It’s Friday! Another week down and the weekend is upon us once again. I don’t have much time so I’m going to keep this short.
I have some new amateur goodness to share with all of you today. And since it’s Friday, you can bet that the babes & the jokes are doubled as well. Short, but not a bad deal, eh? Enjoy!
-keep
Keep, I have a late gift for you and your fans. Keep up the good work. -Anonymous
It’s Thursday. The racing history between the Corvette and AC Cobra in the 60s was fierce and well documented. The Cobra weighed 1,000 pounds less than the Stingray, so it had a significant advantage on the track and basically kicked the Stingray’s ass. That is until Zora, the father of the Corvette, built the Grand Sport Corvettes. These five cars went on to beat the Cobras before Chevrolet officially pulled out of racing.
Needless to say, the Cobra was a dominate force in racing and has a strong following. Chuck, one of my readers is no exception. He can remember seeing one at a local dealership when he was younger and would go there often to dream. These days that’s a pretty big dream because an original Cobra can go for six to seven figures at auction!
-keep
Keep,
Loved Thursday’s Stingray ad for a ’67 convertible for $3795.
My favorite car from a slightly earlier time was the AC Cobra. This would have been circa 1963-1965, or so. As best I can remember that cobra with a Ford 289 engine sold for about $7500 new, which made the stingray a real bargain. The local dealership had one cobra in stock and I would go often to look and dream.
Eventually the engine was upgraded to the Ford 427 cu-in muscle car engine. The Cobra 427 S/C had a 0-100-0 mph time of 13.8 seconds (https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/dodge-viper-versus-shelby-cobra/).
A 427 cobra could run 0-100-0 in less than one city block. I know somebody that did it. And he did it with an overweight passenger (not me – I was skinny back then). The passenger proclaimed he would never ride with that driver again.
Chuck
Gloomy
And speaking of depressing, the Bears played their final game of the season yesterday against the Vikings and it went just as everyone expected. The Bears lost miserably 29-13, ending the season with only 3 wins and 14 losses. I know, there’s always next year, eh?
Meanwhile I’m looking forward to the 2023 Nascar preseason events starting with the Clash at The Coliseum on February 5th! At least I’ll have something fun to watch on Sunday afternoons again.
-keep