Actually found this trough a link on the "Magizine" thread. Thought people might enjoy this:
http://classicmotorsports.net/articl...-classic-cars/
Cobra 289
Best All-Around, Best Vintage Race Car, and Favorite Classic for Rob Myers; Ultimate Classic for Tim Suddard
Carroll Shelby’s inspired mating of British styling and suspension with raw American power, the Cobra turned American road-racing on its ear and became the icon of performance cars. Suddard and Myers both prefer the more conservative leaf-spring 289 over the wild, coil-sprung 427. While cars from the first production run are ultra-valuable, examples are still being manufactured to original specs today, and a variety of reproductions are available.