1ntCobra makes a good point about the polished trunk, round tail lights and skinny side pipes (not to mention the rivet count
). The pipes are an attempt to customize, not restore, convert or emulate anything. Same for the polished trunk. The overall theme add's up to "custom" not "restore".
If I was going to do it for that kind of money it would be an exact duplication of an SC. The car, as nice as it is, fails on the "custom" side and also on the "conversion" and "accurate retoration" side's. As Randy noted, return it to exacting original specs would have been another worthy option (all though I wouldn't).
I suspect this car will meet with a bit of disdain when shown with other original Cobras. The reception is likely to be luke warm at best, a real drag if you just paid $700K and your peer's just aren't that excited for you.
Very nice looking car all in all, someone will buy it. IF I had that kind of money, it wouldn't be me though, I'd be looking for a more authentic resto and eye balling street car conversions to SC. Checking for things like "round tail lights", that aint gonna cut it. Need's rivets on the front part of the hood, by the way.
...yup, tough room!