[Excaliber]

Peter has a direct stake in the qaulity and reputation of his ERA's. I feel the same way about the Cobra hobby in general. I have a stake in the reputation these cars generate, good or bad.

You can call it purist all day long, but it's more fundamental than that. When you stray to far from the basic recipe you hurt the hobby, the perception of the hobby, you hurt MY reputation as an owner. So I take it personally, if you want to run a GM motor, please, keep your hood closed and keep a low profile. Or get used to being slammed, behind your back or in your face.

When I was running a small block Ford in another replica I used to own, I removed the 427 emblems and replaced them with Ford Power emblems. Like the original small block cars had. ALL THOUGH many "purists" see the 427 emblem as noting the BODY STYLE, not the engine cid. After all, many if not most came with a 428 not a 427.