Hey! What about the new Shelby 4000 series Cobra?
As far as being a “good car”, it seems to us that the 4000 series tends to combine some of the worst characteristics of the original car and a kit. It retains the original chassis (except with heavier wall thickness), but puts a mediocre fiberglass or expensive aluminum body on top. While the wheel housings are aluminum, the interior panels on the fiberglass-bodied car are ‘glass too. Feedback from kit constructors indicates that it takes much more work to complete, too. For instance, the “carpet” simply consists of a roll of material. Not cut, not bound. While the body is mounted on the chassis, all the inner panels seem to be just floating there. A great deal of final assembly is expected of you. Our car feels, looks and handles better. The 4000 series does have Shelby’s name on it, though. Hopefully that’s worth the extra $20 thou’ that you’ll spend Or if you want to go further, you can get an aluminum body with the 4000. About another 20 grand…
