[Trevor Legate]

Phil

Why bother with a replica?? Get the old cheque book out and hot-foot it to Monaco where Bonhams auction house will be selling no less than TWO AC289 Sports on May 15th. Buy both and sell the other for a profit.
Only a suggestion, mind.

As a biased Brit, the 289 is arguably the pick of the bunch, with the looks and much nicer handling, along with perfectly adequate performance and no deafening side-pipes. I have recently photographed a couple of examples and they were the cars that got me hooked back in 1966 and I still feel the same. I've driven MkIIs, race cars and 427s but the AC289 is the best of the originals. (As I will never drive or own a genuine FIA Cobra, the Kirkham re-creation is a very, very acceptable alternative and the one I would exchange for money)

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Trevor