[DougD]

I have followed this thread with interest as I'm one of those nutso guys that prefers cars restored or created as close to an original as possible.

The comments by Cobra #3170 are especially interesting due to his intimate knowledge of an original Cobra.

One thing to remember, though. We have a viewpoint available to us today in the form of SAAC's Cobra Registry that allows us to judge how they were really built vs how they could have been built. It's pretty hard to argue with an original Shelby American invoice. Many options were available, but the truth is that few, if any, street Cobras were built with side pipes, roll bars, hood scoops and the like. We seldom see a replica built that doesn't replicate an S/C, so most assume that's the way they all came.......