I built a 59' Coupe DeVille & put a BBC in it. Got flack for it but, I loved it. It was everything I wanted for that car.
In the spirit of the Cobra, & I suppose it depends on how the snake strikes you, It's tough to imagine wanting one with anything other than the motor that it was mated with in the 60's. What I mean by this is that, Ford motors have their own sound & feel. I distinctly remember the first Cobra I saw in person. It was an amazing looking little car but, when it fired up it just had this wicked growl to it. Something no Chevy I had ever heard, could replicate. So, its the whole package deal for me. When I was building up my FIA, I happened to have the pleasure of witnessing the same with Lynn Park's FIA. So, Webers it had to be. These cars were iconic. In part, because of circumstance. But, circumstance made them what the are. & what they are is not a chevy or, a mopar or even a ferrari or jag.
If Chevy is your thing, go for it. but, I think you'll be missing out on something special. That's just me.
