Terry,
I don't work for any dealer, Been to the Vegas factory many times as well as spoken with Carroll and the guys there many times. Written articles for the Norcal Shelby Club. Done open track, etc. I am by no means an expert, Sorry if my previous notes came out wrong. But, The ERA(great car in its own right will cost more that 39999. by the time you are done, Right? The Superformance is a little less. So my point that I was making is that for the money, Shelby is the way to go right now. Your right there isn't as much information as there should be but here is some links. And Excaliber made a good point did you see the two cars side by side? CAV done Shelby and the Vegas Shelby? As far as the Kirkham is concerned, I rate it #1, but will never be able to afford it. Think I would go for the Superformance Daytona coupe first. In fact that was my first choice out of them all. Just couldn't afford it?
http://www.shelbyautos.com/
http://www.newportshelbycobras.com/hotnews.htm