Ernie,
I thought they normally wouldn't consider any car which seats more than two as a sports car. However a hot rod seems to be about as elusive to define as a street rod. The local street rodder's club is going through their annual argument about which of their cars are legitimate street rods. I always thought of the Cobra as more sports car than hot rod. The local car shows are no help as they all seem to have different opinions as to what cars belong in which class.
example== Car show #1 Cobras special construction
Car show #2 Cobras sports cars
Car show #3 Cobras stock or modified.
It makes no difference to these people if the Cobra is an original or replica.
What does you book say about this ?
Ron