I know I'm waking a 4 year old thread back up, but this afternoon our local club had a get-together, and I had the opportunity to photograph My Unique 289 USRRC style car, side by side with a similarly styled ERA 289 FIA car.
I figured these pics might help anyone in the future who is trying to decide between these 2 manufacturers for their 289 build.
First are the rear shots, showing the differences between the wheel flares
Unique on the left, ERA on the right-
(This shot also demonstrates the difference between ERA's "perky butt" versus Unique's "droopy butt" - The Unique on the left is running 28 inch tall rear tires, versus 26" tall rear tires on the ERA car, and yet the tail lights are still about an inch or so lower on the Unique.)
no trunk bumps (left), versus trunk bumps (right):
Close up of the rear fenders- Unique on the right, ERA on the left:
Side views, Unique on the left, ERA on the right: