Old Vette or New Cobra

[RodKnock]

I'm in the process of looking for my first Cobra, which has always been my favorite car of all time. I've owned a 1966 Big Block Corvette Roadster for a very long time. It's Sunfire Yellow, has sidepipes and two tops. It's not a numbers matching Vette, but it appears as original. It presently has a 540ci engine, Tremec TKO600 and PS Engineering Grand Sport wheels. I would never sell my Corvette for a Cobra and it has nothing to do with investment value. However, I may be selling my 1966 Sunbeam Tiger to get my Cobra, although I would like to keep everything.

[gmoore]

Just sold a 1966 427 coupe. Corvettes I have had include 58,65,68,75,81,88.
They were all fun for different reasons but I definitely prefered the mid years.
I sold my 66 for decent money and felt that it was going to probably increase in value but was also slowly deteriorating and would eventually need paint at around $10,000. The motor was also original and had not been out of the car in 18 plus years.
I recently purchased a Unique 427 built in 2002. The hand laid body is structurally better than any of the older corvettes that I had. I also like the powder coated frame. I looked at many 10 to 20 year old Uniques and never saw the first stress crack. I felt that if I bought the cobra right it would atleast hold its value if not slowly increase with a side oiler.
The cobra is more fun to drive for me but is a bit more limited with no top. For me it does not matter because the older corvettes never went out in the rain either.
Greg