My vintage race 66 Shelby GT350 racecar is fully caged as it should be since it is a dedicated race car. In Tennessee we have no inspection so ANYTHING street legal! My car is also licensed so I can use I-40 as my test track. Just kidding!
I occasionally drive the car to the local cruise and have picked up my little girl at school. The teachers are not big on the open exhaust but my little girl loves it!!!
Having driven this car on the street, there is no way I would want a "cage" in any street driven car I would own. A rear 4 point roll bar behind the driver's seat maybe a possibility but not a cage. The possiblility of injury in MUCH greater in a caged street car driven without the safety equipment typically used in a race car, IE at HELMET and snug 5-6 point harness's. My cage is EXTREMELY well designed and snug to the roof line, doors etc. It also adds lots of weight to your car. You must decide the primary use for your car and decide. If street driving use is even a slight consideration as far as use for your car, ditch the cage idea. The looks the cage will produce is not worth the "headache" it can cause in an unprepared accident!
Take Denny's advice and forget a cage in your street car.
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Mike
Remember "Drive Fast, Turn Heads, Break Hearts"
Last edited by vintageracer; 03-20-2005 at 10:27 AM.
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