OK, let me throw in a plug for you to consider: Superformance MKIII (Cobra). They come into the states complete, and I do mean complete. They have glass bodies. All you have to add is the engine and transmission. And these can be added by many installers in about two days. Dyanamic Motorsports in Ross, Ohio is one of seven or eight dealers that sell them. They have an engine builder and installer about fifty feet from their establishement, Performance Engineering. The car, with all options is about 43k, the engine, tranny, and install about 20k. They are known for high quality and consistent builds. They have built and sold about 2,500 Cobra cars over the last ten years. Panel fit is better than my GT. I personally have seen the Kirkham cars and they are beautiful. So are the ERA cars. But the SPF cars are built in a factory and have a consistant build quality to them. With time, money, and the right builder, of course one can achieve the same results with the others.
Final suggestion, find an example of the CSX car, the ERA car, and the SPF. Drive them. Then decide. If you want linage to Shelby, you must buy a CSX car from him (which will probably be built by the SPF factory). Well, you get the picture. Drive, then decide. I am not a salesman for them, believe it or not, but I did the above, and I own an SPF. Anyway, here is their link:
http://www.superformance.com/
Hi-Tech is a 500 employee manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa owned by Jimmy Price. This company's SPF cars are licensed and endorsed by Carroll Shelby since February of 2005 (after a lawsuit out of court settlement between the two companies). Jimmy Price now produces Shelby's continuation glass CSX 4000 series cars (though not exclusively, yet...).
An additional note, Jimmy Price and Peter Brock worked in collaboration to produce the second iteration of the Shelby Daytona Coupe (100k), also available from SPF dealers. They also make and sell a fine GT40 for about 120k.
Roger, SPF 2080
