Richardllll - the Cobra world is full of snobbishness where owners of 1960's Mk3 Cobras (made when the company was owned by Hurlock family) look down on the 1980's MkIV cars (when the company was owned by Ford and Brian Angliss) who look down on the Superblower and CRS cars (made when the company was owned by Lubrinsky) - and all of which look down on the kit cars very often because they have tried to bling them up with low profile tyres and more modern interiors.
As the cars went through the subsequent generations of company ownership the build quality improved and design issues were overcome and I suspect that some of the newer kit cars may have moved even further in this regard.
The car you are showing is in my mind visually one of the nicer kits I have seen as it has copied an original Mk3 cobra look with no modern embellishments. The use of 15 inch wheels, quick lifts and an original looking dash makes a big difference to the look in my opinion, (but does bring some issues with tyre availability) and the use of a stroked 351 small block engine up to 427CI will give you probably 400- 500HP without the weight of a 427CI big block, which will help the handling.
I find I only use mine on good weather days as in the wet they are not a very pleasant place to be from a staying dry or staying alive standpoint. The 15inch Avon tyres which are pretty much all you can get now a days are in fact road legal intermediates which are somewhat slippery in the wet when aided by 4-500 bhp and the wet weather gear isn't worth stopping and putting up.
Let us know how it works out if you go and look at it .
