Having seen the car up close and personal, I'll stick to my story.
to me this falls in the "rat-rod" category, not something I see as befitting a 289 Cobra... I'm glad she got 200.000 miles in it. Makes for a tired motor to me! Some cars, like my friend Paul's 1972 914 Porsche, are incredible time warps. gorgeous car. Some cars are stinkin' piles of chicken p[xx(][xx(]p...and need a good cleaning. Like my son, when he comes in from the backyard! I wonder when he will catch on and call it patina...
Gus