[Hal Copple]

i have not seen any 'glass replicas with this "heat" damage, cracks, etc. For instance, my SPF sits out in the sun here in SC for thousands of hours. For four years. I am going to drive down to Atlanta tomorrow, so i washed it the other day, and this afternoon waxed it all up nice and pretty for the trip.

My car has a stunning finish. It does have some rock pecks down low on the front, but the paint gleems as if it were painted yesterday. I think with any "kit", if you let the body cure, and follow the builder and your painter's directions, and spend enough money on the finish, you will be very happy.

As for your frustration with returning your Email, and getting mail brochures, you might remember that many of the assemblers of replicas are small, two or three person shops, and they just don't have the time to sit and answer a hundred or more emails a day with any sort of long winded reply. And i know that one assembler gets a huge number of requests for "full brochure" packages every day, and the mail and printing costs are really pretty expensive.

Probably the best way to chose what is best for you is to arrange to get to an area Cobra Replica event, where you can see for yourself what your money and time gets you, then write up your specific questions, and then call the "dealer" you are most interested in. Talking on the phone is a lot easier than trying to get information via email. Be patient, take your time, and you will end up with the replica best suited for your wants and needs.

But i would not worry about the 'glass" question you originally asked.