Fifteen years.
That's all it took to get this project started.
Only now has everything come together in a way that actually allows me to seriously get to grips with a project to build a motor car. And now it's all happening in a bit of a rush.
In the last week I have arranged for a builder to start work converting a car port into a weather tight workshop, visited Gardner Douglas and AK Sportscars, chatted with Cobra owners, read many Cobra build blogs (and I have to tell you I think the standard of builds and engineering solutions in many of those blogs are really quite something), and made a decision.
The visit to Gardner Douglas was interesting. The build quality is probably the best there is. Safety features, the Euro Chassis, the semi-monocoque body. Really a very good example. I took a look at the underneath of a car up on ramps. The build quality was there to see. This is a very well engineered car.
So, I placed an order with AK Sportscars.
The thing is that GD cars are all about the end result, very good result it is, but my passion is all about the build journey and AK was a better fit for that. Plus the AK folk are all very friendly, welcoming and made me feel right at home. The AK Cobra is very well engineered, plus the AK delivery time was in terms of weeks/months. In fact I am lucky to get a slot for early 2019.
AK Gen III chassis, LS3 engine, Tremec TKO600 'box.
Here are some past 'projects'.
