I can tell you first hand from my cycling background that carbon fiber is super strong, light, and very good at absorbing vibrations, particularly if laid with nanotubes and particularly in the direction they are laid to resist forces.
The negatives include cost & repair, and while they are strong in the intended direction of design, they can be quite fragile if impacted on the "wrong" direction, and then once they break, your best turfing it, b/c no repair will replace its strength & integrity. That said probably not a deal breaker on a cobra as its just the "skin" & for aesthetics.
On a chassis, a carbon skinned cobra body would look really cool (IMO). Not classic or authentic but cool none the less.
If you're keen on carbon, why stop there... I'm thinking titanium!
I wonder if the Kirkham boys would consider that in their skunk-works, the panel beating would be a b!tch,
but wouldn't it look sensational, be scratch resistant, rust proof & can be made in an alloy form to prevent oxidizing or pitting!
