[jrussell]

Solark,
There is some very good advice above, so do your homework in looking at as many different manufacturers that satisfy "your" objectives and criteria. There is no "magic bullet" out there, so be honest with yourself. It is rare indeed that "money is no object", so my opinion is you need to determine what your actual goal is and narrow your search to achieve it. You currenty seem to be interested in a car from $20-25K to around $100k. You now have almost all of then to choose from.
Do you want to build, and if so, for how long? Do you want do spend $ up front, and be driving a brand new car in 4 months or less?
Why not look at some of the used(some have less than 100 miles) Cobras listed on this and other forums. You can get the best of both worlds, be driving in a matter of days for somewhere in the middle of the $ above.
Good luck in your search, but you do have some work to do. What was perfect for me and has, and still does, fulfilled my goals might not work for you at all.
Please, keep us posted on your search because I am curious to see where you end.
John Russell
Spf#586- bought 10-20-1999 new, now with 11,000+ miles & drive it EVERY chance I get!!