JD,
I don't think the 540 will ever become a classic, it has no heritage like the AC.
I could not tell you about resale, but if you have a Cobra (AC or 540)for sale and someone ones it you will get your price.
With the 540, if you get the chassis body unit and the parts DRB supply for the car, other than the doner car, wheels and exhaust there isn't a lot of parts required.
Buying a doner car would be a cost effective way to build a car, what you don't use you sell. There are AC Cobras built with traction control and ABS.
I agree with you, the AC Cobras do look good. If I had to sell the AC to build the 540 I would have not built the 540. Luckily that wasn't an option.
From what I have read about the Pace 427 it will have a Semi-Monocoque Chassis. This would give it a lot more room in the interior and also help with the ease of construction.
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Originally Posted by 400TT
Times have change now, some of the new Cobra kits available can be fully assembled in a fraction of the time of a 540.
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A fraction of time is a bit of an exaggeration, but I agree, the American kits that are now available in Australia could be quicker to build, but they are what kits should be, everything you need to build the car is included(except motor and gearbox). Every other kit that is available now you have to piece together with minimal construction instructions.
Warren