[john chesnut]

I have a couple Miatas and love to drive them. No power for sure. But, they are light and extremely fun to drive. Not to offend anyone, but they are better handling than most Cobra replicas.

I have a Cobra tribute with a very stiff space frame, LS6 engine, Tremec 5speed, and C5 Corvette independent suspension. It is great handling car and doesn't suffer from "scary" toe changes. It's a blast and plenty fast for me. It gets attention but NOT NEARLY as much as my self built C5 based Speedster. I can't go anywhere in that car with out being completely swarmed with people. My speedster has the stock C5's wheelbase and track but I moved the engine rearward by 23 inches to achieve 54% rear weight. I have the same power in the Cobra and the Speedster. The Speedster is the best handling car that I have ever driven.

I just saw an ad for the new Jaguar F type tonight. My first thought was that it looks like a modern Cobra. I realize that it's civilized, has a paddle shifter and doesn't have a ground pounding, 427. But, If I were looking to replace my Cobra with car with modern features I would look at it.

It's all fun.