[Aussie Mike]

Hi Adam,

Sorry about the lenght of this post

I know how you feel. Once I decided I was going to do a Cobra I looked around, talking to people and researched for about 8 months before putting down a deposit. Robnel is a great car but the price is just way out of my league. I can't comment on G-Force as all I've seen of them is the web site. I don't believe in spending that kind of money on anything sight unseen and I want to meet the people who make my kit. You're probably in a better position to see a G-Force car in Adelaide than I am in Melbourne as they're only about 2500Km away from you.

Cobra kit manufacturers must get sick of people like me. Iwas in at the Python shop about 6 times looking at their cars and nearly put down a deposit on one. I was on a business trip to Sydney and decided to have a look at Classic Revival before I handed over any cash. I'm glad I did because the quality and attention to detail I saw was very impressive. Ians Cobra body is the best I've seen and should make preping it for paint very easy.

Not sure on how different the space frame and the ladder frame chassis compare in performance. Ians Lader fram is impressive in the flesh and the pics in the web site don't do it justice. The main rails are huge (100mmx100mm) and there is a equally huge cross brace between them. The finished car isn't that heavy at around 1100Kg (depending on motor and trans) and with the lader frame the chassis weight is all as low down as possible and may have a lower center of gravity. Ian's body is incredibly rigid, far more than any Cobra body I've seen so doesn't need as much structural support as other bodies. The other thing I like about the lader frame over the space frame is that with out all the extra bar work they look cleaner/neater under the hood and inside the car

The engineers report on Ians chassis is interesting. The standard required for tortional load testing (twisting) is 6000 Newtons/degree I believe in laymans terms this means the chassis with a 6000N tortional load on it must have less than 1 degree of twist. Ians Chassis romped this in and to acieve a 1 degree twist would require 14658 Newtons, almost 2 1/2 times the requirement. All this suggests to me is that the Classic revival chassis is plenty stiff enough.

Any way yes I am pro Classic Revival. It's the kit I've spent my cash on so of course I'm going to be a bit biased. I can see things about it that some people won't like, for example the rear end is wider than many of the other cars so you can't use a very deep dish wheel. This wasn't an issue for me because of the style of car I plan to build.

Talk to other people and get their opinions as well as every one will have a different experience with their kit. You have a good Cobra club following over there so try to get along to one of their meetings. One thing I've found is that Cobre people are always friendly and keen to talk about their ride. Talk to the manufacturers too as I think you need to like the people you are buying from since you are in for a long relationship.

Happy hunting and welcome to the forum.