 | What it's Like to Drive a Shelby - This story was
written by my daughter, Michelle who accompanied me on her first Cobra
road rally. She was taking a college English class at the time and
chose the rally experience as her subject. She got the only A grade
from this teacher that she had ever given. Not one edit was made to
the draft. If your want to know what it's like to drive a Shelby
Cobra in anger for the first time... read!! |
| Engine Build & Install - I bought this car in 2001.
After driving it for 3yrs, it was time for a new engine. This
pictorial essay chronicles some of the trials and tribulations of
shoehorning in this massive power plant. |
| Paint n Body - The car gets driven a lot. Road
rash buildup from sticky track tires killed the finish after a few years
of hard use. And spinning it off the track a few times didn't help
either. Soooo... I learned how to paint, thanks in great measure to
some helpful souls at a local paint store... and painted the car. |
| The Finished Product - Tada! Of course, rule #2 of
hotrodding applies, "You're never done." It is still a work in
progress but at least she's not in pieces when these were taken. |
| Road Rallies - The home range has many good roads but
once a year, we trailer her to some other part of the country to stretch
her legs. Here are a few photos from those events as well as
on-the-road local drive environments. |
