Race Cobra, 'defined', Dick Smiths 198 car.
THIS is the type of Cobra that sets the 'standard' for a 427 Cobra. The farther you move away from the 'standard' the more freakish the car becomes. I'm just recognizing a certain 'standard' from which ALL of us vary to some degree in our personal choice of replicas, some more than others. Where do YOU draw the line?
I draw the line at wings, air dams and other aero style treatments, which dramatically alter the 'look and feel' of a replica Cobra. Now equipe said car with modern power plants, modern suspension, modern wheels, well, the list goes on and on, and somewhere along the line it aint a Cobra anymore. It's a 'spec racer' of some kind and should be run in a separate class. The very purpose of 'spec racing' is to control costs and create a competitive field. Comparing what is essentially a spec racer (BDR, FFR, JBL, others) to an original 427 Cobra just doesn't feel right.