[Dangerous Doug]

The funny thing about all the various body differences, is that the non-initiated can barely tell the difference between a 289FIA and a 427 S/C.

I don't know how many times I had read my "Complete Guide to Cobra Replicas" and studied the various manufacturers and the photos, before I began to realize that the SPF body was different from the ERA body was (slightly) different from the Kirkham body.

I did see a silver FFR in Scotts Valley last week that had quite the perky butt. I think the owner had larger tires in the back and this made the car look jacked up with the signature FFR perky posterior. Didn't look right to me, but it didn't stop the teenagers on the corner from dropping to their knees and bowing, "We're not worthy!"

I went with ERA because the snake bite I got was from an original 289FIA at the Monterey Historic Auto Races, and I "wanted THAT body". Looked far and wide, and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw an ERA 289FIA in real life (at Athens at the NorCal Cobra breakfast one morning).

DD