Do you drive your Cobra in the rain?

[Jim Kellogg]

How many drive their Cobras in the rain?
Let's hear some stories!!!

1. My Cobra doesn't get wet
2. I wash my Cobra with water
3. I drive in the rain (if I have to)
4. I carry a snow brush in my Cobra

[bran3b]

All that I have to say is I am glad that I didn't put the carpet in yet, much easier to clean this way.

[Silverback51]

I bought it as a form of relaxation, be it tinkering on it in the garage, or driving it in nice weather.

This is the same as when I rode motorcycles. For me it was not fun riding in the rain, so why do it.

[RedBarchetta]

F No. 'Nuff said.

[Clois Harlan]

Yep,

And the last time was coming back from a Tuesday Cruise at Steak n Shake. lIwas less than 6 miles from the comfort and protection of my garage when one of those summer storms popped up while the wife and I were setting at a stop light about 4 deep. Wife had on a new gauze type material dress that became very interesting the wetter it got, but I digress. It rained on us for about 300 yards or until we crossed the intersection but while it was raining it was raining really big rain drops that felt like someone dropping water ballons on us from about 10 stories up.

With a Cobra you often need a sense of humor for those times that might include running out of gas on the freeway at 5:00, or flooding your carb at the front entrance to the biggest mall in town and having to be pushed out of the loading zone, getting caught in the rain, or any number of things that could happen to a person in a Cobra.

I didn't melt from the rain, the carpet dried and there were so many people willing to help push the Cobra that wished it was theirs that I couldn't get to upset from the inconvience.

Yep, I have been rained on more than once!

Clois

[Naumoff]

If it ain't raining when I leave the house anything can happen.

I do have a long story about leaving the house when it was raining in the Cobra because I had to get my son to the orthodontist.

http://www.gasholes.com/smf/index.php?topic=9707.0

[Power Surge]

I don't PURPOSELY drive it in the rain, but I have been caught in the rain. Here in FL, it can be sunny with no clouds and then 5 minutes later a typhoon.

No big deal, it's just a car.

[Jamo]

Yes, and a bit of snow.

Couple of memorable trips...

Coming back from Redding a few years ago, Turk, Pat and I got soaked more than a few times in the three tin cans. Nothing funnier than watching Turk trying to light a cigarette in the rain in a Cobra. After we broke off from Pat at the 550, Turk and I drove through standing water for miles (Pat rteported later his drive was as bad), and stopped a few times at underpasses (so Turk could light his cig). Water coming down the back of the windshield was as bad as the front...also the cold water going down to your ass was a bit "delightful."

Another time was coming back over Mt. Rose to South Lake Tahoe during a Snakes to the Lake..rain, snow and a low sun on the western shore just flat turned the windshields opaque (don't need no stinking wipers). Mark Roe took off ahead with his wipers, and Master(bater) demonstrated his little dance for us mocking how his wipers worked on his beautiful CSX 8000. Pat, Guiness and I were not impressed as we crawled through the wet snow flurries along the Lake.

No tops were used in these adventures. None of the tin cans suffered any rust. Please don't try this at home. All stunts performed by professionals.

[Rick Parker]

2 years ago on the way home from WSCB John Peterson & myself got caught in the rain in South Sacramento. We slowed down to 45 mph but the rear end of the car (with Goodyear Blue Streaks) was dancing from side to side raising the stress level. We finally pulled off in Stockton and attempted to wait out the storm. 3 hours later (it was still raining) we call the slide back tow truck and rode home in the Cab of the truck.

[Got the Bug]

I got caught out in the rain a couple of times last Fall. One pretty good downpour coming over Hwy 17 from Los Gatos back to Santa Cruz. I pulled into my garage and it was full sunshine 10 minutes later.

I usually rely on Accuweather's hourly forecast, but it was dead wrong on those two occasions.

[Juggernaut]

I don't plan on it, although when we pushed it outside for the first engine start in March, it started to rain, although it was a light rain, it was rain!

So far, I've been lucky, haven't been caught out in the rain but then again I only have about 100 miles on it!

Randy

[Fred Hamilton]

We have been caught in the rain many times, even snow. The car was meant to be driven, I'm not going to worry about a little water. The rain drops on the outside of the W/S along with the drops on the inside then add water on the inside and outside of your glasses and it makes for an interesting drive. Rain gear is always in the trunk.

Fred

[rdorman]

Been stuck in the rain a few times. Coming back from Alabama, from Mid-Ohio, etc. Even with the top sometimes it has been so bad that water was sloshing around in the foot boxes a couple of inches deep. No big deal... it drains and drys.

[CowtownCobra]

While driving in Colorado high country in the summer I have been rained on, snowed on, and pea-size hailed on. The hail really sux because it hurts when it hits your face. Hail didn't hurt the car though, and rain didn't make it melt...

[autoxmike]

[SP01715]

No, and My Harley does not get wet either.

[Clois Harlan]

I like your picture Mike, I can relate

[Jim Vander Wal]

I've been wet a bunch of times. Either caught in a storm or taken off into it because I was on the way to an event. I always try to drive through and it works well until the rest of traffic slows down.

I run 17's and will go back to Goodyear GS-D3s shortly, great tire in the rain. They will still hydroplane, 90 & puddles are real interesting, but generally work very well.

As Bill Wells said earlier if you don't have whitecaps on the puddles on the floor you're doing something wrong or just not having any fun.

I've found that if you peg that big instrument on the dash at about a 100% most of the water goes over the top.

I've even been out in the winter. Roads were fairly clear and didn't figure out why is was so cold until I got home and realized that it was 4 degrees, the sun was shining though. I was as red as my stripes.

Forgot to mention I hate my top and won't put it up until there is absolutely no other choice. Good thing I don't melt.

Jim

[Alan7407]

Driving a Cobra in the rain is sacreligious. This is a fair weather vehicle, pure and simple.
Alan

[dblbarrel]

Coming back from WSCB, from Albany OR to Bellingham WA. It was as wet as it can get in western OR and WA.
Ia least I had street tires, a top and side curtains.