[KevinW]

Just an observation, purely based on pics, but it looks to my humble eyes that the ERA 427 looks like a closer clone of a 427 original than the 289 version does to a 289 car. I may well be wrong, and please, this is not meant to detract from anyone's pride and joy or cause offence.

As an aside, I attended an ac owners club meet a couple of years ago, and only then realised how hard it is to properly replicate the beautiful shape of the original Ace/289- its an absolute peach of italian-inspired curvature. I cant put my finger on why, but I've not seen a replica that looks as elegant and that carries such poise.