Kenneth Camp 59459 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Grizzly attacks cobra in Alaska. Shelby Cobra, that is By Eric Weiner | Hagerty Facebook Twitter Flipboard Comments Print Email (Hagerty) When Tom Cotter walked outside into the crisp Alaska on Wednesday morning, he stopped dead in his tracks. His 1965 289 Shelby Cobra was right where he parked it the night before, except for one teensy development—the convertible top had a gaping hole it. In fact, it looked like it had been violently ripped apart by a grizzly bear. On any other day, in any other situation, a grizzly bear slashing through a Cobra top like it was a stubborn tube of Pringles would be the punchline to a cruel joke. Not this day. Cotter with the clawed-at Cobra (Hagerty) A Message from The Equedia Letter Is this the Most Undervalued Fintech Stock? Cotter, who is the host of Hagerty's "Barn Find Hunter" video series, is currently touring Alaska with three other Cobra owners and their guests. On the 11th day of the wild trip, Tom and the gang hopped on a ferry boat to the fishing town of Whittier. They later learned that the only way out of town is to drive through an active railroad tunnel. “The workers halted train traffic to let us through, but when they saw we were all driving convertibles they insisted we put up our tops,” Cotter says. (Apparently rocks sometimes fall from the tunnel ceiling, because of course they do.) “We usually just put on our tonneau covers, because no matter the weather, the tops are sort of frowned upon.” MORE CLASSIC CAR NEWS FROM HAGERTY With the exception of one driver who instead borrowed a hard hat, up went the tops. “I haven’t even put mine on in several years—lot of stiff vinyl and difficult to assemble and install.” The gaggle of Cobras nevertheless made it through to their destination in Girdwood, Alaska, stopping for the night so their owners could have dinner and catch some shut-eye. The culprit was likely similar to one of these bears seen the day before. (Hagerty) When Cotter awoke the next morning, one of the other drivers soon called, telling him to get outside to the parking lot immediately. Lo and behold, there was the mangled remains of the top, along with some muddy paw prints and a few small dents in the rear fender. (Hagerty) The police later arrived, and upon inspecting the prints and finding some scruffy brown hairs, determined it was indeed a bear’s handiwork. But before you jump to the conclusion that the grizzly was just more of a Porsche fan, it turned out that all the cuddly guy wanted was a small pack of Fig Newtons that were unknowingly left behind the seats. "Or maybe he wanted a closer look at Carroll's signature," says Cotter. Through it all, he remained calm and mostly just bemused. “The car’s top had survived 53 years unscathed, but couldn’t make it 11 days in Alaska,” Cotter says. “I’ve got bigger problems, anyway. My clutch hydraulics went out, so I’ve convinced a guy to let me borrow his airplane hangar for a bit to fix things. I’ve got work to do.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtkeith Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Not good but can be fixed...could have been worse he could have been sitting in it at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSHELBY Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Yes, Dont leave any food in any car in alaska as the bears WILL find it. I will keep my eyes open for the cobras driving around. Nice to see some new cars in Alaska , even if only for a short time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 If it had been insured by Farmers we would have seen a "and we covered it" commercial. He's lucky there wasn't a lot more damage. I've seen bear car casualties before. You ought to see what happens if it gets trapped inside They tear the tops off 3 yard roll off dumpsters like a tuna can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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