Noel: Lots of good information for you here. If you are interested in opinions on Cobras, you've come to the right place. If I had it to do all over again and had more bucks, I would go for an aluminium (we spell Al many ways here) Shelby 427 sideoiler, similar to the one I already own, and either an aluminium Shelby or Kirkham 427 S/C. I've heard that Kirkham makes the body and chassis for the current Shelby anyway, but I don't know for sure. Either of these will make you the envy of most of us on this forum. And while you may not care about authenticity now, there are significant advantages, including when it is time to sell. [Many years from now.]
Rich