'Nother Head Shaker

[Danr55]

Al, I believe you are oconfusing entitlement with pride. I don't feel entitled in my cobra. Superior maybe, but not entitled. I've earned everything I've gotten including the insults, usually. Afterall, Karl is my hero..

[Maricopa]

Al, buddy 'ol pal, put down the Dale Carnegie book and embrace your Cobra entitled brethren. You know deep down you're one of us asswipes....

[Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB]

I own a cobra and I am entitled to be obnoxious.

AZ Bob

[Danr55]

You are entitled to be obnoxious because you are old, not because you own a cobra!

[Johnc1]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

Went to a local parking lot car show last night and after I parked and killed the engine, some old woman, dressed like a man, thanked me. Naturally, I thought he meant I'd improved the neighborhood a little, but when I aXed wa fo, he said for "turning off the noise". I said "what", he repeated, I said "what", he repeated again so I finally quit messing with him and just aXed him if he didn't like the sound of horse power. He moved his chair to the other side of his very nice '67 GTO and we didn't pass the time of day. Maybe he wa confuzed and thought he was at a craft fair or something.

I hear that Karl. At a car show, I was talking to a man and woman, they had asked me if I had a car there. I said yes. I have a Supercharged 408 FF Cobra. Their response was “O” that is one of those noise kit cars. As they sit beside his and hers 2010 Corvettes. Did I mention they were public school teachers?
That’s ok in parades all I hear from the crowed is let’s hear it and the kids’ faces lite up. Another Cobra owner is born.

[BAsque1]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

It's just a V8 with sidepipes, another replica owner who feels entitled to be obnoxious

You got it bud!

[Finallygotit]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

Went to a local parking lot car show last night and after I parked and killed the engine, some old woman, dressed like a man, thanked me. Naturally, I thought he meant I'd improved the neighborhood a little, but when I aXed wa fo, he said for "turning off the noise". I said "what", he repeated, I said "what", he repeated again so I finally quit messing with him and just aXed him if he didn't like the sound of horse power. He moved his chair to the other side of his very nice '67 GTO and we didn't pass the time of day. Maybe he wa confuzed and thought he was at a craft fair or something.

The only thing I would have said different after he said "thanks for turning off the noise" I would have said, "that's not noise, that's music."

YMMV

[skullandbones]

There are a lot of different groups within the definition of "car people". If you haven't had a drag racing background at least as a fan, you probably would not appreciate Karl's car. It's the loudest thing I've heard away from the drag strip! Another factor that can put people off is that if they are HOH, it is worse because your ears are actually more sensitive to the experience. But you have to love that "rat motor"!!! Just remember to bring the ear plugs. WEK.

[Karl Bebout]

I've considered getting electronic cutouts to bypass the mufflers, but then thought, why bother? I like the low, melow, tone I have by going through the mufflers. It might be a little raspy without them.

[Xack]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

I hear ya, been to a couple of car shows myself. Really enjoyed looking at the fully restored matching number entries; Olds 442, Chevelle SS 454, GTO Tri-power 400, Boss 429 and if you're lucky maybe a Dodge Charger Daytona Hemi. Sooner or later some ass wipe will show up making all kinds of ruckus (as if that's the right to passage for these events), but in a hotrod kit car with a cobra body slapped on it. They idle around as if looking for the red carpet parking spot lol.

Maybe there should be a section for the hotrod guys just outside the fairgrounds where they can make all the noise they want. Everybody would be happy, hotrod guys outside can fight for the red carpet parking spot, serious restorers and audience inside can appreciate authentic originals brought back to excellent condition. What ya think ass wipe?

Nobody doesn't like the old cars with or without numbers matching. It's the fact that he woke up a snoozing Democrat who was stealing a chair and spying on the car guys. BUSTED!

[dave from mesa]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

I've considered getting electronic cutouts to bypass the mufflers, but then thought, why bother? I like the low, melow, tone I have by going through the mufflers. It might be a little raspy without them.

You have mufflers???????