[kayakjack]

Alan,

I share your concerns about the roll bar. That's why I like the Olthoff bar. It appears to be a real stout bar that would work. It is a good bit higher than my head, and set back a bit. That's good because I don't want my head hitting it if I get rear ended. It doesn't interfere with my removeable hardtop!!! The bar doesn't have the "comp" look. To me it looks more like what an owner of an original "street" version would have put in his car if he wanted a bar.

I like my hood scoop, but I agree that the car would have a "cleaner" look without it.

Another detail... look at the gauge layout on the dash. It is different than the SC versions. The speedometer and tach are located differently than the SC. The original street versions were like that. I like it.

As I said in my earlier post, there are days that I wish I had the sidepipes. They are cool. However, in my case, I know I get more real world use out of the car without them. My car is not a trailer queen - I bought it to drive. My wife and I are going for a drive in the North Georgia mountains Saturday and stopping at a nice place for brunch. Before I bought the car, she checked out a version with the pipes and didn't like them. Said she wouldn't get in the car if I got them. So truthfully, my decision to forego the pipes wasn't just mine. But in retrospect it was a good decision. If I buy another Cobra it will be another "street" version.

Alan, there really isn't a right or wrong decision here. It truly is all good. Cobras were and are the greatest sports cars ever built (says me). A "Cobra Day" is a great day.

Jack