - lots of memorabilia, and about 30 or so immaculately restored cars. The best thing was that the guy who runs the museum had to come outside and see the Cobra! Spent Saturday night at my mom's house near Santa Fe. She loved the car.

Day 3: back home by way of Taos NM, FT Garland CO, over La Veta pass to I-25 and north to Denver. Had to put the top up for a while on the pass due to wind and cold, but most of the time it was topless. When we stopped for gas in Taos, a group of about 10 guys riding Harleys came over to see the car. They were impressed, which is something because those guys are usually not impressed by much except other Harleys.

Anyway, it was a great trip; got sunburned and windblown, but it was well worth it.

Wayne Cobb