Thread: ERA or not?
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Old 03-01-2022, 04:47 AM
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Default Hmmm... (stroking beard)

Definitely not an ERA. Closer in in appearance to an early Contemporary actually, with the following cues:
* Very pronounced SC-style rear fender lip.
* Rounded front fender flares
* Upright radiator
* Reasonably accurate body shape
* Torsion bar front suspension (?) hard to tell - can't see a tubular X-member.

*BUTT* Its missing the +/- 1.5" vertical lip around the engine compartment opening and it has a funky transmission tunnel. Also external trunk hinges (although those could be added by a lazy builder). So it is NOT a Contemporary either.

Looks like there's been some fiberglass cutting/hacking in the lower front inner fender area aft of the radiator and the hood latch catches look like a home made hack. Rear lights came from something or the other ... and I absolutely refuse to mention mention the PVC looking roll bar

Its also not a NAF, Arntz/Butler, FFR, Shell Valley, Hurricane or any of the others mentioned in previous posts above.

I would need more pics to narrow it down further, but we at least can be sure its not an ERA.
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