Hi All,
Its been a long time since I was on the site. Everything has stalled and I've been busy with a host of other things and family. My wife has had some health issues which require us to fly to Singapore for doctors visits. All seems to be under control now, mostly false alarms. I spent a lot of time this past summer trying to get my old wannabee local cobra fixed so I could sell it which I finally did in Oct. Was sad to see it go after 14 years of cruising and cursing...Then we have been on the road back to the States since end of Sept for family things plus my 50th high school reunion and a wedding in Austin. Spent a week on the road by myself shooting photos of rural Michigan, Indiana and Southern Ohio. Decided to just do the old roads as this will probably be my last chance to ever do that.
The Hurricane has been under a car cover for a while. I did start to do some body work but still need to pull it off and figure out the body alignment. Looks like I will wait until the first of the year to do that. Have another trip for checkups in Dec and then a short family get away. Plus kids have school and exams. Problem with second families. So that's where it sits. Have discovered three other cobras here, one made by the same guy that made my Holden one and another that looks like it could have been an English kit car but sounds like a 4 banger and then one in a museum that my daughter went to out in in the East of Indonesia. Was comparing notes with a friend and from what few pictures my daughter took, he thinks its an old West Coast body. No idea about motor. Want to go see for myself sometime. There is also a rumour of a Shelby continuation being imported into Indonesia, supposedly some Indonesian kid went to the states for college, bought one and imported it, supposed to have a 427 side oiler in it but no one has seen it. Also rumoured that including the purchase, shipping and duty its up to about $500,000. Figure mine would be worth 80 grand as it sits but no takers.
So that is the news from here. Still slogging along.