[Rickd]

Another comment - spider cracking of the glass. Not a good sign. My first cobra was a Unique that I bought used - I had it for a couple of years - and the glass work was fantastic. The Weavers - who build Uniques - have been racing a car they built in 1984 - racing the heck out of it - no starring no spider cracks nothing. Same with ERA. Again, in this economy there are too many cars out there in EXCELLENT condition that you can negotiate when you are talking $30,00 - $34,000, that you shouldn't be looking at a questionable project. That is a lot of money!!! You should be able to get a very nice car for that. And think about resale - look at Cobra Country and you see the cars that are selling (marked sold). Good quality cars. You might also take a different approach to see who responds. "I have a $budget of $30,000 - who has a nice cobra they would sell for that amount". You NEVER KNOW who has a great car. I know a guy who built a beautiful ERA FIA car - great reproduction 289 motor etc. Built it in 2000, and sold it at auction in Florida in 2006 - for $31,000, and the car had 150 miles on it!!!! I would have paid him $10,000 more for the car - but he didn't know about Cobra Country or how to sell it. He had built 5 - 6 cobras previously (a few Uniques and a few ERA's), and was a fabulous mechanic. Did all the work himself. Got his $$ out, with no value on his time.