Ford Cobra Kit Car

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Posted by Warren

This is a replica (kit car) of the original Shelby Ford Cobra, a show car. It belongs to a friend of mine and I did the body work and painted it for him.

That means that you get the unfinished body, with some parts for the exterior, sent to you and you provide everything else including all the labor involved in the process. It took the owner twelve years to complete only working on it as time allowed.

I finished the rough body, removed and repaired the imperfections and fitted the doors, bonnet and boot lid. I also prepped and painted the car.

More pictures and commentary below the fold.

Overwhelmed

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This purpose of this blog post: an explanation for my sporadic participation recently here in the blogosphere.

Right now, I'm not particularly enthusiastic about blogging.  I'm dealing with matters which are more pressing.

A perfect storm of Murphy's Laws — yes, laws in the plural — has borne down on this household.

Life Is For Living!

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The biggest purchase we've ever made and now the fourth vehicle in the AOW household's "fleet":

Mr. AOW has more information about the van, as well as an anecdote about our maiden voyage last week.

Nincompoopery — And Worse

(Weekend roundup post.   For the definition of nincompoop, see THIS in the Urban Dictionary. Commenters are encouraged to post links that tell of more nincompoopery)

Links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):

Syria analyst [Elizabeth O'Bagy] vouched for rebel group that depicted burning US Capitol

Obama boasts of ‘decimated’ al Qaeda undermined by intel briefings: Agencies warned administration the group was expanding, not ‘on the run’

Jeb Bush awards Hillary Liberty Medal on eve of Benghazi anniversary

Union Square ‘I hate white people’ beating...

Nincompoopery

(Weekend roundup post.   For the definition of nincompoop, see THIS in the Urban Dictionary. Commenters are encouraged to post links that tell of more nincompoopery)

Links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):

Hamas-CAIR: Prosecution of US Muslim Christmas Tree Lighting Bomber 'Alienates Muslims'

Meet the New York teacher thrown out of class for sexually harassing students who's been paid $1 million for doing NOTHING [worked as a full-teacher for only one year]

Reporter: Press Corps Following Obama So Overcome In His Presence They "Lose Their Minds"

Hillary: “Not Enough Money For Security in Benghazi”. But Plenty For Kindles, Art, Mosque Building, Etc.

Sunday Humor

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From Wooodsterman's 1st Annual Wal-Mart Car Show II:

More HERE and HERE and HERE. Guaranteed to make you smile!

Beware Of E 15

You need to know — before you find out the hard way.


From How The Fiscal Cliff Bill Might Void Your Car's Warranty:

Feel-Good Sunday Post

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HERE at Mr. AOW's web site.

This outing, a landmark one for us, was a last minute decision after his 2:00 A.M. return from the American Legion post, so I posted something for Mr. AOW today.

Update On Mr. AOW

Considering how well we did on last week's museum trip and now that I've had my 1996 Crown Victoria repaired (To the tune of $2400!), we are making some resume-living plans. A police interceptor requires parts that are more expensive, but those parts last longer and can take a beating and keep on ticking.