One of the most beautiful cars in the world, and one with an incredible story. I was lucky enough to be at Goodwood when all 6 of the originals came together a few years back and I got goosebumps just standing next to them. Such an iconic car......thanks for bringing us the video.
AutotopiaLA is the greatest undiscovered car channel -- featuring crème de la crème cars, Shawn presenting, engaging, professional editing, this is world-class car food for real car people. Thanks guys!
I love the fact that all those cars they call "Ferrari Killers" were not only from the U.S.A, but without exception, every single car, especially the Daytona, have a meaner, more masculine look, but are still as lovely as anything out there. Of course Ferrari made absolute beauties, but Shelby and those guys were right on with grace and function. Amazing! Great video!
I've always thought you were more of a Chevy and MOPAR guy, Shawn. But the respect you show Shelby and Ford with their 1960s cars is very admirable. That decade made me a Ford fan for life. Love this car. Would take one over a GT40...well if that day ever came it would be a hard decision to make.
Thanks guys .. and Jim! The history is so fascinating No end to the details, the individuals, the commitment, the wrenching, the passion, the fabrication, the races, the risk, the wins, the off the chart speeds, the bare bones interiors, weather, the tech, design, aerodynamics, talent on top of talent back in the day Just incredible every time this car actual or kit and references to the car surfaces on YTube And a current glimpse at what can be- Those headers...
What else can you say, Superformance is a leader in the industry !! Very special cars, that no one has been able to get, now here it is !! Built to absolute perfection, Full on period correct. Thank you so much. I Will have one, just not yet. Keep up the great work Shawn !!! Love it.
How lucky we are that Roush Performance is still around. Back in the early 2000s I was working with Roush & Ford and was able to work on and ride in the Ford GT Proto Vehicles. Wow, a truly dedicated bunch of people. Great review on a great vehicle, a Historic Vehicle!
I’m currently building a Factory Five coupe. One of the most beautiful designs. Definitely one that had to grow on me from the first time I seen pictures years ago but it reels you in.
Thanks Shawn. I really dig all the content you bring and this Daytona is exceptional. The lines are really amazing and the coolest part about having one of these is that you are not going to see its twin at the local coffee and cars meet. We got Cobra, GT40 and now this beauty which is probably the most practical to take on a long road trip.
Now we're talking! Gimme gimme gimme! Mine! Mine! Mine! As the seagulls in Finding Nemo so succinctly phrased it! Oh man, wow! Mr. Brock involved too,imagine how many incredible ideas started out at the restaurant or bar off of a freakin napkin!!! Lol! Figures I'm catching up on your videos and saw the GT 40 one before this,i stand corrected. Binge watching,catching up on the vids, harvesting and trimming some Alaskan Ice,loving it! Man Shaun, you are a lucky boy!!!! Kudos! Living the dream life of Riley!!! Thanks again guys! ▪☆☆☆▪
That is insanely cool! Doug is very knowledgeable and the car design and performance was light years ahead of the pack...Supercars is awesome! Thanks autotopia team!
Brother.... that is so bad ass. I’m not sure if you remember my comment from the last one but it was about the Daytona coupe it is by far my favorite one. And you delivered. Just another day at the office dog... Right on
Great job Shawn, lots of details about the homologation history of the car, that 90 days timeframe is crazy... Great time allocation to every segment and overall video... Keep doing it!
Oh wow your friend was dead on when he said that it was a beautiful car..... Actually it's stunningly beautiful. I was amazed at the quiet cabin and man that engine just purrs along. Great vid once again and that blue colour is perfect for that car. Cheers guys.☘️
What a beautiful car, as an Englishman these cars have never been on my radar so I’m looking at it with no history in my head. I really appreciate what Superformance have done though and I’m glad you got to drive one of your dream cars So hot over there that you can’t even open the windows, man my heart bleeds for you 😂
Are you mad? Ken Miles was an Englishman and won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1966, and placed second at Le Mans. Miles died in a crash while testing Ford's J-Car.
Wellllllllllllll, sooooooooooooooo, whatever is next................is gonna be a let down! Gr8 vid, thx to all involved. And a special thx to the owner!
The stigma of "kit" cars is from the 70's when they looked like 10 pieces of crap taped to a vw beetle. Now? FFR and Superformance are legit car companies building cars that can rival the best in the world.....
@@AutotopiaLA Building an FFR Cobra or Daytona is on my bucket list......When I first started inquiring about their cars they were/are so totally supportive. Invited me down for a visit, more than happy to help anywhere along the build, and since I live in Canada, put me in touch with an importer who can help me get it into Canada since we have a law prohibiting "kit" type cars. I follow Vanguard Motor Sales out of Michigan and they buy and sell both Superformance and FFR cars and they do in depth reviews on them and they are fantastic vehicles.
A once in a life time experience there Shaun😊 Such amassing history with those cars and the performance they got out of those 289 V8 was incredible. Great video man, thanks for sharing 😎👍
Shawn, this car has the real rumble unlike today's Vette's, Mustang's etc. It would be interesting to see custom twin pipes per side like that on a regular Cobra. Later!
Like all Superformance cars, this is a gorgeous replica of one of the most iconic racers of all time, but the originals were ~2100lbs, this is nearly 3000lbs! Nice that Lance said good things about the FFR cars, which are more affordable and closer in weight to the originals.
Replica Shelbys remind me that it's okay to have a GTO clone. Badass and fun go hand in hand and only the owner can make their car their own and have that fun with their toy. Only cars left that I'd still love to see in person is maybe a few supercars, and the Le Mans legends, Superformance or '64 Daytona.
This is my First Superformance Cobra Daytona Coupe, it is just fantastic, I then added a 1966 Superformance Ford GT40, the next one was a 2005 Ford GT and then a 2021 Ford GT I am a Ferrari man with a long story with them, but you have to give it to Ford, they did a fantastic job too
past few videos you didnt get to drive, but since this company is trying to sell their product they will of course let you drive..LOL thanks shawn for your contributions to us motorheads for free entertainment. superformance is a very good company. highly recommended from a true shelby fan
Yeah, I always let the owner offer. If they don’t, I happily sit in the passenger seat and understand not letting anyone drive. But hell yes on getting to drive this one!!
I love me a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe Shawn but...... I am still anxiously awaiting you to cover some totally badass, vintage drag car with race history (ie: '33 or '41 Willy's, Anglia, Austin Bantam, Ford Cobra Jet Mustang, a '62-'63 426 max wedge powered Dodge Dart, a '68 Hurst Dart, A990 Dodge Coronet, Pontiac Super Duty swiss cheese car, etc. PLEASE!!
In my opinion the Ford Daytona is thee coolest car ever made. The only car that comes close would be the GT-40. I envy you brother. The only job that tops yours is being a rockstar lol & only because then I could actually own a few of these beauties. Who am I kidding I'd own way more than a few! Rock on & keep em comin.
The aerodynamics that improved the gas mileage are the reason the car was able to win races. Faster on the straights allowed it to walk away from the Ferraris. And improved gas mileage means that the engine is not working as hard. Improve durability of the engine and entire drivetrain.
I always thought it was an eery coincedence that Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock died racing one of these replicas from the original Peter Brock design.
Nice ride, Sir. I appreciate your camera guys getting some beautiful shots of the car. One of my dream cars for sure. If I had $200,000 to spend on one car,... that would be it.
One of the most beautiful cars in the world, and one with an incredible story. I was lucky enough to be at Goodwood when all 6 of the originals came together a few years back and I got goosebumps just standing next to them. Such an iconic car......thanks for bringing us the video.
Wow!! I’ve still never seen one original and you got to see all of them??? Now I’m jealous!!
AutotopiaLA is the greatest undiscovered car channel -- featuring crème de la crème cars, Shawn presenting, engaging, professional editing, this is world-class car food for real car people. Thanks guys!
Wow!! Thank you so much for the kind words 👊
On my top 5 race / street cars, the design is as fresh now as was back in the day
And it was created on a cocktail napkin...the genius of Peter Brock
I love the fact that all those cars they call "Ferrari Killers" were not only from the U.S.A, but without exception, every single car, especially the Daytona, have a meaner, more masculine look, but are still as lovely as anything out there. Of course Ferrari made absolute beauties, but Shelby and those guys were right on with grace and function. Amazing! Great video!
I've always thought you were more of a Chevy and MOPAR guy, Shawn. But the respect you show Shelby and Ford with their 1960s cars is very admirable. That decade made me a Ford fan for life. Love this car. Would take one over a GT40...well if that day ever came it would be a hard decision to make.
I’m just an enthusiast honestly with no preference towards any brand. Cool is cool and the history of Shelby is as good as it gets imo
Killer car and love Doug Campbell so genuine
Thanks guys .. and Jim!
The history is so fascinating
No end to the details, the individuals, the commitment, the wrenching, the passion, the fabrication, the races, the risk, the wins, the off the chart speeds, the bare bones interiors, weather, the tech, design, aerodynamics, talent on top of talent back in the day
Just incredible every time this car actual or kit and references to the car surfaces on YTube
And a current glimpse at what can be-
Those headers...
I love your comment here bro!! I agree with everything you’re saying 👊
I'm so glad these beasts are still being produced for us to enjoy!
You and me both with more sophistication than the original 6
@@AutotopiaLA its special, true blood there
What an iconic car. The very first time I saw one it instantly shot to the top of my most beautiful car list.
What else can you say, Superformance is a leader in the industry !!
Very special cars, that no one has been able to get, now here it is !! Built to absolute perfection, Full on period correct.
Thank you so much. I Will have one, just not yet. Keep up the great work Shawn !!!
Love it.
I’ll have one too along with the MkII GT40, 427 Cobra and the Grand Sport Corvette. I’m a huge fan of Superformance...passion drives this company
How lucky we are that Roush Performance is still around. Back in the early 2000s I was working with Roush & Ford and was able to work on and ride in the Ford GT Proto Vehicles. Wow, a truly dedicated bunch of people.
Great review on a great vehicle, a Historic Vehicle!
Concept to win in 90 days. That shows the genius of the team of guys and their talent.
The best of the old skillfully combined with the best of the new to make one very irresistible machine. Great job Shawn!
Met Doug Campbell today. Super friendly guy represented a Superformance company. It was an honor.
He’s such a cool guy!!
I’m currently building a Factory Five coupe. One of the most beautiful designs. Definitely one that had to grow on me from the first time I seen pictures years ago but it reels you in.
Id love to be able to drive one myself. Such a cool piece of history even with its nice comforting modern touches.
It was such a great experience bro. I hope you get the same someday
AutotopiaLA oh I sure do myself!
Thanks Shawn. I really dig all the content you bring and this Daytona is exceptional. The lines are really amazing and the coolest part about having one of these is that you are not going to see its twin at the local coffee and cars meet. We got Cobra, GT40 and now this beauty which is probably the most practical to take on a long road trip.
Glad you’re enjoying what we do here I absolutely love these cars too
Now we're talking! Gimme gimme gimme! Mine! Mine! Mine! As the seagulls in Finding Nemo so succinctly phrased it! Oh man, wow! Mr. Brock involved too,imagine how many incredible ideas started out at the restaurant or bar off of a freakin napkin!!! Lol! Figures I'm catching up on your videos and saw the GT 40 one before this,i stand corrected. Binge watching,catching up on the vids, harvesting and trimming some Alaskan Ice,loving it! Man Shaun, you are a lucky boy!!!! Kudos! Living the dream life of Riley!!! Thanks again guys! ▪☆☆☆▪
Thanks for the comment and glad you’re enjoying what we do here 👊
The Cobra Daytona Coupe is my favorite car of all time. The GT40 Gulf livery too. I think they are both tied as favorite cars of all time lol.
I’m right with you here 👊
Same.
Thanks for fulfilling my wish on making a video on Daytona Coupe! My dream car!
You’re welcome and believe me I was stoked to get to shoot and drive this one. Incredible!!
That is insanely cool! Doug is very knowledgeable and the car design and performance was light years ahead of the pack...Supercars is awesome! Thanks autotopia team!
Doug is a historian of all things Shelby and a hell of a guy and yes, Superformance builds wonderful vehicles that honor the original history
We want to see more Superpreformance stuff.This stuff ROCKS.👍👍👍👍👍
More to come I promise! We love shooting with Doug and their cars
The styling was way ahead of time...this is what makes these cars timeless.
Shawn your show is the best. All the other car shows with the stupid fake drama. I love your format!!! Keep it up! All the best Rob
What an amazing looking car!
Totally under appreciated and over looked
That is a beauty !!!
Yes it is and it drives as good as it looks
@@AutotopiaLA I have always loved GT40's but Cobras come in at a very close 2nd, and I have always been a GM guy.
Brother.... that is so bad ass. I’m not sure if you remember my comment from the last one but it was about the Daytona coupe it is by far my favorite one. And you delivered. Just another day at the office dog... Right on
I remember and we’ve been waiting for this day for quite a while. What a true joy to shoot and drive this Daytona Coupe!! Just awesome!!!
Shawn needs a Superformance gift certificate..
Keep going back there please!!
I really do!! We’ll be going back at some point cause there’s always something worth shooting down there
Great job Shawn, lots of details about the homologation history of the car, that 90 days timeframe is crazy... Great time allocation to every segment and overall video... Keep doing it!
Thank you! I love the back story of this car. 90 days from napkin to Racing is insanity!
Its about the ideal the plan and the execution. Beautiful car.💯
Agreed all the way 👊
Oh wow your friend was dead on when he said that it was a beautiful car..... Actually it's stunningly beautiful.
I was amazed at the quiet cabin and man that engine just purrs along.
Great vid once again and that blue colour is perfect for that car. Cheers guys.☘️
It truly is a stunning car to see, hear and drive. Wow is what I said a lot shooting this!
Jim, thanks for this! You’re a real one.
What a beautiful car, as an Englishman these cars have never been on my radar so I’m looking at it with no history in my head. I really appreciate what Superformance have done though and I’m glad you got to drive one of your dream cars
So hot over there that you can’t even open the windows, man my heart bleeds for you 😂
Brutal heat lately! The history of the original is incredible and driving this one was pure joy for me
Are you mad? Ken Miles was an Englishman and won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1966, and placed second at Le Mans. Miles died in a crash while testing Ford's J-Car.
Ooohh my Goood, this IS awesome...Dreamcast...
You are living the dream sir.
Love this car! And vipers... Best cars.
Agreed 👊
You guys totally nailed it
Wellllllllllllll, sooooooooooooooo, whatever is next................is gonna be a let down! Gr8 vid, thx to all involved. And a special thx to the owner!
Yeah, still can’t believe I got to drive this car!!
@@AutotopiaLA Next time you take out the Daytona Coupe, I'll go. AND buy dinner, and gas.
Wonderful. One of my fave cars. I want one.
They really are incredible vehicles from Superformance
It's a huge yes from me!
You and me both 👊
The stigma of "kit" cars is from the 70's when they looked like 10 pieces of crap taped to a vw beetle. Now? FFR and Superformance are legit car companies building cars that can rival the best in the world.....
Totally agree with you!
@@AutotopiaLA Building an FFR Cobra or Daytona is on my bucket list......When I first started inquiring about their cars they were/are so totally supportive. Invited me down for a visit, more than happy to help anywhere along the build, and since I live in Canada, put me in touch with an importer who can help me get it into Canada since we have a law prohibiting "kit" type cars.
I follow Vanguard Motor Sales out of Michigan and they buy and sell both Superformance and FFR cars and they do in depth reviews on them and they are fantastic vehicles.
Definitely 1 of my favorites. 😍😍
A once in a life time experience there Shaun😊 Such amassing history with those cars and the performance they got out of those 289 V8 was incredible. Great video man, thanks for sharing 😎👍
The back story is almost unreal...90 days from cocktail napkin drawing to racing! I love that we finally got to shoot and drive this car!!
Good lord, as great as the car looks, it’s the SOUND! Absolutely glorious. Thanks for sharing this one Shawn.
Shawn, this car has the real rumble unlike today's Vette's, Mustang's etc. It would be interesting to see custom twin pipes per side
like that on a regular Cobra. Later!
This thing along with the others from Superformance is incredible. Visceral. Love it!! Later man...
Wow! My favorite Shelby ever! Daytona coupe!!!
Like all Superformance cars, this is a gorgeous replica of one of the most iconic racers of all time, but the originals were ~2100lbs, this is nearly 3000lbs! Nice that Lance said good things about the FFR cars, which are more affordable and closer in weight to the originals.
What an awesome ride! Always loved the Daytona’s
The legend is there for a reason as it’s pure badassery 👊
Just can't get enough of this channel. Excellent content great video keep up the great work.
Thank you! Lots more to come I promise. So many great cars and owners out there to shoot
Awesome video Shawn. That sound !
Thank you and I know...that’s what perfection sounds like imo
Love it when someone refuses to bash the competition! His answer on kit cars was classy. 👍🏼 No reason you can’t like both haha
What a car great video fella
Thank you!
Awwwwwwww man!!!! Shawn you lucky bastard!!!!! Great video as usual!!!
I think that just about covers the whole story!! Damn... what a day!! ;^)
Seriously lucky bro!!
Seriously amazing day!!! I might be one of the luckiest guys I know 😂
I know you know this but you have the best job ever! Keep up the great work!
Thank you! I work about 100 hours a week and have to remind myself daily that I worked that day 😎
Looks so much better with the 15s
Great vid for a fantastic car.
Thank you and I agree on this being a wonderful car
Always love the style of this car
Daytona is absolutely stunning and one of my all time favs!! Pro episode, well done💯👊💯
I’m with you. Incredible experience to finally drive this one!
Replica Shelbys remind me that it's okay to have a GTO clone. Badass and fun go hand in hand and only the owner can make their car their own and have that fun with their toy.
Only cars left that I'd still love to see in person is maybe a few supercars, and the Le Mans legends, Superformance or '64 Daytona.
Your videos are awesome thank you.You’ve done my lottery dream garage
nice, also thanks to Jim, for letting you drive it
Awsome this video reminded me that i have this car in my slot car collection !!! Really cool car !!! 👍👍👍👍
That’s awesome! The story of the original is a great one and their replica is very impressive
Awesome!
Yessir...fun day driving the Daytona Coupe
So nice.
Yes it is. Absolutely love this car!
OHHHHHH MAN! That car is the SHIZNIT YO! Keep on showing us the goods my dude, I love this stuff.
More to come I promise and I’m with you...total badass car right here!!
One of my favorite car designs ,top shelf....!!
I would like to get one ..!
Another awesome video!!👍
One beautiful machine!
Im happy to see the channel is growing, you deserve that Shawn! I follow you from a thousand subscribers
Thank you so much!! I really do appreciate you being here and staying here as we grow. Awesome!! 👊
wow look so cool
This is my First Superformance Cobra Daytona Coupe, it is just fantastic,
I then added a 1966 Superformance Ford GT40, the next one was a 2005 Ford GT and then a 2021 Ford GT
I am a Ferrari man with a long story with them, but you have to give it to Ford, they did a fantastic job too
past few videos you didnt get to drive, but since this company is trying to sell their product they will of course let you drive..LOL thanks shawn for your contributions to us motorheads for free entertainment. superformance is a very good company. highly recommended from a true shelby fan
Yeah, I always let the owner offer. If they don’t, I happily sit in the passenger seat and understand not letting anyone drive. But hell yes on getting to drive this one!!
Nicely done video, thank you. Come up to New England and you can drive mine full out.
I may have to make that happen! Thanks for the offer
@@AutotopiaLA Factory 5 Daytona #002 is the one I own. 1965 Ford 289 in it. No power steering, no power brakes, no cupholders. 😉 Crazy fun
I love me a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe Shawn but...... I am still anxiously awaiting you to cover some totally badass, vintage drag car with race history (ie: '33 or '41 Willy's, Anglia, Austin Bantam, Ford Cobra Jet Mustang, a '62-'63 426 max wedge powered Dodge Dart, a '68 Hurst Dart, A990 Dodge Coronet, Pontiac Super Duty swiss cheese car, etc. PLEASE!!
Keep reminding me bro!!
@@AutotopiaLA Haha! Ok!
MY personal dream car.
Still a favorite machine to drive. Love my #129 coupe. Things get blurry with a quickness!
In my opinion the Ford Daytona is thee coolest car ever made. The only car that comes close would be the GT-40. I envy you brother. The only job that tops yours is being a rockstar lol & only because then I could actually own a few of these beauties. Who am I kidding I'd own way more than a few! Rock on & keep em comin.
What a great video 🔥
The aerodynamics that improved the gas mileage are the reason the car was able to win races. Faster on the straights allowed it to walk away from the Ferraris.
And improved gas mileage means that the engine is not working as hard. Improve durability of the engine and entire drivetrain.
And that Peter Brock did it all as quickly as he did is astounding!
Damn, that's sexy as all hell. You lucky SOB. It pays to be the lead on one of the top car series on TH-cam, apparently!
I feel lucky bro! So cool getting to drive this. The hard part was bringing it back in the shop...just wanted to keep driving!
@@AutotopiaLA Right off into the sunset, never to return! haha
HOT darn!!!
Pretty much...amazing car
"Let's stop lookin'... and get cookin'!!!"
LMAO
😂 I’m using that quote since he said it!!
I always thought it was an eery coincedence that Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock died racing one of these replicas from the original Peter Brock design.
Eery for sure...
Id really love to see you drive their GT40 w the 427
Me too and should happen soon here
Would sell my kidney and spleen for s superformance shelby cobra or Daytona.Your one lucky guy to drive these cars
Nice ride, Sir. I appreciate your camera guys getting some beautiful shots of the car. One of my dream cars for sure. If I had $200,000 to spend on one car,... that would be it.
Shelby Daytona Coupe: One of the best stories ever told. A true special moment in time, compliments of Peter Brock.
These are such great replicas and god bless Peter Brock’s genius!
I'd love to see a viper RT/10 with a Cobra, and a GTS with a daytona side by side. you can see so many parallels.
Kit cars,not financeable because of the history of owners not finishing them. That is a beautiful car.i love that paint scheme.
yesssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
👊
Great video Shawn, sometimes I wish I were you..lol Keep'em coming. 🇺🇸 MERICA
HOT DAMN!!! Park THIS in my garage please and then leave the key 😀
Great video! #LifeGoals❤
Leave it to Brock to take a winner and make it even better, PLUS comfy!
Soo good looking car also who remember this car from GT2 too?:)
Awesome car's 👍🏾
Nice 👍🏼
The kid taking a picture at 11:08 has great taste
💯% 1 Dream car
schöner nachbau !!!!!!!
Glad to see this.
With side pipes you only hear half the sound while driving. Looks cool though
Yeah but side pipes have always gotten me fired up...love em!!
Ford Total Performance and
Shelby American, it dont get any better!