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If it is any consolation the "Street Rod" KITS are starting to be featured in KIT CAR MAGAZINE. Also many of the Cobra Kit manufacturers are building street rod kits as well. A few examples are Antique & Collectable, Lonestar and now Unique.

To me if the frame and body did not come from the original Factory (Ford, Chevy, Packard, Plymouth, etc.) then it is just a kit car made from welded up steel and buckets of Fiberglass rosin.

The next time a Street Rodder gives you a hard time about your KIT Cobra with a Ford motor ask him What year did Ford use 350 Chevies in their cars???

If I was building sets say a '36 Chevy I would use a Chevy motor but why does every early Ford or Plymouth Street Rod I see have a small block Chevy in it? At least most Cobras have Ford Power and we try to look like an original Cobra instead of chroming everything (OK I do have Chrome Crager SS Wheels and Chrome bumper overriders). I can understand the Chevy motor thing if you are a Chevy fan but I have actually overheard a conversation where a "Street Rodder" was saying a '32 Ford that had a 302 Ford would be better car and worth more if the guy had a 350 Chevy in it. Even Street Rodders cannot stand each other and IMHO they are all jealous of every other car out there.

When I took my Hunter Cobra in for its alignment the shop was hesitant to do it because of all the junk suspension setups he has seen in what he called kit street rods. He actually said my suspension was much better though out than most he had seen..