[Rickd]

The ERA has dimensionally accurate external measurements, cockpit, trunk, engine compartment - the chassis fabrication is the departure from the original. ERA uses 3" by 4" rectangular tube steel for the chassis - with a X cross member under the passenger compartment. It IS the most rigid of the cobra chassis on the market. They went with that design as they built the car to be tracked by serious racers. The chassis members wrap around the passenger compartment - at shoulder height. Little engineering details are what made me sell my "other brand" cobra and order a new turn key ERA FIA.

The door latch - is mounted on a steel plate - and bolted to the chassis. It is strong enough that you could lift the entire car by the latches!! The "other" brand that I had - had door latches mounted into glass blocks bonded to the body. ERA's consistency of quality and fabrication is - amazing. The same guy wells every chassis. All of the finish work is done - by the same mechanic. They build 60 cars a year ( plus or minus 5-6), and then in their 'other shop' they build the GT40. The only US marketed cobra I would put ahead of ERA is Kirkham ... tremendous engineering and execution by an equally great team. Kirkham, the best aluminum bodied cobra and ERA the best glass bodied cobra - in North America. My opinion. PS - my favorite photo of my FIA is in my gallery - it is the one of my car on a lift at ERA - with Doug doing the final inspection before the finished car was trailered for the trip to Florida.