Commissioning a Turn Key ERA 427 Cobra

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Nothing wrong with a Cobra with some S/C features and some 'Street' features. The combination is quite common (even among original Cobras). Mine has street bumpers (they look great and protect the front body edges from road rash), S/C dash, scoop and gas cap, along with sidepipes and single roll bar, for that 'Cobra" look. The 428 is a no-brainer, as you can save at least 10k, and the 428 performs great and has good 'street behavior' (just look at the old GT 500 Mustang). I would suggest the large (original size) Moto Lita steering wheel, as the look is fabulous and the larger diameter makes for easier steering. Any way you do it, it will be 'correct' for you. Good luck.

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I agree that you - or anybody doing a new ERA build - should do what you really want to do, as you're the one paying the money. Personally I think any deviations should be period correct, but apart from that, a lot of the original road cars were modified for racing early in their lives, so there was a lot of mixing and matching back then, and that validates it in a 'replica' now.
Cheers,
Glen