Mid-life crises, I don't think so. Extended childhood, a good possibility after all toys are toys.
I'm 46 and a product of the 60's. Though born in 1952 I recived my license around 68' in the middle of the muscle car era.
I remember going to the Chevy dealer with my dad to look for a new family car to buy, we got to the showroom and I got behind the wheel of a light blue 65' corvette coupe (I was only 13 at the time) all the crying in the world couldn't keep my dad from buying that white w/blue interior 6 cly. chevelle malibu. From that day on I have been a muscle car nut and have had a few of the great ones in my time but with the price of an original cobra always being just above the financial limit line I never acquired one.
I have followed the Shelby legacy since the 60's and have been following the kit car industry since the early 70's (you remember the VW dune buggys and the bradly GT don't you).
For me the cobra has always been like the highschool sweetheart you never got together with and spend the rest of your life wondering about.
I have helped others over the years build there dream and with the completion of the major remodle done on my home I can now focus on my dream. By this fall I will have ordered my kit and like so many others have already done it will be a FFR cobra. For me the FFR is a tried and true kit with a large following, good bang for the buck and I won't worry about beating the hell out of it on the street or track. It's a driver and I'm going to drive it.
Don


[This message has been edited by Don DePontee (edited 03-27-99).]