I'm 34 and have had my LA Exotics for about a year and a half. I got it used at a fire sale price. It only had 980 miles on it! The guy had to get out from under it because he had some "other" bills to pay. I have wanted a Cobra ever since I got rid of my 69 Camaro Z28 after coollege.

This is my sainity relief from my current job. My wife doesn't exactly get it, but then again, she jumps horses over 5ft fences. I tell her it's about the same feeling trying to keep a 500 Hp, short wheel base, lightweight car going in a straight line and not getting caught as riding a 1500 lb. animal with the brain the size of walnut and jumping it over an obsticle. By the way, I still remember her face after doing a WOT up to about 100 mph on PCH. Priceless.

The unfortunate thing about my car is that the original owner loved cars, but did not know a thing about them. I felt sorry for the guy after he sent me the orignal receipts because of the condition the car was in. He really got taken by the guys who built it. That's why people who do business with B&B should be careful. (B&B - formally known as LA Exotics, same Cobra, different skin.)Looked great on the outside but, I have had to redo the brakes, the trany crunches into fourth, and the 460 has a bad vibration @ 3000 RPM.

Anyway, I love the thing. I couldn't afford a new one, and did not want to build one from scratch. I fear body work. Engine and suspension stuff is OK, but keep the body stuff away. If I had to do it over again, I would save up and buy a Superformance as a turn key minus, and stuff another big block in it backed up by a Jerico 5 speed.

After my current set up dies,(and it will die,just don't know when) I will put all that good stuff in because the fiberglass is really good and easy to maintain. The gel coat is so good, 90% of the people can't tell it's not paint from 5 feet away and it's easier than hell to maintain it.

Later for now, information and knowlege is everything,

JS