[aspenbubba]

Well , I have some time this morning. I'm closer to 65 than 64 and I bought my BDR#334 last October without doing any research. Impulsive? You bet. But, I had a history with the Cobras from the early '60's.I used to hang around the race car tracks in the early days of SCCA racing (Marlboro. Vineland. Cumberland , Watkins Glen ,Elkhart Lake crewing for Group 44) and developed some friendships with two Cobra owners racers Bob Brown of Hicksville , L.I. and John Snyder of Silver Spring , Md.

I ended up at Bridgehampton in 63 or 64 working on the Cobras in the same garage that Carroll Shelby and the race team kept their cars. I met Gurney, Miles and McDonald along with the man himself that wekend.

Kept seeing originals throughout that decade and then got into other stuff like raising a family and racing sailboats in the 70-80s'. Prior to buying my Cobra I started going to a few local car shows and saw some originals with the original owner. I visited an aquaintences' private collection several years ago and was told that the Cobra he had was an original. The owner wasn't there so I was not able to get an accurate history of the car but next Friday I will again visit the collection with the owner giving me a personal tour. I know the right questions to ask and I will find about the car and his two GT-40s (new) .Then I started noticing the recreations and found that they were affordable. Taking an afternoon drive in the country last summer I was talking to my friend about a Cobra and then saw one on a trailer. She didn't see it in time and at the next intersection there was another one. Saw one on the interstate 15 minutes later and I couldn't believe it. Three Cobras in less than a half hour A sign from God? Maybe.

Several weeks later I was driving through the small village of Potomac , Md.and looked at the small exotic and classic car dealer there as I always did and I saw two Cobras for sale . I did a U-turn and inspected the cars and decided to finally buy one if I could get the right deal from the sub-dealer (Vintage motorsports was the original dealer) . I was prepared to go to Conn. as I did not get the deal I wanted originally but after two weeks of putting it together I finally took delivery of the titanium w/black stripes car that I originally saw. I love my car but it ONLY has a 351 W producing 375HP and I want more . Looking to purchase a 427 Side Oiler (NOS) and then I will decide which car to put it in ,An ERA 427 S/C or a Superformance GT-40 MK.II painted in heritage colors.