Cobra - T-Bird Project ... your comments pls

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Binggy, I must have missed your last post while I was typing and I did not pick up on your location in your first post. That does complicate things a bit - I know because I live in the Caribbean and I was in a similar dilemma. Not as difficult as Asia for sure but import duties and penalties down here almost triple the cost of buying or building a car like the Cobra. I was extremely lucky and found an unfinished (and poorly started) Unique Motorcars replica sitting in a garage down here and it has been an enjoyable project/experience ever since. Unless you can find a Cobra of some kind reasonably close by (hey, it's not impossible - I found one on a 238 sq. mile rock in the Atlantic Ocean ) Your best option is to look into a budget donor style kit that uses Mustang components - try: http://www.factoryfive.com/.
You should be able to find an old Mustang or two with serviceable parts and you might get away with importing the basic body and frame as "automobile parts". Keep posting and good luck whichever route you choose and welcome to the wacky world of Cobra enthusiasts.