Meatball thread

[Mongoose930]

Hi Bill,

This is strictly my opinion but I have been addicted to Cobras for over 40 years and over the last 25+ years, I have visited several Cobra manufacturing facilities and attended several Run & Gun and SAAC events.

If you already know that you want an FE in your Cobra, that leads me to believe that over time, you will continue to want to make your car as accurate as possible. My first Cobra was a Contemporary which I had always thought was a very accurate replica. Once you have an eye for what the original cars look like, you quickly realize that a Contemporary Cobra is really not that accurate. The SPF body was splashed off of the Contemporary body so that would probably make it even less accurate compared to an original. Not to say that the Contemporary or SPF aren’t beautiful cars but that does not mean they are accurate when compared to an original Cobra.

If you are not going to purchase a Shelby, Kirkham, Hi-Tech or Exact, then I would suggest giving ERA serious consideration. They may have a square tube frame (as does the SPF) but beyond that, ERA makes an extremely accurate and well-built replica.
I eventually sold my Contemporary and am currently building a Hi-Tech but I truly believe that had I initially purchased an ERA Cobra, I would still have it today.

Good luck with your decision and in the end, you really can’t go wrong with either the ERA or SPF Cobras.