Great Lakes Cobra Club and The American Road Thunderbird Club are back at Comerica Bank to Celebrate the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday August 17th Before we get into the details of this year’s event, we want to provide a little background on the history of this venue. Our friend Bill Wells’ single handed efforts[…]
Our new friends Scott Whitford and David Small presented at our March Meeting the Art of Auto Cross. We arranged this as many members expressed interest in learning more and participating in AutoCross activities. The schedule for 2019 follows: Autocross School: May 5th at 9:30am. Oakland University (Lot #37 South edge near Squirrel). This is[…]
Hey Gang, Our friend and GLCC Member Paul Borror’s interview by AutoBlog has hit the airwaves! Congrats Paul!! Click here for video Transcript When you drive one of these, you’re like a rockstar. People are always waving at you, giving you the thumbs up. People recognize them just like I did. They recognize them from[…]
The Factory Five Build School is a hands-on, three day workshop where students build a Factory Five Mk4 Roadsters from the bare frame all the way up to the completed car in three days! Since 2002, the Build School has graduated over 2,000 students from the U.S. and all over the world. Classes are held[…]
Our first official C&C of 2019!! Meet at Pasteiners before 8:00 am. Use the lot south of their main lot. Hang out until 9:00 am and head to Little Daddy’s for breakfast. Then take a cruise and home to do yard work! How about that for a fun Saturday morning. Let us know if you[…]
I don’t know about you but anytime I need to hit the horn button on the dash I fumble to find it. A friend of mine said a solution is just to flip-off the offending driver but I didn’t want to settle for that. Just happen to read a post on Club Cobra on this[…]
Friends, Lots of good and new details on the 2019 London Cobra Show have been updated on their website. Check it out – click here. GLCC’s own Frank and Elaine Robinson were the first to register (click here for who’s going).
GLCC has made the commitment to help youth get involved with the car collecting hobby. As part of this commitment we kicked-off with Oakland Tech School the first annual car show for students 5 years ago. It started with a few Cobras and other vehicles and has grown to 50-70 cars. Students from each of[…]
High Octane Detroit at Darakjian Jewelers in Birmingham (101 Willits St., Birmingham, Michigan 48009) is back on for 2019! If cars are your thing, you’ll want to join the crowd for this Super Car event. Bring your Exotic or Super Car and mix and mingle with the loyal community of High Octane Supporters. Complimentary breakfast[…]
Greetings GLCC Friends! John Scholtes and I have been working diligently at putting together our BIG (GLCC EXCLUSIVE) EVENT at the Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo on Friday June 7th (rain date June 28th). This is one of those events that will be truly a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity! For those who joined our friend William Deary to take delivery of his Ford[…]
Great turnout for the visit to the Air Zoo and Aerospace Museum on Saturday March 9, 2019! And a great lunch at Latitude 42.
Congratulations to Dave and Vickie Gabbey as they earned First Place in their class at AutoRama. Actually for those of us who visited their display this does not come as a surprise as their Cobra is STUNNING!!
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What’s New Last weekend was the annual Detroit Autorama, and as always, Ford Performance was a big part of the show. This year, two Factory Fives were featured in the Ford booth! Factory Five customer Paul Borror has earned a slew of awards with his 20th Anniversary Mk4[…]
Congratulations to our friend Brad Oleshansky for being featured in the following NY Times Article!! The garage of Brad Oleshansky, a co-owner and founder of M1 Concourse outside Detroit. The Ferrari rides a lift from the storage area to the entertaining area. Some people like to hit the links; others would rather do laps. For[…]
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Join us for the 6th Annual Cruise along Lake St. Clair! The day will begin at the Grice’s House at 9:00am for coffee, juice, fruit and Great Lakes Cobra Club special-ingredient donuts. Map can be viewed by clicking here. This is a great opportunity to people to mingle,[…]
Our good friend Jim Malak is departing with his beautiful 2005 Superformance Mark 3 Cobra (10 year Anniversary Addition) Options Include: Full removable top and a tonneau cover. Roadster front and rear bumpers in stainless steel. Glove box, Tinted Sunvisor and side windshield wind deflectors. RTs Heavy duty rear upper shock mounts. RTs Racing inspired[…]
Friends, We are excited to share this great opportunity to visit a big piece of our history at the Air Zoo and Aerospace Museum on March 9th at 10:00 am. The location is 6151 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002 From Modest to Major Over its 40-year history, the Air Zoo grew from a nine-plane hangar display[…]
On Saturday February 10th, the folks at Roush opened their doors on a bone-chilling Saturday just for GLCC. A fine group of friends attended, enjoyed the diverse collection, shared great stories and lunched following at Leo’s. Enjoy the pictorial review:
Friends, Tom Llewelyn is hosting GLCC for cars and coffee at High Octane Cafe and Bakery on June 29th at 8:00am. We met and became friends with Tom at the tour of Larry Smith’s Collection last year. For those on Facebook here are more details: RSVP HERE Loading…
This weekend was the visit to the GM Heritage Center, hosted by Steve Pasteiner (Pasteiner’s Hobby in Birmingham). For those who didn’t make it, Steve hosts this event each January so please consider for 2020! The curators of the GM Heritage Center routinely rotate the inventory so while there will be some familiar historic vehicles there is always[…]
Dave and Vickie are proudly showing their newly finished Cobra at the 2019 AutoRama. It is an ERA 427 #811 with 427 Clevor and 8-stack EFI mated with a Tremec TKO600. Their Cobra was voted most popular a his companys employee car show this past fall. We wish you well Dave and Vickie!
55 years later, Peter Brock separates fact from fiction. by Scott Oldham // Like the gnarled reflections in the polished aluminum skin of this faithful recreation of the legendary race car, the tale of Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, chassis number CSX2286, became distorted over the last 55 years. As the story goes, the truck carrying CSX2286, the[…]
Thanks to our friend Jeff Burgy…LIVE from Kissimmee Auction!!
We had a great turnout for our first event of 2019!!! In addition to the great crowd and entertaining presentation from Paul of the progress on his Coupe, Paul arranged for 2 guests from Ford Performance to join us. Mike Robbins, Product and Program Manager, who helped Paul get the Gen 3 Coyote and Ron[…]
Now that we have several Daytona Coupes in the Club I don’t feel so bad sharing cool videos! Here’s a few that have been around but thought you’d enjoy:
Remember the Shelby GR-1 show car from way back in the early 2000s? That stillborn project is about to come back to life thanks to Superformance, a tuner based in Irvine, California. The company bills itself as “a distributor of complete, rolling-chassis replica and continuation race cars of the 1960s.” But Superformance appears to have[…]
Several members have expressed interest in various forms of track events. Waterford Hills just completed a major renovation/repaving of their track in 2018 so 2019 will be a great opportunity to lay-down some fresh rubber! Check the details on the schedule, requirements and fees by clicking here.
Scott and Zach making GREAT progress on his new Factory Five Cobra Build. Check out the chassis progression with steering and suspension in place:
The purpose of this update is to reflect on 2018 and to peek into 2019. Frankly, spring cannot come fast enough! Throughout the year you have provided feedback on the Club and the events. Thank you. That feedback has been critical to shaping the Club and creating memorable experiences enjoyable by all. In 2018, we created 30 opportunities to gather,[…]
The Story of the GT40 told through very rare photos – click here. And Ford’s Jim Farley lives out his GT40 racing dream – click here.
GLCC Member Michael Hadden is showcased in the January issue of Cruis’News with his FE powered Shelby Cobra. CONGRATS!!
Join us on January 12th at 9:00 at Sharon and Paul’s house for Coffee, Donuts and Coupe Talk. This is third outing to view Paul’s Cobra Build escapades and trust me when I say it is an education and lots of fun!! Brides will enjoy special time with Sharon but are[…]
On December 1 2018 we hosted the GLCC Holiday Party at Indianwood. Many thanks to George and Penny Acree who made Indianwood available to GLCC. Rhonda and George Vidu jointly led our Secret Santa gift exchange. I think they own the role for years to come! Enjoy the pictorial review of the great evening with great[…]
Jazz icon Herbie Hancock owns a one-of-a-kind 1963 Shelby Cobra. But he might not have bought it, if it wasn’t for a rude salesperson.
My good friend Bill Cook attended the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals last weekend and shared nearly 500 photos! So before turkey today, enjoy this in-home car show with your favorite beverage:
I hope you have had a good week! I was saddened to see snow this week…but it is not as bad as my friend Randall’s picture DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!!! Little hope remaining to drive our Cobras so it is time to bundle up! We had a GREAT turnout for our meeting at[…]
If you have not attend the PIB Historics, you need to…lots of fun and great historic racing!!
Important changes to the 2019 LCS… Host Hotel: Crowne Plaza Columbus-Dublin Each year, on the weekend following Father’s Day, the Ohio Cobra Club hosts the London Cobra Show as a means of raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. During the months leading up to the show, club members build or purchase a replica of[…]
As previously shared, the proceeds from the Snake Pit Silent Auction, plus Corporate Donations, were provided to Holy Cross Children’s Services. Additionally the proceeds from the Snake Pit Registrations were donated to the Police Benevolent Fund. We received a very nice letter from the CEO of Holy Cross Services, below:
Hey Gang, Shame on me…I neglected to take pictures at our meet-up at Pete’s Garage. We had a GREAT turnout. 24 GLCC members attended. 2 drove Cobra’s and 1 Corvette. Plus we Facetimed Zach Donnelly who for the first time in 4 years has not made this event. Zach is in Boot Camp. He was[…]
I hope you have had a good week! It’s a little cold to drive Cobra’s but for those who don’t mind bundling up, on Saturday October 27th is the last Cars and Coffee hosted by Prefix and Bill Gill for 2018. Check out the details here. If too cold to drive Cobra’s feel free to drive civilian and check-out the cars with heaters![…]
Thanks to all those who were able to attend the first Annual Snakes in the Grass at Canterbury Village! Weather cooperated. We had nearly 40 Shelby-inspired cars. Everyone seemed to have a good time! Check out the pictures:
The 2018 Holiday Party is all set at Indianwood again this year! The party is on for December 1 at 6:00pm. The menu includes: Hors D ‘Oeuvres Cocunut Shrimp Beef Wellington Bacon-wrapped Scallops Mixed Salads Pasta Indianwood Chicken Tenderloin Beef Tips Deserts A couple of fine points about the evening As you approach the[…]
We are creating our own 2018 Fall Color Tour on Sunday October 7! In the past we have participated with the Richmond Country Cruisers in their Fall Color Tour in the thumb-area. To make the Country Cruise accessible by a wider geography we have designed our own Country Cruise Route! As an overview we will[…]
Great event at the PIB Historic Car Races with the Viper Club this past week. Here’s a pictorial review:
GLCC Members, September 18th was General Membership Meeting at Little Daddy’s in Bloomfield Hills. We had a good turnout and several members were able to drive their Cobras. In this meeting Jeff Grice was confirmed as President, Bob Harvey as Secretary and Bob Russel as Director of Events for the next 2-year term. October 6 is[…]
WOW – Jim, Todd and Sandy Droze stunning Factory Five Daytona Coupe is featured in the recent Cruis’news. Congrats!!
Paul Spearman is out-and-about promoting GLCC where ever he goes! This time with Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson!!!
On Saturday September 15, a prestigious group of GLCC members visited the Factory Five School at Mott College to share our Cobras with the students, answer questions and inspire them to build and enjoy their Cobras.