Vehicle Description
Some guys like the process more than the result, while some of us
are 100% finish line-oriented. With Cobra replicas, it always comes
down to building one from scratch versus buying a finished car. If
you fall into the latter category and you're ready to hit the road
instead of spending the next two years in the garage instead of out
on the road, take a good, long look at this gorgeous blue
Cobra.
If you've done any research into Cobra kits, you've undoubtedly
heard of Backdraft Racing, one of the preeminent Cobra replica
companies in the world and certainly among the most respected. The
bottom line on any Cobra is the build quality, and this one was
done extremely well and has about 4200 miles since it was finished,
so reliability is a non-issue; it's 100% ready to rock today.
Bodywork is excellent on this car, and even the best fiberglass
bodies need the attention of a pro body man to make them look their
best. We don't know what this one looked like when it came out of
the molds, but today the panels are straight, gaps are good, and
the paint finish has been carefully color sanded and buffed. Panel
fit is quite good, and it's obvious someone was watching the
details as this one went together. It has exactly the right look
with white stripes and a gumball on the hood, red hash marks, wind
wings, and the chrome roll bars behind the seats. Nobody will
mistake this for anything else.
Inside, there's no question this is a driver's car. Correct
low-back black buckets have been installed, giving it a very
authentic look. But it's far from minimalist in there, with
carpeted floors and a padded dash, as well as a set of plush floor
mats to help control heat. A wood-rimmed steering wheel is a modern
update on an old Shelby favorite, along with a set of VDO and Auto
Meter gauges that have been canted to show their correct needle
positions as straight-up so they're easy to read at a glance. Cool!
The big B&M shifter manages a C4 3-speed automatic, making this
Cobra a real weapon in traffic and there's a nicely finished trunk
out back.
The heart of any Cobra is the engine, and the 289 cubic inch small
block in this Guardsman Blue specimen doesn't disappoint. Mild
enough to be a daily-driver, it features an Edelbrock carburetor on
an aluminum intake, a modest cam, and that unmistakable sound.
Finned valve covers and a matching air cleaner give it a purposeful
look and really dress up the engine bay, and the sturdy 289 looks
surprisingly appropriate in there. The automatic transmission is
quick enough to eliminate your worries about it being a handicap
and with highway-friendly gears out back, it's a reasonable
cruiser. The fully independent suspension is part of the Backdraft
package, not recycled from a donor car with an unknown number of
miles on it, and the brakes are discs at all four corners. Wheels
are a modern twist on traditional Halibrand alloys wearing
235/44/17 front and 315/35/17 rear performance radials.
So if you're the impatient type, or just plain smart enough to
realize that it's always cheaper to buy someone else's finished
car, here's your Cobra, ready to rock. Call today!