Shelby had links to the Viper and it was even loosely touted as the modern-day reincarnation of the Cobra, so hopefully the defenders of the faith will find this combination palatable and give it their blessing
Dynamically - I wonder what the car actually feels and handles like though. I would imagine that the size of the V10 would mandate a more forward-biased weight distribution, but since it's in a Classic Roadsters chassis the longer wheelbase might offset that a bit.