[Rickd]

What is better .. Ford or Chevy? You need to do the basic research. Kirkham = aluminum body, makes bodies for Shelby. Superb car. They will build you a "turnkey minus" and install the engine of your choice. You can get a nice crate engine for $10,000 or go crazy and get an aluminum motor and heads for $25,000. So it really depends on what YOU want.

Opinions vary on quality. General "guideline" is Kirkham Aluminum = best car built, period. Of the glass body cars. Shelby sources cars to their spec from Superformance. Superformance builds a very high, consistent quality "turnkey minus" car, and any of their dealers will make the arrangements to put the engine of your choice, mated to the correct transmission, in the car. ERA gets props for outstanding quality and race quality ruggedness. They will build you a turnkey, or deliver a car in whatever stage of finish you desire.

Factory Five is the more budget oriented of the selection, designed to allow a home builder with a "donor Mustang" to put together a good quality cobra replica on a budget. There are several companies, including Levy Racing, that build turnkey FFR cars. Levy has built over 100.

ERA is a boutique shop and basically builds 50-60 cars a year .... and has been doing it for over 25 years. I have been in the ERA shop when the owner of ANOTHER COBRA kit stopped in and Peter .. the owner of ERA .. helped him with some problems on his build as the company the guy bought from had no customer service. Check out Cobra Country .. for ideas on used cobra pricing, and buy a copy of Curt Scotts "complete guide to cobra replicas". Also review ERA's website for endless technical information on cobra history and builds .. including owners manuals and descriptions of suspensions etc. etc. Research .. and pick one you feel comfortable with.