All Roads Lead to London 2019!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

This year, the 2019 London Cobra Show will be held on June 20th – 22nd. The world’s largest Cobra gathering has been one of the best events of the year for Cobra fans for 19 years. Every year, Cobra enthusiasts from all over the country gather for a few days of car fun. The main event is on Saturday on Main Street, London, Ohio with a cool awards dinner Saturday night.

At the 2018 London Cobra Show, nine Factory Five customer cars joined the Factory Five display. This year, we are bringing a special surprise.

The London Cobra Show is attended by some of the best Factory Five customers in the world!

The awards dinner Saturday night is always fun, and includes a great auction with vintage goodies, great food, and VIP guest speakers.

Factory Five customer and long-standing London Cobra Show attendee John Spina and Jenny Smith at LCS 2015. John is wearing a shirt from the 2001 LCS (at that time called “Spring Fling”) and check out the picture of Jenny 15 years earlier (on his shirt)!

Every year, the Ohio Cobra Club donates a tremendous amount of money to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation totaling over $1 million over the years. Left: Factory Five President Dave Smith with his daughter Jenny. Right: Bruce Kern with his daughter Emily. Emily and Jennifer both have Cystic Fibrosis and are doing well as a direct result of the hard work and fundraising of everyone who attends the annual London Cobra Show.

Most of my team are out east for the Barrett-Jackson Northeast car show, so I will be attending this event myself, and getting help from a great group of customers.

Dave Smith
President

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