Thread: Selling cobra , ready for a 32 !

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Okay, that clarifies the picture. The who becomes more important that the what. There are lots of good builders out there, a few hang on these boards, so it's a matter of your style of project management and communication skills. Picking a "bad" builder will be a preview of hell, picking a "good" one will be more pleasurable. There's a current thread titled "It's my pleasure to introduce.........". John started that project with one builder that came recommended and it was very painful for him, then found someone else to move the project to that did him proud, plus having to redo a bunch of stuff the first guy did wrong. Sadly that whole experience isn't uncommon in our hobby, you may have seen/heard similar stories in the Cobra replica world. (if you've got the time/interest you can search John's previous posts explaining a small portion of the huge headaches he suffered). While some folks on here might have other good suggestions, I would say you may want to dedicate the entire summer to going to hot rod events, or car events that attract significant hot rod participation, and talk to owners of cars similar to what you seek. Any advice I or any of the other folks that have done this for awhile will be the result of YEARS of incremental learning.................often the hard way................which is difficult to concisely condense into a few paragraphs. You have to devote more time than you might imagine in order to absorb some portion of that learning curve in order to minimize your chances of disappointment. Once you've "surveyed" the marketplace/hobby, you may find a different approach than you now believe optimal.

Edit: I see Roger posted up while I was typing. His commentary fleshes out some of what I was suggesting. He makes some good points about the cost/time considerations of the flood of cars, both finished and unfinished, that are, and IMHO will continue to be, available in record numbers.