Replica or real? [help request from Switzerland and Italy]

[kayakjack]

Davide,

To my knowledge, the only manufacturers selling brushed aluminum are Kirkham and Shelby. I think Shelby's aluminum bodies are sourced from Kirkham. Not sure about that. Not sure they are the only sellers either. Someone with better knowledge will chime in.

Jack

[1ntCobra]

Originally Posted by kayakjack

Davide,

To my knowledge, the only manufacturers selling brushed aluminum are Kirkham and Shelby. I think Shelby's aluminum bodies are sourced from Kirkham. Not sure about that. Not sure they are the only sellers either. Someone with better knowledge will chime in.

Jack

That interior does not look like a Kirkham or Shelby.



There are other manufacturers that make aluminum bodies. There are also hobbyists that have made aluminum bodies from scratch.

In terms of manufacturers that have made aluminum bodied cobras, I can think of a few:
- AC (under the original owners, under Brain Angliss, under Alan Lubinsky)
- Brooklands New Build AC 427
- North Devon Metal Craft North Devon Metalcraft | Manufacturers of replacement steel and aluminium motor bodies
- Panel Craft Panel Craft LLC - Restoration of Classic Automobiles by Hand - Custom rolled Sheet Metal -- Bethlehem, NH
- Kimmons (which might be the company that did the body for Jay Leno's cobra replica??)
- McCluskey http://www.mccluskeyltd.com/index2.html

However, based on the not quite authentic interior of your car (dash, transmission tunnel, etc.), I don't think you have any of the above.

I recall that there was a company in Europe (maybe Switzerland??) that was building aluminum bodied Cobra Daytona coupes. Maybe they had something to do with your car.

[1ntCobra]

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However, based on the not quite authentic interior of your car (dash, transmission tunnel, etc.), I don't think you have any of the above.

I recall that there was a company in Europe (maybe Switzerland??) that was building aluminum bodied Cobra Daytona coupes. Maybe they had something to do with your car.

It was not Switzerland, it was Sweden:

coupe65.tk

Hmm, that car looks much more accurate of a replica than I remember. The only part of the body that looks sort of odd is the headlights.