Where do you guys get off on hot-rodding and bastardising the Cobra shape???
Oh, for the perfectly spaced hoodscoop rivets, the correct number of stitches in the seats, the 6 volt Rebats that can no longer hold a charge, the real/original/authentic CSX tag on the footbox. I long for the inaccurate gauges, the flimsy oversize steering wheel, the non-heim jointed, non-adjustable suspension, the lap belts frayed from 40 years in the sun. I dream of wallowing along with the original bias ply tyres, living the dream.....
Seriously though, I can see both sides of the fence. I bought my first Cobra because of the trouble the builder had gone to in trying to make the car look "authentic" as far as the Qld transport laws at the time allowed. When the need for speed took over, I didn't want to hotrod what was already a really nice car.
I built my current car with no regard for the originals of the '60s (some might say no regard for the law or aesthetics either, but that's another story !). It's for me, and other people's opinions, while interesting and sometimes humourous, ultimately don't matter.
Having said all of that, the next Cobra I own will be a Kirkham. Maybe I've gone full circle, but the thought of an alloy Cobra that looks "right" really appeals to me at the moment. That's not to say it will be lacking in the horsepower department. Some things will never change
