
Films – July 18, 2025
Semi Ace: A Jaguar E-Type and the Dream That Never Died
by Kris Clewell -
Paul Lefevre grew up in Normandy, France, shaping surfboards with glass and resin. Years later, in a Costa Mesa warehouse, a BMW 2002 sat in the corner collecting dust while he worked. One day he shaped a fender. Then a hood. Then a roof.
That was the beginning of Son of Cobra.
What followed was not restoration, but reduction. Carbon panels replaced steel. Weight came off. Feel came forward. The result is The Honey Badger, a featherweight 2002 shaped by instinct and driven every day. READ ARTICLE
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That was the beginning of Son of Cobra.
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