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05-29-2003, 05:41 AM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Salem,,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2100 Rio Red Wimbledon White Stripes 302 stroked to 331 Webers Richmond Road Race 5 speed
Posts: 782
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ERA Plunge
After 5 years of drooling over cobras, going to Carlisle in the rain, and seemingly endless reasearch, I finally put a deposite on an ERA 289 FIA.
I drove up to Connecticut yesterday and spent about 4 hrs with Peter going over the details. The shop tour was great. Nothing fancy, but the quality and the attention to even the smallest details would amaze you. How about stainless steel gas tank straps? Something you will not see when the kit is assembled, but they will not rust. The icing on the cake was the license plate bracket with welded on nuts out of stainless steel and powder coated! So you can imagine how the rest of the parts for the kit are made. It was like walking through a candy store when you were a kid for the first time. Parts every where. I'll take one of these, and one of these, and oh, one of those... Like they say, what makes ERA stand alone from the other kits is overall quality.
Taking delivery around June 2005, still need to save a few more bucks to get everything I want. Counting the days.
Peter was great, as were the guys in the shop. They took their time and answered all my questions making you feel at home.
If you are debating over which kit, definately visit the shop before you buy, but make sure you include ERA to compare to the rest.
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 Snakebit
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05-29-2003, 06:48 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Augusta, GA,
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JUNE OF 2005???? 
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05-29-2003, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA,
Vic
Cobra Make, Engine: Homebush,B2 Windsor 445
Posts: 1,189
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Snakebit,
Two years or five years it'll be worth the wait ,build it ONCE and build it RIGHT !!!!!!Good luck with it...OZ  |
05-29-2003, 07:19 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Allentown,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2086, 302/320 HP, Dart heads, hydraulic
Posts: 383
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Snakebit,
Bring Peter a BLT, maybe he'll push it up by a week or two. 
Great people at ERA - and true craftsmen who take pride in their work.
Best of luck,
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05-29-2003, 08:40 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: God's country,
ME
Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
Posts: 2,678
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Congrats. You won't be disappointed. ERA and the people there are great to work with and make a top quality product.
By the way, did you see a green 427 while you were there- probably just a painted body at this point? How'd it look? That one's mine I'm heading up there Sat. to check it out and bug Peter.
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Replica is not a dirty word.
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05-29-2003, 09:05 AM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Salem,,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2100 Rio Red Wimbledon White Stripes 302 stroked to 331 Webers Richmond Road Race 5 speed
Posts: 782
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ERA green 427
Yes, it just came back from the paint shop. Nice paint job! They comented that the lighting in the shop didn't do it justice, that it really comes alive in the sun.
There is a guy who just built a green 427 ERA with white stripes that shows up at the car show. Good luck with yours.
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05-29-2003, 09:16 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: God's country,
ME
Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
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Thanks for the update. I guess I'll have to bring my sun lamp with me (or make Peter drag it outside ).
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Replica is not a dirty word.
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
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05-29-2003, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Patterson, North Carolina,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289FIA w/393 c.i. Windsor
Posts: 32
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Congrats on your decision to purchase a 289 car from ERA. To a individual, they are all fine people and a pleasure to work with. Their attention to detail questions and support after delivery is second to none.
Ted Cummings
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05-29-2003, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Long Island,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA fia, 400 c.i. W
Posts: 215
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You are going to love it...I love the difference in the car as compared to the more numerious big blocks. If you want any info on mine e-mail me. Joe
P.S. Is the date a typo??
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05-29-2003, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Los Angeles,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: E.R.A. FIA #2088 1964 289 w/Webers
Posts: 2,151
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Bummer on the delivery date!!!! Welcome to the clan! I'm envious that you took the tour. I decided the money could be better spent on the car itself rather than flying all the way across the country & renting a car just to spend a couple hours checking out the operation. Maybe someday when I'm out there I'll get the chance to swing by. Believe me though, if I had any doubt about the ERA's quality I would have taken the tour. I have seen many ERA's & they are all very nice examples of their craftsmanship. Well worth a few extra bucks! 
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05-29-2003, 02:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New Jersey,
N.J
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
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Good Choice. Top shelf product. Top shelf people.
The choice of a 289 FIA is neat also. Not as many around. Neat.
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05-29-2003, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Uranus,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF replica, 351W, about 420 HP
Posts: 3,046
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745 DAYS and counting! Congratulations, and sorry it is taking so long!
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Edley, The Cobra Rogue!
"If you think that you can cut it, if you think you got the time, you'll only get just one chance, better get it right first time. 'Cause in this game you're playing, if you lose you got to pay, and if you make just one wrong move, you'll get BLOWN AWAY. Expect no mercy.
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05-29-2003, 06:45 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Cobra Make, Engine: 2008 Shelby GT500
Posts: 235
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Welcome to the ERA "family". I have had ERA 2047 since July 2000. It is a first rate 289 FIA replica. It always draws a crowd. ERA (Bob, Peter, Doug, Tony, et all) are great to work with. They a very knowledgeable and helpful. The wait will almost kill you. It took 13 months for mine to be delivered. But once you have it you will not regret it. It will be done right and worth the wait.
FIA Mike
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05-29-2003, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: CT,
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Chaplin
If I knew your car was there I would have checked it out for you today,I was on my way there and got side tracked(by my wife to go buy flowers for her garden)shoot me now.I only live 20 min.from them.Mine should be back from painer in a few weeks
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05-29-2003, 07:41 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Oh,to Snakebit congrats to you on your choice this is my second car from ERA,I took a look around at diff other builders and still like an old girlfriend you can't forget...came right back again
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05-29-2003, 08:17 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Folsom,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 623, 427 S/C Cobra. Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet, Ford Nascar TL 4speed - with a touch of raw; "less is more" theme
Posts: 3,882
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find another project....
Snakebit,
You might want to consider a go-between project that will capture your attention for a fair amount of time while you are waiting. Yes, it's worth the wait, but at the same time it is a LONG...........wait. I bought the chassis and body mounted from ERA, and assembled the rest myself which cut down on the time some. I like the FIA as good or better than my 427SC. Good choice! ERA builds a fine car, and that's why there is a waiting list get one.
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Western States Cobra Group 1998-2016.
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05-29-2003, 09:14 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: God's country,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
Posts: 2,678
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xcobraj-
Flowers for the garden . . . I know your pain. I am taking a ride up there Sat. and will post some pics when I get back. Can't wait to see it. 
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Replica is not a dirty word.
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
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05-29-2003, 10:07 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Salem,,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2100 Rio Red Wimbledon White Stripes 302 stroked to 331 Webers Richmond Road Race 5 speed
Posts: 782
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2 year time frame
Guys, I chose the 2 year time frame, not ERA, inorder to lock in the kit price and commit myself to the project. I have my game plan all worked out. What I need to do and how much I need to save each month, so I will have everything ready to start my ERA Project 2 years from now.
Like I said, I was drooling over this for five years and did a lot of planning.
I want to thank all of you for the encouragement and the
congrats. This site played a major part in my decision.
Thank you all for making this site what it is and sharing all your info.
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05-30-2003, 07:47 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: God's country,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
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Snakebit-
Two years is a lot of time . . . to get you in trouble. I ordered my car a year ago, and during that time, I have changed my order so many times that the car I will take delivery of is completely different than the one I ordered. I can't imagine what would happen if I had 2 years to mull things over
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Replica is not a dirty word.
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
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05-30-2003, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Los Angeles,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: E.R.A. FIA #2088 1964 289 w/Webers
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Chaplin, Snap some shots of mine if it's there! Should be! Peter said early last week that they would pick the frame up last week from the coaters & begin on it. He has been sayin' for the last couple of months that the body is there. I'm wettn' my pants with excitement 
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