In David Kirkham's skunkworks thread about the incredible billet block project, he mentioned that they had thought about building a P-51 Mustang. The Mustang and the Cobra are two of my favorite machines of all time. Both of them are enduring icons in terms of performance, sheer beauty and the all important intimidation factor and I have long dreamed of a P-51 themed Cobra concept.
The first sketch is of an open cockpit roadster with a semi wrap around windscreen. All of them feature exposed panel seams and rivets. WWll style exhaust outlets and bare panel interiors are also features in all sketches.
The second sketch takes it a step further with a single seat cockpit, aluminum half tonneau and a Mustang-like bubble canopy.
The last sketch shows the single seat interceptor configuration with the rear canopy removed.
Fun concept? Sacrilege? I wish somebody would build it so we can find out!
