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Old 06-30-2023, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by kanuck View Post
I still think it cool in it's own way, and I am sure it won't be 200k which is what Kirkhams are going for now. Those seems in the middle under the doors could be welded and the rivets taken out with out much fanfare.
Agreed. Aside from the few negative posters here and there lampooning it for it's imperfections and because it's not a Kirkham, most of the commenters in the various forums appreciate it for what it is instead of what it isn't. Fitting a Kirkham body onto a "heavily modified" FFR chassis had to take some doing, as evidenced by the rectifiable cut-and-join seams below the doors. At the end of the day it's a pretty cool looking aluminum bodied Cobra and only discerning cobraphiles will recognize the non-original look of the rear body sections. There are plenty of respected and overly praised 'glass-bodied replicas that deviate even further from the "correct" body shape and stance. It can't command typical aluminum Cobra prices, but hopefully somebody will make a deal on an interesting replica with alloy body bragging rights.
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