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You ask for opinions..........
If you want a safe cobra, buy volvo and paint a snake on the door. These cars were built in the 60's to go fast. They were built when men were men and sheep were scared. No one, not even Carol built these cars with the thought in mind, Gee, what would happen to the driver in a rear end collision. That was of no concern. Remeber race car drivers were dieing regularly in the sixties. Driver Safety was second or third on the list.
People complain that the NHRA won't let these replicas run at a sanctioned track, would you if your livelyhood depended on a cobra owner building a safe car or better yet knowing how to drive it. Look at the death rate in the last year on this forum alone. The only "safe" replica I have ever seen was the PPG Superformance pace car that CART used in 98 or 99. The car was mandated to have a full cage installed with halo bars and everything. It looked a lot like a race car, not a street driven cobra replica. It was a real pain to get in and out of. Look what FFR had to do to get the spec racer to pass tech at NASA events. Original cars had roll hoops / bars, not the greatest, but that is what they did for the times. Look original, drive defensively and responsibly, and take your chances. Or go to the NTSB highway safety blah blah blah.gov and check out which car has the 25 star insurance crash rating and get one. Totally safe cobra is like an SUV with giant mudders and a 6 inch lift kit and the owner is surprised because it tipped over...........I smell a law suite, let's sue somebody!!!!!!
Sorry, I got carried away.... I'm done