Living with a beast!!!

Well i have been enjoying Cobra ownership for a good few months now and if you have been reading or following this blog with the intention of building a car then go and get the bits ordered ASAP. The satisfaction of just cruising along with the wind in your hair and the looks on peoples faces as you go past. I have always driven cars that have seeked attention but none so much as this, just today i was having an enjoyable drive about the local countryside and as i was heading back home through a little village i had kids on bikes shouting "Nice car mate!!" and "Wow look at that car!!" along with thumbs up from people on the street and one bloke who wanted to shake my hand at the traffic lights and compliment me on the car. Whilst this is extremal vain to get a buzz from this kind of reaction its just the satisfaction that i built this car myself and that it makes other people smile and grin when I'm out and about in it.

 Today's trip out was just a little tootle about to get some nice pictures really. Since i have finished the car all the images i have are basically at my house or around the garage, but none with any set scene or backdrop. So off for a little mystery tour around to see what i could find. I headed away from Newcastle and into Durham and soon found myself heading past some huge wind turbines, so i though i would get as close to them as possible. I soon found myself heading down a narrow country track with the wind turbines in the field next to me, then as i got closer to the gated entrance i could see a nice stone wall running up the edge with a gravel track that was not to aggressive for the car to go over. The entrance to the field was just a farmers gate with no lock or warning sings, so i just hopped out opened the gate and slowly drove into the field and park in a suitable position.

The sun was out and the wind was up a fair bit which kept blowing over great big dark clouds, but overall it was warm and pleasant enough to get some nice pictures of the car. The wind turbines were making a terrific noise as they were spinning around and whilst many of these are visible from my house i wouldn't want to live to close to any as the noise would be very annoying for long periods. However out came the camera and i spent some good time happily snapping away and taking some nice shots of my pride and joy.

My next planned photo shoot is to try to get down on the quayside in Newcastle early one morning, before any traffic or events. Then i want to find a photo position with the car and the Tyne bridge in the background and one with the Millennium bridge also. I have been planning some spots with the aid of google street view and i think with a minor infringement of parking fully on the pavement i think i have a good position in mind. I intend to do a dry run in the daily drive just to sus out things like drop kerbs and places to park up if needed. I cant see it causing any problems, however we live in a world full of jobsworths and big brother CCTV, and as mentioned earlier its not exactly a subtle discreet car to drive about in.

To leave you this update i will just remind you that these cars are never really finished. Maintenance and modifications are always needed. As i was driving back home after leaving the field (and shutting the gate again) i adjusted my drivers sun visor and it came clean off in my hand... bugger!!
 It had stripped the threads in to the windscreen frame so this will take some careful attention to rectify. Due to the glass being so close in the frame and the risk of cracking the glass if the thread penetrates to much. So it looks like some more quality time in the garage is needed.