[jmarsey]

Good points being made here and there is more to it.

A pure design methodology would carry through the entire car, including the body, shape, wheel base, track, and all the bits, etc. In other words, why wrap a state of the art chassis with a period authentic 40+ year old wrapper? Why not carry your talented design sensibilities further to inform all aspects of the car?

On another note,
What most people misunderstand about the JBL is that it is not trying to be a cobra replica. It does resemble one but far from a replica. The car was designed all at once, meaning, Richard didn’t start with a cobra body and try to fit his ideology under it. The chassis was designed and a cobra styled body to fit it. Not everyone’s cup of tea but to me it’s a blend of styles and ideas that I can appreciate. But as I always tell folks, if I ever build a “cobra” it will be a Kirkham, period.

Incredible work David, as usual. I think your copper cobra was truly a pure expression of materials and methods. Quite beautiful too.

Talk soon, John :>