The ULTIMATE snub

[Dennis Mosley]

While I was enjoying the great TCC weekend in Austin I came upon a situation where I received the ultimate snub.

I was by myself and was stopped at a traffic light on my way back to the hotel. At this particular corner there were a couple of homeless guys with the usual signs..."will work for food" ect. Anyway one of them approaches the car and asks "is it real". I told him it was a replica. He was still very excited and started to go on and on about how nice the car was and how he bet it was really fast. I smiled and said thank you. He calls over the other homeless guy and starts saying really nice stuff about my car and I'm feeling pretty good at this point. That's when it happened, homeless guy number 2 turns to his friend and says "yeah, but it ain't real" turns his back and walks away.

The light turned green about then and I dove off with the only thought on my mind of "A homeless person just dissed my cobra"

Lucky for me, my Texas buds made sure I had enough to drink that night so that I could sleep.....I think I still feel bad....maybe I still need a drink.

[bwcobra15]

Awwwww Dennis, don't feel bad.

Well being John Russell's co-pilot all weekend was a thrill as always, and we got (sorta) snubbed only once: Driving back from Guene on Saturday, we were in a line of Cobras approaching Austin city traffic from Oak Hill and a red C5 Corvette was pacing our speed in the next lane over. NOT ONCE did he ever look over, wave, smile, or even flip us the bird. He just stared straight ahead like we weren't even there. I got a big kick out of it!!

Other than that, the rest of the weekend, all the way from Dallas to Austin in the rain on Friday, during the cruise to Gruene and back on Saturday, and the drive back to Dallas on Sunday, we got PLENTY of stares, head twists, waves, honks, smiles, thumbs up from everybody from pickup trucks, to mini-vans, to street rodders and muscle cars.

THANKS TO JOHN RUSSELL for allowing me to live out my dream vicariously until something turns around in my life and I can be the SPF owner that assists the next future cobra owner in reaching for his dream.

[jrussell]

Now Dennis,
As you probably guessed, the problem is "they" were the ones that actually needed another drink or two, knew that with the escalating gas prices we all need every $ just to run the car, and then figured you couldn't take them both for a ride anyway. Since you told them it was a replica they realized you were not Carroll Shelby or his brother and also correctly deduced thet were in imminent danger of spontaneous combustion from your thunderous exhaust and rich condition, they chose an easy out to save themselves...... and there you have it!
See, you actually saved two homeless guys from being burned to death by Carroll Shelby's brother!
Now, you feel better already, don't you?
Your friend,
John Russell

[cobrajeff]

Dennis -

That's a good one. Worst one I ever got was last summer - had to make a "parts run" to the local Ford Dealer. It was a beautiful day, so I drove my ERA. I rumbled up, and got a nice close parking spot just outside the service write-up area, and walked into the parts counter to pick up my parts. While standing at the counter, I could see many of the mechanics and sales guys wandering outside to check out my car (I was feelin' pretty good).

As I walked out, I spotted a nice '57 T-Bird in the Service write-up area. It was old and poorly painted, but in pretty nice shape. I looked across the aisle, and spotted an old bitty about 70 years old, all decked out in her "Sunday go-to-Church" finest, right down to the hat & gloves. I figured this MUST be the owner of the T'Bird, she's probably in for her annual tune-up or something. After respectfully checking out the little 'Bird, I started to walk over near her to tell her how nice I thought her T'Bird was (and that I had just recently bought one myself) .

As I approach, I overhear the Service write-up guy say to her something like "....looks like you got a little competition - did you see that little red job outside? She replies (as condescending as humanly possible) " Yeah, I saw that KIT CAR outside!".

Put down by the little old lady - I couldn't believe it (I mean, my car is so close to accurate, even CS hisself couldn't tell if it was one of his or not). I just kept right on walking - guess I won't be swapping any stories (or help, or technical advice) with THAT little old bitty!

regards,

Jeff Burgy

[Randy Resetar]

Dennis...Let's see, nice house...homeless,nice job...homeless,nice car...homeless,nice cobra...homeless. Don't ever let some homeless,or any person put down what you have worked so hard for...RR

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Dennis,

Welcome to Austin. We give you the finest of everything here in the capitol city. I have to Ditto what Randy Said.

"Don't ever let some homeless,or any person put down what you have worked so hard for "

Gregg H

[Dennis Mosley]

Thanks guys....I don't really feel bad, I just like to drink!

[snakeeyes]

I was taking my GT40 to the TCC meet Saturday morning. Riding along was my 12-year-old nephew. I'm thinking, man, this is the ride of his life, he'll tell his school buddies about this for weeks, I'd have killed for a ride like this when I was his age, etc. etc. At a traffic light a ricer in a red Integra pulls up next to us. Full "Fast & Furious" package--flat black hood, mustard-yellow wheels, coffee-can exhaust, Japanese writing 2' high on the doors, a wing big enough to serve as an entertainment center on the rear deck, etc. My nephew goes into histrionics. "Man, that's SO COOL! Can you lean forward so I can take a picture of it? Oh, that's AWESOME!" Etc. etc. My little ego bubble was dead and gone...

[4RE KLR]

Hey Dennis,
You should have said something like "yea, it is a replica.... Just like YOUR HOUSE IS A REPLICA OF ANY OTHER BRIDGE!"

Some poeple....

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Then when the light turned green you mashed the pedal and left that rice burner in a huge cloud of tire smoke and your nephew was impalled in the seat with the g forces. You looked over to him and said, yea that was pretty darn cool;

Parks that was too darn funny.
Just like YOUR HOUSE IS A REPLICA OF ANY OTHER BRIDGE!"

I can't stop laughing!

Gregg H

[stuck]

Hey, don't make fun of homeless people....I was almost homeless when I told my wife I was ready to build a second cobra! That could be me standing on that corner!

[snakeeyes]

Think of all the living space I'll have in the garage, after my wife makes me sell my cars!

[Boudy]

Ryan: Hopefully you won't make it to the streets but it you do, don't insult Parks' car. He'll send you back under the bridge from which you slept the night before.

Boudy

[Super-Snake]

You know, it could be worse...

Imagine spending $100,000 plus for a 4000 and have that same homeless person call it a REPLICA!!!!

[Boudy]

Touche'

Boudy

[stuck]

Lets invite Evan to Austin and try it out!

[Art Burtt]

When they ask if it's real, I tell em sure is. Most people don't know a Cobra from a MG anyhow,so why burst their bubble.
I on the other hand I did actually sit in a "real one" back in 1966.
I wasn't impressed at the time cause it was so "little". But I also thought it was probably pretty fast. The car was a present to a
neighborhood kid by his doting parents. I saw him about a month
later and asked how his car was running. He said "oh I got rid of that piece of junk and got an Olds 444" Little did he or I know
what was going to happen to that "Piece of junk" As they say what you don't know can hurt ya.

[ERA600hp]

A 4000 is a Replica!!

The Royal Rhubarb!!

[Boudy]

That's why it could be worse. You could spend $100K and still only have a replica.

Boudy

[casaleenie]

Dennis,

You're assuming he was homeless... He probably has a 4000 home in the three car garage and that's how he knew yours was a replica.... Hope you didn't give him any money....