I didn't mind paying for the accuracy....just couldn't figure why the name cost an extra $20,000.00! Where do I get these figures you ask.....well when I was doing my homework I met a gentleman who just finished his ERA and it had the best of everything that money could buy from paint to motor and all. This was when CS just started making Cobras again and I was very excited to say the least.....until I saw my first one at Tulsa at the Mid America meet that was completed by one of the early original dealers, Texas Cobra. It was blue...no stripes...black pipes...just about as plain as you could get. Price was $85,000 and I was told they could get me a roller for around $45,000 at the time. No thank you I said and thought to myself......he will never put many replica mfg.s out of business at that price......and I'm still laughing. Carroll is a strange man. He can be as sweet as honey or as mean as they come as I have seen both sides. We were at his ranch last October and you would not believe how nice he was and accomodating to all that were there. He was signing anything and everthing including replicas and no one paid him a dime.......it's hard as I like him one day and can't stand him the next. But I do like Turk's idea of buying the company and making some changes. Hey Turk....where do we send money???
Just my.02
Gary