[Trevor Legate]

So thats sorted then - I'll open a Cobra dealership in the Cotswolds!! You knock 'em out, Kirkhams, I'll flog 'em to the happy punters. Dream on....

I may stop short of dropping in a turbo diesel. That may be a step too far, even though it has a certain logic. The diesel from the new Audi A8 would be impressive tho.

I have seen 427's raced in the UK, usually at Brands Hatch, and they have not been very successful, although that could be down to the driver. I have only ever seen one 427 driven properly and that was at the hillclimb near Carson City when Dick Smith simply blitzed all the Ferraris, Porsches etc. Never seen a 427 go round a corner on the limit before and it was a sight and sound I'll never forget! So, yes, a properly sorted 427 driven by someone who knows how its done is a formidable combination. But like all the truly fast race cars they do demand a degree of skill.

I believe that Sam won the SCCA championship in 1973, if my fading memory serves.....a long time after the car should have been retired. Wonderful!