[Excaliber]

It's amazing how much more you learn AFTER you own one! I thought I had done a fair amount of research on the subject and it took a long while for me to buy. I poured over the Cobra Country web site, bought the book, and read a lot.

AFTER I bought I found out about this, Club Cobra, web site! HERE is where I have learned more about Cobras than ALL other sources combined. I spent several weeks reading old posts and researching threads.

SO many choices to be made! Expense vs originality is probably the first one. An FFR with a small block will sell for much less than an SPF with a more "correct" 427 for instance. The cost difference could easily be 10's of thousands of dollars.

Small block vs Big Block cars is another HUGE decision. I went Small Block (302). EVEN with a small block I quickly got into trouble with sliding sideways, spinning out, etc. These cars WILL bite. After a few months I was wanting MORE power, I had "mastered" the cars ability. That will NEVER happen with a Big Block, IF you do survive the first few months, ha ha!

Number 2 Cobra ideally will have a strong 351. A nice balance between to small and to big. And I really want IRS this time. Heck, I have a LIST of things I want to look for now! As the "list" of "must have" grows, the "cost" goes up a LOT! Maybe an FFR with a 351 is OK, but I sure WANT an aluminum body. Well, some of us just can't have it all.

Ernie