Join Us at the 2016 London Cobra Show

This year, the 2016 London Cobra Show will be held on June 23rd – 26th.  The world’s largest Cobra gathering has been one of the best events of the year for Cobra fans for almost 15 years.  Every year, a big attraction is the raffle car, and this year the LCS will feature a special raffle car (that you can buy tickets now for) that is a the very first #001 Factory Five 20th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster.  The winning raffle ticket will be drawn at the Saturday night dinner.

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FFCars.com member RaserX posted this cool photo of the cars after they rumbled in Saturday morning.  There were over 150 cars in the morning parade which ended at the car show in downtown London.

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The Factory Five big rig will be on hand with the latest FFR models.

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Factory Five customer and long-standing London Cobra Show attendee John Spina and Jenny Smith last year.  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!

 

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Left: Factory Five President Dave Smith with his daughter Jenny.  Right: Bruce Kern with his daughter Emily.  Last year, the Ohio Cobra Club raised $111,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!  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.

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The Friday autocross is a ton of fun.  Last year, my daughter Madison loved the autocross and took turns with Jenny in the passenger seat.

 

The live auction, silent auction, and charity rides were all well executed, safe, and fun.  Huge thanks to the Ohio Cobra Club, to all of the sponsors, vendors, and customers who support this show.  I hope you join us in Ohio this summer!

Dave Smith
President

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