WOW! So many cool stories and so many points that apply to me also. I'm 37 but really have not decided which car yet. My little boy isn't even two yet ( didn't get married 'til I was 32- too much stuff to do and it took that long for the right one to show up). Finally got to the point where I make a FEW bucks more than I need to live, but I'm not wealthy by any stretch. Hopefully this forum will be a lot of help over the next couple of years as the project starts and progresses.
I first became enamoured of the snake when I was 14 and my brother showed one of our uncle's car magazines from 1963 that had a road test of a 260 version cobra that was amazing. Well, as happens to many, life gets going and things get pushed aside. Until a few years ago I saw one on the street and it all came back with tsunami force. I love building things and want to finally get my version of the "coolest car ever made". Being restricted to a tight budget, I'm still debating building or buying the frame. If someone out there can tell me the dimensions of a backbone frame that fits under a standard cobra body I will set about building it.
Well, I've rambled long enough. I'll post tech questions in another section later. Thanks for coming up with this site and for all the great stories. Hope to join the owners and end the dreaming soon. John