Now, I’m not a dairy barn expert, but I’m going to go out on a limb and speculate that this Cobra kit car is sitting in a cinder block structure that used to house cows. The surroundings are intriguing, to say the least, for finding a car such as this, and I’d wager the backstory is more interesting than the vehicle itself. Of course, with all that space, one could certainly store more projects! The car shown here is a Kuhn brand of Cobra kit car replica, and it’s said to come with documentation, literature, the steel chassis, and associated parts. It’s listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Wisconsin (how appropriate) for $16,000.

At first, I was fairly dismissive of this kit car. Cobra kits are almost a dime a dozen, and if you’ve seen one, you have literally seen them all. Sure, the Factory Five kits may be built to a higher standard, but overall, the basic ingredient list is the same. As I went further into the rabbit hole of just who the heck the builder was – a company called Kuhn that I had never before come across – the resident Euro snob inside of me came roaring to life. Kuhn appears to be a German company, based on this one shred of evidence I was able to uncover thanks to the power of Google. Does it make it any better than the myriad other kits available? Who knows, but it’s the first one I’ve come across that originated overseas.

If you’ll allow me to indulge my preferences for European design, my guess is there are some benefits to this kit. The Europeans do tend to manufacture things with a degree of complexity that may not always seem necessary but undoubtedly has a purpose. The brochure doesn’t tell us much, but I had Chat GPT translate the key details: Steel ladder-type frame with tubular crossmembers; the suspension consists of independent design in the front with unequal-length wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers, and anti-roll bar, while the rear consists of a rigid axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, telescopic shock absorbers, and Panhard rod. Steering is standard rack and pinion, and the engine is likely a 5.0L Ford V8.

Curb weight was rated at 1,150 kilograms with weight distribution around 55 percent front and 45 percent rear. Aside from that, the interior was offered fully carpeted with Connolly leather around the gauges and center console. Does this make it any better or worse than other kits? Hard to say, but I would suspect the quality of the body and fitment of the attached panels would be better than some fly-by-night company that just churns out fiberglass molds all day. The bigger question to me is whether this company had U.S. distribution, and if it didn’t, how did this German-made Cobra kit end up here? Thanks to Barn Finds reader Zappenduster for the tip!