I think that's about the most frustrating thing about it, there's no real metric to say XX car is better since they're all different.
For me, price is a big concern
authenticity is not
I like the bigger cars or a dropped foot well as I'm bigger too
did I mention price?
all I want is a fun toy, I don't care that it's the most authentic car out there, but I want a quality car that fits well because I'm fairly anal about that but I'm lazy too
the factory five cars seem to fit the bill, and they seem to have a good rep but the one and only friend of a friend into cobras thinks they're crap, I'd roll with a 351 or a big block, not a donor motor, in fact I'd probably just source what I need and build a carb'd motor and skip the donor completely.
I'm as interested in the project as I am the product, I'd swap more labor for less $$ any day.
second on the list is the hurricane I guess
I just don't know. I realize this comes up five times a day, thanks for the help and understanding.