[Excaliber]

I don't have a problem with the "donor" concept myself. Actually most manufacturers use a "donor" concept, they just have the parts re-built or re-manufactured. The concept is still good if your using a late model Mustang wrecked with low miles and using older Mustang parts that your haveing rebuilt.

Don't like the Mustang parts? Lots of up-grade after market NEW or REBUILT parts to select from. Thats mostly what the "big dogs" are doing, selecting quality parts which in many cases are still "donor" parts!

A professional "builder" of Cobra's is not likely to use "used parts" right out of a wrecked or "donor" car. Thus, the quality is assumed to be better when it is done by a "builder".

When the car is assembled by a regular guy in his garage, it may or may not be "better". It will be really hard to tell WHERE the "donor" parts came from and in WHAT condition they were really in! The price may be very attractive and the car could be of superb quality. Makes it tough to buy used or home built unless you really know what to look for.

Ernie