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Well Gang,
Saturday April 10 was just a beautiful day weather wise at the WPLR Rod and Custom show in West Haven. Four NECE Cobras attended...

Chuck Apfel CAPFEL and his Everette Morrison made the scene. Chuck's EM is very well appointed with a dark tan leather interior and really fine upholstry. Something that I neve knew about the EM was just how heavy duty the fibreglass components are. Chuck's engine hood, for instance, is just about a two hand affair to open and lift. These are well built cars. Chuck and his wife braved the early morning snappy weather to motor down to the show.

A really nice dark green ERA arrived with smiling John BUZZR Buzzuto all the way down from Berlin, CT. John's ERA is just a beauty and John is a gregarious and great guy as was his friend and co-pilot.

Bob in CT made the scene in SuperFormance #642. Bob as always is just a great wealth of knowledge. A new Superformance Jacket, embroidered with a likeness of #642 was a new addition (along with matching afgan for Noreen). Bob's old Cobra Torino arrived at the show sans hood and superblown. He was in heaven (no West Haven) to see his former ride so well taken care of.

Dave Wachnicki all the way down from North Conway NH made the show. Dave is ordering an ERA 289 FIA and was killing 4 birds with one show as it were... He visited ERA, his mother, his daughter in college and other NECE's at the show. Dave is a real nice guy and his new ERA sounds like it will be too.

Mike Kingery (jmkingpin) from Rye NY showed up with pictures of his new Backdraft which is on its way up from Florida in a car trailer as we type. Mike is really jazzed about his new car and cannot wait to get on the road once it arrives!

Lastly, we met and talked with many many folks who were Cobra Crazy and whos names escape me. A nice young gentleman (Roger Cormier? Ok so from the post below this was NOT Roger, who what this??) and his wife drove down from Mass?/VT/NH? to meet with us he being originally from Calgary. He is going to be buiding a Cobra some day soo.

Also we me another gent who is just about ready to register his new TEAM CR Venom here in CT. He and Kingery were in the same situation... just a few more days...

Brian from TEAM CR Venom was down in his hot supercharged Mustang.

A nice couple just in the order phase at ERA drove their white Harley to the show. They were from just north of Danbury but I do not remember their names (please reply to this ok??)... sorry...

The blurr of Battle as it were... ahem...

Lastly there were perhaps 40 or 50 folks who were sincere Cobra admirers in the truest sense who stopped by to just jawbone and admire the 4 NECE Cobras at the show.

We all discussed a nice LOBSTER ROLL cruise event, perhaps some time in June where we would all gather somewhere along the coastline and cruise East only to end up at a good lobster shack for a feast.

Thanks all for coming down and meeting us.

Lastly, all of you who were at the show, and who are "lurkers" here on Club Cobra, welcome aboard!

Caio' & Happy Easter!