Commissioning a Turn Key ERA 427 Cobra

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Flygirl

The only question is that I really prefer the comp instrument panel, would it be too much of a mistake to spec that instead of the street panel, but with a glove compartment? From an aesthetic point of view, this car wouldn't have the sunbursts, so perhaps the comp filler cap and comp instrument panel with a glove compartment would be elements blending comp and street styles...? Or is that just weird? Really don't know how I feel about this yet.

A lot of us have the comp dash with a glove box, which is "blending the two." I think it just looks better than a no-box dash, and I think the comp style looks better than the street style. Remember, these are just fake cars. You can make them any way you want and no one except us will know the difference. In the years I have owned my car I have run in to exactly one real Cobra owner (and he was an owner 40 years ago). He did look at the comp dash and said "You know, I think my dash was different from yours, but I'm not sure..." and that started a fun, long conversation. He was nuts about my car, too. Build it any way you want.