Newbie from Ottawa - Canada...

[opjohn]

Wanted to say hello and to thank everyone for the wealth of advice and information found here.

As with everyone here, I have loved the Cobra for years and now finally found one.

Many thanks !

[SunDude]

Hi John,

I also live in Ottawa. There are a number of other Cobra owners in town, and we sometimes get together to cruise or socialize.

What make of Cobra replica did you buy? Tell us about it, and post some pics.

Brian

[Ron61]

John,

Congratulations on getting your Cobra and post some pictures of it. Sun Dude is a great guy to get to know and he can really help you with any questions that you may have.

Ron

[opjohn]

Hello SunDude ! Glad I'm not alone here in Ottawa :-) The kit I bought doesn't have the best rep in the industry....It was the last car to come off the so called production line from Cobra International. It has a 390 FE bored .030 over...so I guess its around a 396 displacement. It was built in 2002 and the previous owner didn't drive it much, so it's not even broken in yet. The body had tons of issues and the owner spent an additional 5k just to get it right.

I've had a few issues already from gaskets failing to stabilizer bar design/issues. I'll get through it in the end but it has been a bit of a learning curve. I love the old school feel of the car....manual choke, rad fan, 4 speed top loader, smiths gauges. Very nice. I'll try to get a pick up here if I can. :-)

Again, nice to meet you :-)

[SunDude]

John,

If yours was the last Cobra International to come off the line, then you're lucky that the original owner got it out of there in time before they lowered the boom on Mr. Fisker...

If you're interested, PM me your email address and I'll add you to our local "Cobra club" distribution list. That way you'll be invited to join in cruises and get-togethers. It could be useful for you to get to know some other local Cobra owners and builders.