[Snakebit]

First saw a white 289 Cobra in 1965. It was in the auto boby shop I was working at during the summer (thanks Dad for getting me the job). The guys were poking fun about not having roll up windows and the sparce interior. "Not much to it, but I herd it goes like a bat out of hell".

I owned various Muscle cars during the 70's, went into the Navy for 4 years, and finished college in Santa Barbars CA. One of the students had a Triumph TR4. One ride and I was hooked on sports cars. Moved back to NJ bought a TR4 and restored it, it was a blast to drive. Then marriage, kids, and a home and a guy pulls out in front of me, from a stop sign, and totals my TR4.

24 years later, the kids are all out of the house and I get the itch. I'm at the magazine stand and pick up a copy of Kit Car Magazine. I can get a Cobra replica! A sports car with American Muscle! SOLD! I now have an ERA 289FIA under construction in the garage. Its like restoring a work of art.

Thank you for creating a legend and making racing history. Also, thanks to all the replica manufacturers for keeping the legend alive and making it possible for the average person to own a COBRA!