[klayfish]

Bill S. makes a very good point, you can see excellent $25K cars and not so good $75K cars, and vice versa. Build quality is important here.

Besides some of the purely obvious things, such as paint quality, motor quality, etc... it really is just a matter of taste. Is it worth it to you to have a more correct looking interior? That could be debated for hours on end, but when it comes down to it, only you can decide which one you want (assuming both are well put together). Do you value a 427SO motor, or would you be happy with a big block?

I don't know that I could have afforded a $50K car (I'm about 35K into mine now) at the start. But even if I could have, for me, and it's just my own values, I don't think I would have wanted to spend the extra money. I valued a car that looked nice, was fast, fun to drive and I could autox/open track. I wasn't too concerned with originality, correct motor, etc... I wanted to have fun.

What is important to you in your Cobra?

Steve