[Merv and Sharon]

JD - $50,000 is about right for all Cobra kits for a very basic car. Some are less to start with, but more later as you need to buy or have made things they did not supply. A 'scratch build' is the cheapest initially, but the least likely to get finished and registered in this country.

A kit that is at least 'pre-engineeered' and pre-tested on chassis flex and so on is essential. So why not go up and look at Harrisons and Absolute Pace as they are both in the same area and then look at some second hand ones for comparison?

These things aren't cheap no matter how much you can save on the work yourself.