Many thnx to all who made suggestions, and special thnx to SVTKate. Kate suggested 'meltonian' black shoe cream (polish) to cover the few areas where the leather dye had come off the black leather seats in my newly-acquired 97 cobra.
I ended up using 'Redline' black shoe cream to touch up the areas and its worked great. No sign of it coming off after 2-3 cleanings and nothing coming off on the ass of my pants either. :) It actually added some nice depth back into the black finish as well. I wonder if this stuff is safe for an all-over coat on the leather... ?
My only new problem with the cobra is some sort of vibration coming from what I think is somewhere in the rear end. Not noticeable below ~50mph, quite noticeable at 55-60 mph (~100kmh for us Canucks), and smooths out above 60. Seemed to be noticeably worse after returning from a 17 hour (8.5 x2 ways) trip. Could a bad rear wheel bearing cause this? Bad universal joint? Wheel out of balance? I cannot feel it in the steering wheel - I feel it mostly as a kind of 'seat of the pants' way, y'know?
I have to say that after years of wanting a Cobra, the 97 is really fulfilling my dreams. I asked my wife when i could buy a 93 cobra to go with the 97 and she said 'after our house is finished and your garage is done'. Fair nuff... :)
Chris