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I wish I had not succumbed to the temptation to join this thread because the silliness just continued, didn't it? I may have even made it worse! Oh well! I really hope that you guys get the buzz from your cars that I got from mine. The memories I have of owning it as a daily driver and weekend toy (when it wasn't broken) will contribute to my happiness well into my dotage. $5,500 was a fair price for CSX2306 when I sold it to Ned in 1972. None of the "collectables" that I once treasured were collectable at the time I owned them! They were just wonderful, glorious junk. My brother, Ned and other Cobraphiles have embraced me as one of them and I have had the pleasure of driving a nice sampling of 2000 and 3000 series cars on road tours and on the open track at several SAAC meets. Some were painfully original, some were beautifully restored, and several were so rowdy that they were barely streetable. I have also greatly enjoyed the continuation/replica/kit cars shared with me by their enthusiastic owners. Truth be told, some of those cars are, as I said earlier, faster, better handling, better braking, and I'll add, better built than the 60's AC/Shelby/Ford Cobras. Only the 60's cars are originals though. If your car gives you the buzz that mine did and still does, then you have the credentials of which I spoke. Sorry if the term "junk" offends but it sure got the denizens of this thread torqued up, didn't it?!