almost three years ago a buddy bought a Cobra in Chicago and drove it to Birmingham, Al. Then he drove it to my shop (another 110 miles) for me to change the brake fluid, fix the seat,
antifreeze,
oil, general maintenance stuff. I found one bolt missing out of the drive shaft and two so loose I took them out with my fingers and the last one took a half turn of a wrench to get out. They were 7/16 bolt but the 8.8 uses 12 MM.
He was lucky.
The seat was so bad it took him three days in bed to get back on his feet.
I had another friend who drove a Austin Healy replica from Austin, TX to Florence, Al last summer. He had lots of problems.
I have more stories but
1700 miles in a car build by who knows who with who knows what parts. I think you can get a tow truck to haul it from where it breaks down to your house for $2000.
Go for it.
Dwight
and then there was Crazy Jack who bought a cheap build Cobra that did not look like it could make it across Nashville, who drove it to Daytona, Fl the first month he owned it and back to Nashville. Then to the London Cobra Show. From there almost to Canada, then back to Nashville by way of Penn. and several other states with out the first problem. The car was a pile of wore out parts.