[fdjake]

I think the seat belt comment was more commentary on survivability in ANY car of that size with that much power.

As to the CRACKS in the fiberglass....

If you pause the video the cracks look like seam lines from the molds.

The owners of that car obviously like it looking a little ratty which I think is cool.
My ERA has 5000 miles on it without a single HINT of a crack. I've read about guys with 50,000 miles and ERA's with no issues, so who knows?

Now for a new IDEA!!!!

Ready???

Do we have any guitar players here???

Fender makes a $4000 "Relic" version of their brand new guitars...They AGE them. Placing a convincing patina on the guitar right out of the factory. Worn paint, dings, scratches, wear marks on the finger boards. They sell like crazy!!

How about a "RELIC'd" ERA Cobra?? Could be VERY COOL!!

Fender uses $75,000 original vintage Strats and Tele's as a template....They copy every scratch. Gibson does the same thing...They copied Gary Rossingtons (Skynyrd) Les Paul down to the cigarette burn on the front and the wood screws used to repair a headstock break in the 1970's.

I've always seen CROWDS gathered around original Cobras with that PATINA....The car could be parked next to the most drop dead gorgeous restoration you've ever seen, but the CROWD is 5 deep around the battle scarred original!!

Something to think about.....They are called R E P L I C A S for a reason!