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Old 04-17-2016, 10:56 AM
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Oh please.

The fact of the matter is, there are *new* Cobras, that if they were parked right beside of the restored original that they were copying, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I guess if you wanted to ask the owners to remove the bodies from the frames, cut a section of the frame tube off and send it to a lab to check if the steel was the same alloy, then you could see a difference.........ROFL

Then there are Cobras that if you parked them besides the originals, it would be night/day difference. Just like that Fiero and the Lamborghini.

Again, not saying that there is anything wrong with that.....you want what you want. But this does, in fact, go back to Lance's original post....the engine plays a very big role in how accurate that replica is. Most of my customers want FE's and SBF's. I do build Chevy engines (not many), but not once have I been asked to build a Chevy engine for a Cobra. Besides, everyone knows that you can go to Walmart and buy a SBC......
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