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Originally Posted by LMH
I know what you're saying but I think what we've hit on is Cobra person vs Hot Rodder. For a Cobra guy, he wants a Cobra but is bank-account-challenged! (I fit in this category!) Only a close replica is going to give him the experience of owning an original, which is his ultimate goal. A Hot Rodder doesn't care. The car kind of sort of looks like a Cobra and it's fast! That's the hobby for him.
Larry
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A “Cobra guy” is a “dying breed.”
I consider myself a “Cobra guy” and could have built an accurate replica. I could have spent another $25,000 (a pure WAG) making my Kirkham accurate, but: a) the ROI would have been 10 cents on the dollar, if that, b) 1 (“you” the builder) out of 1,000,000 could actually notice any difference and c) no replica (anything built after 1967) will ever be an original.
However, if “you” the builder derive fun from those tiny details, then more power to you. But I’ll need to remind “you” the builder, if you’re building your authentic replica from fiberglass, then “you” the builder missed the most basic and essential detail of building an accurate replica.
