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Old 08-21-2003, 07:45 PM
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Originally posted by BANDIT 1

What would you call a modern 550 horsepower 351 "stroker" engined, Tremec TKO II 5-speed, modern square tube frame, custom suspension, custom cooling system, modern braked Cobra with 17" tires?
...a Hot Rod.

That's not bad, mind you, but at some point it ceases to be a replica and becomes a modern, high-performance platform.

It's a "Cobra" because of the body shell... but pop that off and mount a T-bucket and you have a pretty cool Street Rod.

That's the apples-and-oranges thing, again.
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