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Mr. Vegan 2:

I will be totally honest with you, when you buy a Cobra it is like rolling dice. The questions you must ask are...

Is it safe?

How was the car built (was it a person putting their first car together, is it "factory" built, did a professional shop build it?)?

Are there any "hidden" problems (just putting a entertainment center together you can do it wrong, did they leave anything out, etc..)?

Is the company going to be around in a couple of years (or even tomorrow)?

Are the parts available (alot of companies use "custom" built parts, if they are no longer around then you will have to pay someone to "custom" build you a replacement part)?

How will this car drive (will it pull to the right, does it vibrate at highway speeds, etc...)?

How good was the rebuild of the engine (most 427 c.i. engines are "rebuilt", did the engine builder do all of things needed?, any shorcuts? Was the engine builder a "427 expert"?)?

The reason I went with Superformance is their reputation with the quality of the car. From the doors, trunk, suspension, frame, wiring, paint job, etc. is all standarized. When you buy a car and put it together, who is going to paint it? How much will it cost? Will it last?

The Superformance Cobra's drive like a new car, you have the confidence that the wheel isn't going to come off at highway speeds, etc...

As far as the 427 c.i. engine, I doubt the engine has all "new" parts on it. ANY 427 c.i. engine part is going to be very expensive. I doubt it has the horsepower/torque of the 520 c.i. engine in my Cobra. It is probably a 4-speed, my car has a Tremec TKO 5-speed. In my opinion, the 429/460 engine is the best (power, reliability, etc...) Ford big block engine ever made.

Competition Motorsports (now Performance Engineering) builds and installs atleast 80% of the engines for the Superformance dealership in Ohio (Dynamic Motorsports), 99% of all of the engines they build are for Cobra's. They have built the same engines over and over again and they have long ago got the "bugs out". My engine is a "custom built" engine, other than the pre-1974 block there is all new parts.

Most of the used Cobra's for sale are like any "used" car, they need work done on them. My car is ready to "gas and go".