[Excaliber]

Almost impossible for the average man on the street to pick which of the two Cobras parked next to each other is the "high dollar" car!

The closer you get to original specs the more the cost goes up! Original specs is an illusive goal however. FIA car? Street 289 car? S/C 427? Street 427? Which CSX numbered car are we talking about, as they varied a LOT in how they looked!

"MY" version of "original" would be:
427 S/C car. Black painted side pipes, very little if ANY chrome on anything! Halibrand wheels and of course great paint with a stripe! This is a fairly "under stated" car when your done.

Not a lot of "flash" COMPARED to the $25K parked next to you with: Chrome on lots of stuff, polished (but incorrect) wheels, solid axle (but you can't see that), 302 all painted up nicely and looking good (but it aint no 427 is it), 5 speed (but you can't "see" that). Custom "cool" interior, etc. etc.

I bet the AVERAGE guy on the street would pick the low budget car as "looking" the "best" and costing the most! I don't care what HE thinks, I KNOW the other one is "really" by far the better car! And if you hang with other Cobra owners, they know it too!

Ernie