[Rickd]

I believe the aluminum cobra niche is well covered by Kirkham. They are not just "stamping out" bodies. They are a superb high tech engineering oriented machine shop that painstakingly reproduces original replacement nuts, bolts, - every aspect of a car. The 550 is really well done. You might take a close look at a wider appealing niche market in the Porsche arena - the 356 - both convertible and coupe. Now that would be nice!! Right now I believe the 'quality' end of the 356 production is limited to glass cars (like Beck). And as far as a cobra 1). with chevy power - I personally wouldn't even look at it let alone buy one and 2). change the headlights??? If I wanted a Miata I would get one. That AC body, inspired by the 1946 Ferrari Barchetta (spelling??), is superb - perhaps the nicest looking car ever built - and you would slope the headlights? Why not add tail fins??