[Lew Ledyard]

The aluminum is either stronger, thicker or both. I have leaned in my fenders, my kids have sat on them and there are no dents. I have some paint chips on the front, but no dings. I have 5,000 miles on the car and the only small dent is from someone opening their door into my door. It is very slight and you have to look to find it. I would imaging that a fiberglass door would have been damaged as well. The dent would probably be easy to fix, but I can't be bothered. Also, folks in the know, know that a fiberglass Cobra wouldn't have a dent.

My Dad had a 289 Cobra in the late '60s. I remember getting yelled at for denting it. I can't remember exactly how I did it, but I was maybe 6 or 7, so I am not sure how much "force" I could have applied. In comparison, my 5 year old smacked my Kirkham with a wooden mallet pretty hard and nothing happened. (To the car or to the kid.)