Miata Mailing List: April 1996, Message #206
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   From: jcohen@brobeck.com (Jordan S. Cohen)
Subject: Dangerous Cobra (No Miata Content)
   Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 21:39:08 -0500

          Driving back from Las Vegas last weekend, I spied a death
          black 1993 Mustang Cobra heading west on the 10 just east of
          Sierra Madre, California.  The driver was driving
          assertively, holding his front bumper exactly 3 inches from
          the tail of the '94/'95 Mustang GT convertible in front of
          him.  He was moving at about 85 miles per hour and appeared
          to be shooting for much greater speeds.  The car was dusty
          and had mud sprays on the panel behind each wheel well.

          If normal Mustangs look aggressive, black Cobras look mean.
          This one certainly looked mean.  And predatory.  I could
          hear its engine and assume that the driver had kept the car
          in 4th while looking for the opportunity to pass.  It
          sounded impatient.  The black, combined with the dirt and
          engine pitch, gave the car a definite angry edge.  It was
          looking for some simp to push into a back alley and slug.  A
          death black Cobra is not a subtle car.

          I moved the Miata a lane to the right, allowing the Cobra to
          accelerate around the convertible GT.  It wasted no time,
          instantly lunged at the opening, and thundered by me fast
          enough for the air pressure to push me noticably to the
          right.  An impressive display of brutish horsepower.  The
          driver waived, thanking me.

          The experience impressed me enough to write to the list.
          Didn't someone out there once dream of putting Centerlines
          on her Miata?  Whoever it was:  did you do it?

          Jordan
          '92 silver A
          Glendale, California