Contemporary or ERA

[Rickd]

Was always a fan of ERA, great on-site engineering group. Really work to make sure their cars are superbly built - every detail. And you can go visit their shop 5 - 6 days a week. They have a steady stream of business - generally build around 60 or so cobras a year and also - somewhat more under the radar - a pretty amazing GT40.

I visited Contemporary when they were building cars on Long Island and they also had a very high standard of build quality. I thought there cars were also very much to the originals visually. For some reason I had the impression that ERA had supplied them with some components for a while (might be wrong).

You can order a new turnkey ERA - and Contemporary has been out of business for quite a while. Buying used, there are certainly some very nice Contemporary cars out there, and there is no reason not to buy one if you see "what" you are looking for in a cobra. I couldn't find a used ERA that was set up the way I wanted, so I ended up getting a new one, set up the way I wanted. I really liked the idea that they are still operating, and you do have customer support if needed.