If it's of interest I'll post more as the build progresses.

[Maxakarudy]

Thanks Sam,
The Coupe looks stunning along with all the other cars on your website and FB page.
One day I have plans to build an alloy 289 Cobra as close as possible to an original, scratch built like yours.
Knowing what's involved, it's not something you can just knock up from a few photos, how long was the build, I'm sure we are all interested in the build blog if you've got more photo's.
Cheers
Martin

[Samthomasracing]

I started with drawings in September 2010 and the car rolled out of the workshop in February 2013.

The hardest part was the roof line, i know Gerry does them and others do too but that wasn't what the client wanted, he wanted to recreate the shelby process using Peter Brock & sent me off to photo and investigate the original.
Unfortunately he was too late to get in touch with Carroll Shelby before he passed but Peter was fantastic.

The roof line being difficult mainly because each one was different depending on what day of the week it was in Italy, apparently the one that won le mans wasn't a Friday car, which made me laugh.

We ended up making our own drawings for the rear spoiler with Peter, he wanted to add a scoop in a certain location which he wasn't allowed to do in the 60's but adding that would have meant no FIA papers for us so was a no go.

I have got some more photos ill get them on the FB page and put a link here as thats the only way i know how.

Funniest part of the build was the owner who owned a Cobra standing next to it on one of the initial start ups next to the exhaust pipe, i told him to move but he said " I know how these cars are don't worry " I churned it over and it turned twice and fired into life shooting a 4 foot flame up his trouser leg !! Neither of us could stop laughing ! It was a real honour to build that car, as a kid it was always the Cobra then when my dad showed me the Daytona, they were my pin up cars and still are.

[Maxakarudy]

I'll look out from them on your f/b page, cool

I must say for someone who was only 20yrs old when the coupe build started in 2010, you must have felt like you won the lottery to get build a car like that, very impressive Sam

[db replicas]

External bodywork going on.

[db replicas]

A bit more done

[catsx11]

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[db replicas]

Generally, wrapped around tubes and fixed with 1/8" pop rivets

[Dale Bowman]

God that looks nice

[DavidP]

"God that looks nice"................................and expensive! but worth it

[Marsh]

God that looks nice

you should get one of those - I dare you!