[BlueRooster]

Dana thats great info, and I have been mulling over all of your bullet points and this is what I come up with.
1. I dont see myself sitting at car show for hours at a clip. Maybe to cruise night or something to meet other Cobra owners but thats it.
2. I would like to take the car to Pocono or Lime Rock, both are 2 hours from me in NJ, but I dont want to race competitively.
3. Of the two extemes, I would rather have the car more toward the "show" end than the "Mad Max" end.

Are you saying that a BB is not reliable enough to take to the track, or just too expensive to beat on?

4. I think at the beginning of this I should have approx' 45k to spend, with the total not going over 50k...