I will readily admit that my cobra (and it IS a cobra) is really just a street rod based on the original 63-67 cobra. Thats the way I built it, thats the way I want it, and I'm happy as hell with it. Did I stray too far? BFD! I didn't build it to impress anyone else as an original, I built it to please myself. And most people can't tell the difference anyway.
I guess there's 2 kinds of cobra owners, the absolute authentic fanatics, and the custom car (based on a cobra) builders.
Can't we all just,,uh,,uh,,get along?