The original Shelby Cobra wasn't exactly a heavyweight. Its tube frame carried an aluminum body, and with the 427 cubic inch engine installed in the Mark III Cobras, weight checked in around 2,400 pounds. When fiberglass-bodied Cobra kit cars began popping up, the weight dropped to around 2,200 pounds, depending on the engine.
Now, there's a carbon-fiber Cobra coming from Classic Recreations. The company has permission from Shelby to build official CSX-numbered Cobra continuation cars, and while we don't know the total weight of this new car, we know the bare carbon fiber body weighs just 88 pounds. That's the entire body, which per the photos includes the hood and doors. And we must confess – it looks absolutely stunning.
