New Aluminum bodied Cobra manufacturer!

[MPTech]

If I understand this correctly, this is a new company (FII) manufacturing a new aluminum 427 Cobra body (by Panel Craft) on the New-Old-Stock Shelby American Series 1 chassis!



Hand-Crafted Bodies Make the 427 Roadster Way More Appealing

This is a better article and pictures. They also dumped the original (Olds - Aurora engine(?) and went with a 427. The performance and handling are EXCELLENT and 500lbs lighter than the series 1. Cool wheels too (NOS Series 1 again). Some of the body lines don't look quite right either (I know it's not supposed to be a replica, but I they they carried the rear fenders too low on the sides). Bit overall, pretty cool.
FII Roadster: Shelby Cobra for the 21st Century - The Strange Tale of How the Shelby Series I Frame Ended up in the New FII

 

[Kerry & Kathy]

Looks like a very stiff chassis. It should handle well.

Body and interior deviate too much from the original to be attractive.

I do like the undercar exhaust..!

 

[MPTech]

Chassis is very well designed and it's supposed to handle incredibly well, but the body doesn't do it for me either.
But it's supposed to accommodate a 6' 9" driver!

 

[mmarshall]

Pretty cool but.....it is still too heavy. All that work in aluminum and it is 1000 lbs heavier than a FFR roadster. Heck it is 1100 lbs heavier than my Coupe!

 

[MPTech]

I was looking for the weight and didn't see it, was expecting it to come in under an FFR with all of that aluminum.
What's it tip the scales at?

 

[Tim M]

According to the website, curb weight is 2250 - http://fiiroadsters.com/fii/specs/

 

[Richgrsc]

Why does everyone dislike the look? I like the spoiler, its one of the things I would like on my car.
$78,500 for the frame, $104,500 for a roller. How's that compare to a Kirkham?

 

[PaulProe]

Kirkham

Kirkham roller without any options is 69,500. And it is a known entity.

If I recall, this FII guy is the company Shelby was in cahoots with to make the 2nd gen Cobra's (project didn't fly)

Paul

 

[TOM KEISER]

Geez what's next? Shelby American digs up the 50 lost NOS FIA chassis and put titanium reproduction Corvair bodies on them? Looks like a Hot Wheel, yuck. I guess time will tell who might buy such a thing when he shows up in Ohio for the LCS. Sorry, I'm just not feeling it today.

 

[mmarshall]

Well I read the MotorTrend article and it said the car has 650 hp and a power/weight of 5.14. The math tells me that it would need to weigh 3341 lbs for those numbers to be correct. Looks like MotorTrend has some bogus numbers.