[A Snake]

You'll want the seat back as far as it will go in any Cobra. You will be looking over the top of the windshield also, so screw your hat down or lose it. You will NOT be able to wear Nike's or any other bulky shoe to drive in. I used boat shoes with my size 12 feet and it worked fine. Bring the tenny runners along to change into for extended walking like at carshows and such.

Remember, Cobra's were first itty bitty AC's built for 5'6" Englishmen. Us big guys have to adapt a bit, but you certainly won't be the first 6' plus guy to buy and drive one.

If you want the best available, I recommend the Kirkham as it is more authentic in details that Shelby has "modernized". Either one is great and Shelby is using Kirkham bodies and chassis anyway. The benifit to the Shelby if it matters to you, is that it can be registered with SAAC as a real Cobra.

I actually have thought about having Kirkham do the car to original spec and paying Shelby for his "seal of approval" in the form of a CSX serial number.

Don't let anybody kid you about the handling of the Cobra vs the Porsche. Push your Porsche hard enough and you'll be going basackwards down the road. Push the Cobra and it will slide the rear out, but can be throttle corrected. I had a guy in a Turbo Carrera try to play with me on one of our twisty costal roads here in Oregon. He lost and darned near lost the car over a bank trying.

Have fun!

Al