Backdraft or EM

[lippy]

Go see each of them and you'll know which you like best. They all are different. To me it came down to ERA and Kirkham (which by the way cost much less then vs now), but I wanted to built it myself so I went with ERA. Very happy with the choice.

[DanEC]

I used to be 6' 2-1/2" but I guess I've shrunk a little over the years. Fitting in my ERA is no issue - far more leg room than my 66 Corvette. If I were so inclined I could still move the seat mounting back another inch to the rear bulkhead and I have the pedals moved up from the firewall quite a bit. Now getting in and out of the thing is another matter but that applies to all of these. ERA is top notch and enjoyable to deal with but they are a lot of money to have built turn key. Used ones are still pricey but can be a comparable bargain. ERA is where you go for a quality engineered car that outwardly looks dead on like an original. About the only place to go up from there is Kirkham or the Shelby continuation cars at even greater costs.

If looking nearly dead-on original is not a top priority then there are several other options for quality, nearly turn key cars and I would definately look at Unique - they have been in the Cobra business just about longer than anyone. Also, Hurricane is an excellent car - although I'm not sure what their current status is on producing completed rollers. And of course BDR and Superformance as discussed above which are all quality cars. All of these cars come with IRS except it's an option on the Hurricane.