bumper jacks out or in?

[Bud Man]

Refer to page 101 in Legates "Cobra The Real Thing" and you will see a photo of the cars as they proceeded down the AC assembly line, with the three cars in the foreground all with front QJ's "bolts out". Additionally, the mounting bolts were threads forward with English style metal lock nuts (Whitworth pattern, by the way) facing out. As an aside, this single photo should also put to rest all the BS about the rear flares being different from car to car, whether the inlet was elliptical, etc. (Kirkham's own bodies are wrong on the nose inlets, with the bottom being too flat). Despite all that has been said about the inconsistent workmanship of the originals, the cars in this particular photo look pretty consistent to me. These cars were subjected to all types of usage during their early lives, and repairs were made. Some were done properly, some not; hence the variations.

Bud