[StephenC]

If I had the knowledge and resources to build and offer a component vehicle for sale, it would not be a Cobra-style product. That market is pretty well covered. If you have researched and/or bought a Cobra replica lately, you know this is true.

I recently went to Dynamic MotorSports in Ross, Ohio to see my SPF roller. While I was there, I also had a chance to look at their new vehicle line called the Noble. I saw my son's (23 years old) reaction to it as well as several other members of the next generation of car buyers. While they liked the Cobras, it was the Noble that attracted and held their their attention. Cobras were cool, but the Noble was (according to my son), "AWESOME!!". It was obvious the other younger guys felt the same way. Put a Noble and a Cobra side by side and 90% of the guys 30 and under would take the Noble, especially if you could get the price about the same ( the Noble is priced about the same as a new Viper).

According to Ron and Dean at Dynamic, the Noble will have VERY limited (maybe less than 30 a year) availability here in the US due to restrictions on production in Great Britain. Why build Cobra kits and face all of the existing competition? Fill a gap in the existing market, see what the next generation will want, and you will have more business than you can handle as their earning power begins to increase.

Whether we like it or not, Cobras represent the past (that's why most of us love 'em) and cars like the Noble are the future. That's why so many Cobra replica dealers and kit car companies are adding "new" models to their product line.

Just a thought.