Any Women Cobra owners here?

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Originally Posted by fleiss75

I am guessing that you purchased your Cobra's done or had someone that was in the business build for you. I made the mistake of thinking I could get a car at a deal partially started and hire people to do the job. Problem was I hired the wrong people, I asked the wrong questions and I didn't have enough basic knowledge of custom car building to make good decisions. I definately have a Master's in Cobra buidling now!! It's been 8 long years and I am finally close to getting this completed. I have to tackle the interior and registration. I did some different things but I am really happy with the way the car looks. I am surprised how opinionated car GUYS are... Having the Ford body with the Vette Engine and Frame...Oh If I have to hear "How could you do that" one more time. Or the color choice... the guy next to my shop kept saying "Why Barney Purple?" But then once he saw the color...I kid you not, he repainted his car.... PURPLE! From the start I didn't care about what people thought I should do, I built the car I always wanted. Now I hope that after all of this, I actually enjoy driving it.

Learning is a long process, trials and errors are frequent and the same problems occured for everyone who started with a partially finished kit car.
Paperwork is the worst part of it.
Color is very personnalike ("racing stripes or no stripe??). When I changed my color
(classic Viking blue with white stripes) to a shining metalflakes sparkling saphire blue with holographic Abalone stripes, some observers were amazed but got used to it although they feel sorry not to see again the classical look of my car.
But color is reversible on a car, providing some money investment, it is not definitive. The owner must love it, it is the only important point.