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Right now my list is FF, Hurricane, ERA and BDR. Not necessarily in that order. I've been contacted by 2 of the 4 companies directly which made an impression on me. My budget is up to 50K and unlike many on the forum I’m not that interested in "close to the original" I actually don’t like the original that much, IMHO the nose droops to the ground too much and the ass isn't 'perky' enough and the interior is too sparse for my taste. Hell at this point I don’t know what FE stands for and why one would want a 'side oiler'. I have a 69 Chevy that sits in my ware house with a completely restored 350 SB so maybe it would make sense to have a 427 BB in this car. But I’m looking at just the bodies for now, I’ll decide on engines later.
I've never ridden in a cobra so that would be a good start. One of the forum members who bought a hammer has offered me a ride in his ERA.
Mine would only be used on sunny days which in Chicago is about 30 out of 365 and not consecutively. It basically would be the car I would drive back and forth to the office on those days and an occasional getting lost in the country car with my wife and local shows. Eventually it would be moved to our vacation home in the Keys and live its life there and I see no reason to ever sell it.
So this may take up to a year of research and the first step would be to see them, ride in a few, and then go see the factory and then decide.
Carlisle sounds like a good idea and definitely London and a trip out west as well would certainly be fun but only if we stop in Napa before heading home to make it worthwhile for Sandra. Thanks for the info
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