Lo Belly, I to made choices as I went along, I think thats my point. I started my build in 2002 and when I went to events such as the Cobra Nationals in Canberra where most of those cars that didnt have mag wheels had Halibrand copies from OZ wheels in Sydney. At that stage they were about the best wheels around and thats probably why most people had them, plus wheels like Vintage werent selling for $2000 back then.
If I was starting my build today I would NEVER consider any kit that didnt have offsets that at least resembled an original Cobra. Having bought a kit with the wrong offsets through no fault of my own, and going through the process of narrowing my rear track I still used OZ wheels because as mentioned previously there was very little to choose from back then.
I hope that made sense!
Regards.