Python (Ford prototype)

Later in 1981, Alvin Kelly, who felt the need for a "pure, open air sports car",[2] found one of the original Royalex Bordinat Cobra bodies and, with the approval of Gene Bordinat and help of McKinley Thompson (consultant for Alvin Kelly), built four prototypes for this Python design.

Alvin Kelly took the mold to Southern California, where the fourth prototype was perfected and put into production.

The Python was built using a reinforced Mustang frame that has a shortened wheel base in order to achieve 55:45 front:rear weight ratio.

Alvin Kelly moved his company to Fort Collins, Colorado shortly before production began.

[3] Kelly's Python was intended to reflect the old time style of the Bordinat Cobra while still incorporating a modern feel.