[fdjake]

No sellers remorse here. I drove that car for a year and sold it for exactly what I had into it. How many ERA owners can say that??? The guy I purchased the car from had over $70K into it.

I replaced the car with a CAV GT40!!! A/C, a roof, and HEAT, it's a race car for the street!! My driving season DOUBLED vs the Cobra.

The GT40 has a nice long legged 5 speed, it turns about 2000 rpm at 75 mph vs the Cobra's just under 4000 rpm with the antique 4 speed. (The car was miserable to drive for any length of time on anything other than secondary roads) I could have changed the rear end gearing...But it would have been more $$$$. Same story for swapping out a Tremac, more $$$$$.

I've had dozens of exotic cars over the years. The ERA was a nice car but it REALLY needed a 5 speed trans and the engine had major issues. I could have spent the money to make it right, OR....I could disclose everything, sell it, and re-cover every penny I had in it. Once the Engine Cylinder Wall Pitting was identified it was an easy decision.

Time to move on and UP!