Can't tell from the pics but it looks like you have a spare tire cover over that 37?

 

lol thanks budd!

still want to see that Shelby

I'm heading to AZ next week want anything. LMK

 

Okay, at first I thought you were joking!! But now I realize you were not a part of the JKX conversation with me, Clay (my co-driver) and Bryan (Falken Tire ALMS GT1 Posrche driver) the night we celebrated Bakari's birthday (night before Billings canyon run). I was describing the last minutes of my Cobras existence on the planet to Bryan!. In a nut shell: Clay and I had to finish our last day of training the Glendale, AZ SWAT team. They new I had a Superformance Cobra, asked me to drive it out to the range that day. It was about 6am on a cold saturday morning, I just left my place, the car had not even warmed up. As I was approaching a major intersection about 300 meters from my home, the light went green , so I basically was idling thru it in 2nd gear at about 10-15mph. A woman, who was late for the airport, in her BMW X3 took a left turn on red and t-boned me at 45mph. Here is the aftermath.











Paint, metal, and rubber. It can always be replaced! I walked away from the accident with out a blemish on me. 5 point harness saved my life, as well as the quality of the race car construction.

 

Wow Greg, I wasn't part of that conversation at JKX either but DANG!!!! What a bummer way to loose it. Was any of it worth saving?

-Travis

 

Well, because of the Hagerty's Collector Car Insurance I had on it, I made out like a champ. it was an agreed value policy (plus the lady's inusrance), so I cashed it out. The amount of damage to the frame was enough to convince me the car would never drive the same again. It really sucked watching the shop that helped me build it up, buy it back for almost pennys, and then stripping it was nauseating! The Roush 427 IR motor was $27k new and the balanced/blue printed/cryo'd T-56 6 speed was $9k. Hell, look at the size of the brand new (less 1K miles) Michelin Pilot Sport tires, 335/35ZR-17's....well you know the price. Haha! Anyway, I will own another someday. I bet I see a Cobra at least once every two weeks around Scottsdale, it's not like almost every surviving real one is not in storage here in the Valley already!

Enough about Superformance Cobras, lets get back to Jeep talk and Jeep pictures.....Luai that would be your cue to post some amazing photos right about now.

edit: I did keep the quick release steering wheel (hanging in my garage now) and the circular cobra badges off the trunk and hood, thats all :(

 

Sounds like not all was lost so that's good. Luai, are you going to be here next week for Barrett?

 

Ouch man.. really sorry to see that beast in that shape. did you have any pics of it before the accident? what a beauty!

Yes leavin on tuesday for my 2000 mile Expedition. lots of pics to follow. Originally I was planning on leaving tomorrow. ran a trail today for a shake down and have some minor things that I need to work on tomorrow before I head out. I don't carry all of my tools with me on the trip.

Will be at the show not sure what day or what time yet. will be in my friends Bugatti though so i'm not really sure if I even want to go to the show lol

if you boys from AZ know of any good areas to hit (hike) please tell me. not much Jeeping, but more exploring type of thing. upper 50s and 60s all of next week so i'm really looking forward to it

Hope all is good Greg! be safe brother

Travis you got my cell?

 

Expedition 2 is taking place. 500 miles covered so far. All paved so far

 

I was there for that conversation, remember that really tall rugged man standing next to you? I saw the pics on the phone, and these still make me sad.
Luai, I will text you this week when you get back. Travel safe.

 

Will do

Some teaser shots of my in progress expedition


anyone know the location?



what about here?









i'll get more pics uploaded when I get home