[Merv and Sharon]

Good point. The 'industry' has a large and continuing stake in the establishment of one national set of rules, that are fair and also reasonable. The costs of these cars is increasing every year and may well be out of the reach of many would-be builders in the near future, especially if compliance with ever-changing rules makes these cars require ABS, emissions control, Stability Control, impact testing, and so on.

Cobras would then become more and more modern vehicles that insulated us from the driving experience. Buying an old Healey, MG, Porsche or Alfa may be the only way into classic motoring.