Richard you are so logical you are causing me to feel guilty about my engine choice -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------nah.
Seriously, I think you are right on the mark. Most of the original cars had half the hp of what we are building today and they were a handful.
Must be ego driving the hp war
One point about the modern cars (i.e. Porsche etc) they are light years ahead in engineering applications to handle high hp. The Cobra is a fifties design and most of the replicas have not evolved much.
Thanks for your insightful comments.
Randy