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I've been told by a buddy of mine that has restored many original Cobras that the aluminum skin built in England weighs 34 pounds. This is without the 3/4" steel tube superstructure. Original cars are built with approx 0.050" thick aluminum, the Kirkhams use approx 0.060" . Take 34 pounds times 6 divided by 5 and you get about 41 pounds. If the Kirkhams want to say 50 pounds, I guess that's close enough.....or maybe my buddy didn't include the weight of the door, trunk, and hood skins and maybe the Kirkhams are. Don't know, have to ask them. Anyway, it's close enough.
Bert Brown
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