[Jack21]

I would agree with Casaleene inasmuchas people get married, have babies, get divorced, etc. A car is a car, as far as it has value and peoples' financial conditions change. And if that's why the car is for sale, then you're probably getting a good deal.

Having gone through this exercise of building a car, I would have a zillion more questions to ask of a used Cobra seller then the average buyer, and a second owner who has no idea how the car went together would absolutely terrify me.

Although the manufacturers of these cars would like you to believe that anyone with "average" mechanical skills can put one of these things together in a few weekends is, unfortunately, pure bullsh!t!!! It's more like, "You don't have to have an engineering degree to build one of these things, but it sure helps if you do". Not as easy as it looks.

The rollers from SPF have all this engineering and assembly done for you, and all you have to do is drop in the motor and trans, then endure the DMV procedure for getting it registered, inspected, and titled. (The brightest bulbs on the chandelier do not work for State DMV.) But you have a cookie cutter clone. No room for customization. However, most kit manufacturers, or professional builders can offer you the same thing as a roller and you can change or add any bell or whistle you want.

There are a lot of garage built kits that are built correctly and then babied by guys that have been doing this for 20 - 30 years. They can tell you about their first experience driving an original Cobra, GT350, or Sunbeam Tiger. Or small block Chevy or Ford powered Healy or Triumph. The builder will spend hours describing each piece of the car, and the decisionmaking process for selecting each component. And a lifetime of tech support. To you, you're buying a car. To the builder, he's marrying off his daughter. If you find one of these, the price will not be cheap, but you'll have a car you can leave to your kids. And don't hassle the guy on price. He might decide not to sell it.

But as a member of this forum, you now know what questions to ask, and indicators of a slap together car. The builder had no idea of what he was doing and it's pretty obvious. Don't walk; RUN, and keep shopping.