[Buzz]

Interesting. I can see the concept being a tough sell, particularly to the Italian manufacturers who would consider it sacreligious to accept that an American V8 would be an advantage over their own small displacement, high-winding 8 and 12 cylinder powerplants. Good point about GM and the Corvette. Even if Shelby had gotten the initial green light, the Corvette beater would soon have been canned or had its wings clipped in favour of the corporate wunderkind.
Ford on the other hand seems to have always wanted a Corvette challenger but hasn't had the inclination to build one themselves so they were a shoe-in to back the Cobra idea. Later on they had a similar plan with the Pantera: European 2-seater with Ford V8 power as a direct competitor to the Vette. Let's hope this time around with the new Cobra (if it becomes a reality) they'll do it right. They need to build a real sports car with full factory resources behind it that captures beauty and brutality of our Cobra, functions well in the real world and beats the bejezus out of Vipers and Vettes. I can't wait for the concept sketches so we can see where they intend to go with this.