If you're looking for a Cobra lookalike, you have many choices. But if you’re looking for “an original,” this is the one you want. After all... it's an ERA, and nothing comes closer to the originals (old and new) in looks and engineering.
This ERA Cobra replica was built, finished and maintained especially “original” and it’s a prize for those who appreciate that special era look, without modernization (however beautiful). No low-profile tires, no EFI, just 1966 muscle in the most beautiful body shape ever crafted (plus all of ERA's engineering enhancements).
ERA 707 is an ERA-finished Cobra, built by them in 2005 for an original buyer in Massachusetts who said, “Build me the best car you can.” They did! It has all options including:
And of course it's a real big-block like the originals: under the hood rumbles a master-built Danbury Competition Engines big-block FE:
ERA is famed for building Cobras that combine “original everywhere you can see, improved everywhere you can't” engineering:
No expense or time has been spared getting the era-authentic details right:
Over the time I have owned 707, I have increased the original look by replacing a number of later-era build parts with more correct options (black and silver Aeroquip instead of red and blue, etc.) and replaced many fasteners and fittings with stainless steel for both corrosion resistance and that special “steel glow” over chrome.
Finished in $8,000 worth (2005 prices!) of glowing Lamborghini Titanium. It’s a well-kept driver, so there are a few tiny dings here and there, and some scrapes under the chin… but a pint of professional matched paint is included for touch-up work. Never driven on dirt, gravel or in the wet, so it’s as spotless as a driver can be. Near-new Wolf cover, lead wheel hammer, and safety wire kit included. Also includes the front splitter, finished in body color, and the original-build Holley carb and turkey pan, along with three binders of original build, maintenance and upgrade information.
So, how “original” is 707? Pretty darn original. From the tri-bars to the 15-inch wheels to the t-handle glove box to the Autolite battery to the old-school engine dress and more, it’s so “original” it took Best of Class at the 2010 Serrano Concours – against a field of five including two continuation Shelbys. What’s more, it’s so “original” it once fooled its own builder! I have put about 5000 miles on this car in seven years, all gentle highway and byway driving, so there is little wear and tear on the car even at about 8,400 miles. It’s all ready for your adventures, be they buffed up for show, packed up for weekends or tuned up for something more aggressive.
Absolutely fabulous ERA ride, incredibly compliant over New England roads. Many riders used to sports cars or other replica builds have complimented the “drive all day” smoothness, which loses nothing in hard corners. You know the road's there, but it won't wear you out.
As you might guess, 707 is completely, thoroughly sorted out and ready to drive - no kinks, no issues.
I will be happy to answer questions at length in email, and talk with serious buyers at any time or length.
Make your bid or offer now — I'm ready to sell but may change my mind and keep “707” a few more years!