Vehicle Description
Admit it, you've been kicking around the idea of building a Cobra
for years but you've just never gotten around to it. Isn't it time
to admit that buying something like this incredible anthracite
Cobra, made by Hurricane Motorsports, is a better choice? Drive
now, no worries, and you can get old behind the wheel rather than
in the garage.
This is Cobra done right. The goal was to have a real gunmetal gray
Cobra and the guys spraying the paint on this one nailed it on the
first try. It's not traditional, but then again, it's not supposed
to be. Instead, it's sinister, purposeful, and yes, tasteful, a
Cobra for any event. The look is unmistakable and they spent a ton
of time on the fiberglass tub to get it to shine that well. The
hood scoop is riveted in place, so it has an authentic look, and
all the familiar Cobra styling cues are intact, from the
bumperettes to the side pipes to the roll hoop behind the driver's
head. Finish quality is exceptional, and aside from some very, very
minor sigs of use over the course of 4601 miles, it's show-quality
in almost every way. The silver stripes are painted on, not decals,
and they wrap neatly into the hood and trunk jambs, a sure sign of
professionals at work. The look is just drop-dead gorgeous.
The black leather interior looks pretty standard for a Cobra, but
look a little closer and you'll find wonderful upgrades throughout.
First, those seats: check out the deeper padding and improved
bolstering over the originals, as well as a matching center
armrest. The forward-canted shifter looks right, too, but it's now
connected to a 5-speed manual gearbox, making this a car that
really can be driven anywhere in comfort. A set of RJS 5-point
racing harnesses are probably a good idea in a car with this much
go power and the beautiful wood-rimmed Shelby steering wheel
highlights a very nicely finished interior. Those vintage-looking
gauges do a pretty good impersonation of vintage Smiths dials,
including the reverse-rotation speedometer, but they're reliable
modern pieces from Auto Meter, who obviously understands how
passionate Cobra builders can be. No heater, no ratio, nothing that
will slow the car down, and that's just as it should be, but nobody
will feel short-changed by the accommodations. The trunk is neatly
finished with black carpets, and offers a surprising amount of
storage space for the next Cobra get-together.
The engine displaces the magic 427 cubic inches and delivers the
kind of eyeball-flattening acceleration you'd expect. It looks
right with a small air cleaner atop a giant Demon double-pumper,
and with the expansion tank up high, its Shelby DNA is clearly
visible. It starts easily and idles well, with none of the reported
fussiness of an original, and they shaved a ton of weight using
Edelbrock aluminum heads on top. There's an electric fan up front
to keep it cool and custom long-tube headers dump into the famous
side pipes that sound spectacular. A Tremec 5-speed manual
transmission is a big improvement over the original Toploader
4-speed, and with an overdrive, the acceleration-happy gears in the
9-inch rear are not a problem. The rectangular tube frame chassis
features tubular A-arms up front, rack-and-pinion steering, and
super strong Wilwood 4-wheel disc brakes, so don't be afraid to use
it as intended. Beautiful Halibrand wheels with knock-offs complete
the authentic look and carry suitably fat 235/60/15 front and
295/50/15 rear BFGoodrich T/A radials.
Complete with build receipts and a dyno sheet, you can buy this
Cobra replica and know exactly what you're getting. As I said, this
is how you do it right. Call today!