SEXIEST CAR EVER MADE. Second to none. RAW power. RAW sound. Almost unreal. So many variations of this car you can't go wrong!! Have fun Cobra lovers! I'll see you this SUMMER!
Thanks for posting some really nice cars Don't agree with some of the comments as a car build it's what the owner wants and not some one who doesn't understand individuality be boring if all were ford powered and blue ah.
Hi , could anyone tell me the name of the builder of the grey cobra with the brown interior ? ( it's the car in the main picture of this video) thanks !
Really sweet, How much are these kit cars that are already put together ? like the blue one that is for sale at 1:00. or the white one at 1:42 or the red one at 2:05 or the other blue one at 4:45
If you want to buy a used kit DAX 427 kit car with a V8 engine they cost about £50,000 - they have the best quality finish. If you built it from a kit it would cost about £35,000. Kits are from JK Sports Cars. At the bottom end of the range you have the Pilgrim Sumo is another kit car Cobra replica, from Pilgrim motorsports. It's not as good as the DAX (they don't use chrome brightwork). You can get one of those used, with a small engine for £20,000 - looks the part but doesn't sound the part. You gets what ya pays for.
Not that I have a reason to, but I still can't get used to the idea of driving from the right seat, especially with a manual transmission. Feels weird to even think about it. Doesn't mean I wouldn't try it though!
I have always Wanted 1 of these since I was a kid and now that make a great living own my business can anyone tell me what the price range from the low to high is on these Kitt Cars?
Go to AC Cobra Facebook group for best info & friendly advice. Also, someone there always got one for sale. My guess is £20,000 to £50,000 depending if self build or buy ready made. 😎 I have a 289 more class than a boy racer 427 in my opinion.
In fact the Factory Five cars are done with the specs of the real car by a program written for Factory Five by Hewlet Packard. The aluminum cars were Henry Ford's to miff the fiberglass Corvette of Chevrolet, per the book " Go Like Hell". Shelby preferred fiberglass over aluminum, because it is lighter and easier to work with. Aluminum is harder to paint, like Acura's NSX. Factory Five makes a great car at a great price and is really into racing.they are great cars in the 351 Windsor or the 427 Windsor. The side oilers are hard to find are usually only good for racing. The 289 is good or the 302, but the 5.8 liter 351 Windsor is the perfect match in indigo blue with white strips #98 Shelby's favorite number. Dick Smith's car in Riverside, Ca. went 198. 47 miles per hour.
Probably because if you have “a real deal” Cobra, you won’t modify it to these level to keep the highest possible value. If you have a KitCobra, you would do anything, cause it will be personalized to your taste. I mean “you” as anybody!! But it’s really true. Those Kits look to another level.
Absolutely, considering the technology today is light years ahead of what they had available to them at the time. Which is why I do not understand the snob purist that like to use the term "Kit Car" in a derogatory manner.
@@larrywilliams7993 I'm not sure if you meant it that way, but he Factory 5 chassis looks nothing like the original. The original was quite a loose chassis. And don't believe all the hype on Factory Five, particularly when it comes to body finish. You can't use the body without a LOT of sanding and filling. They are rough in that respect.
The diagonal roll bar brace was used on the early 289 FIA. The aft bracing was used on all the later cars, though it angled outward, not straight back like some of these british replicas.
2nd and 3rd of May 2020 is the next show at stoneleigh uk check out my 2018 and 2019 national kit car show videos and cobra videos on my channel thanks for watching.. @youtubemotorsmania4k for more.
Hi the brands of cobra kit cars are, AKsportscars.co.uk , Hawkcars.co.uk, and Gardner Douglas their website gdcars.com if you watch carefully you can see the company names on or by the cars hope this helps ...
I wouldn't want a right side drive car , ... but that's just me ... by the way , I love cobras, especially if they have a 454 ci. ford under the hood ... I know, I know , LS power plants are way more reliable than an old 454 , but ...once the engine runs , you feel a lot of torque ....
If I got to choose and 200k is my budget because AC Cobra is the only car I ever want, it definitely be gunmetal color, no stripe, 22 inch halley wheel with 5 inch machine polish and gunmetal spokes. Tubbed rear quarters for 22 - 20 wheel for traction. Light brown with new audi stitching pattern interior with multicolored glowing can be adjustable by phone. All gauges in center console with 12 inches ipad to support all engine dianogstic and music and internet. I know this is not usual cobra fans care about, but if I'm daily my cobra I would want nice sound system. 6-9 center dash, Doors- tweeters - 8 inches mids Back center - 12 inches free air sub and 6-9 8 channels 2000 watts amp, with 10,000 ways to adjust EQ on ipad. Engine- mustang GT 350 flat crank rev to 8k paddle shift (sacrelegous I know lol) 600 whp 4wd, 4 wheel steering (that the first). Small thick light color wooden steering wheel with aluminum spokes to match with all aluminum speakers covers. Suspension- air Underneath- all buttons up with skid plates. Rear - diffuser but rounded off to match with body line. Red diffusers fins to abstract the gunmetal color. Exhausts - titanium and copper Fenders- vented for brakes cooler Front- carbon fiber splitter Hood- aston Martin vents on 2 side (real vent) Brakes- cross drill 15 inch 6 calibers Light - LED Blue , fog light amber, taillight. Btw I want bench bucket massage seats ( bench seats with two dips on both side) you know what that for lol. Frame- strongest frame I know most of you would say wtf that is not pure, that's not real. I know, but I hope one day I CAn bring my dream car home. I would polish her every day
I don't know if anyone realizes this but Carol and the boys never built an original Cobra with right hand drive. I would think that a real purist would want a genuine left hand drive Cobra. I mean, it would be like me wanting a Caterham with left hand drive. Even though I would be driving it here in the States, I would still have a right hand drive Caterham because that's what the original Lotus had. It just seems somewhat sacrilegious. LOL
Can put a GM motor and a cobra is almost as dumb as thinking it's okay for the queen to own the Ducks and the animals at the zoo in the UK as well as the public parks.... I'm glad I don't live there that's for sure. I'd make sure to not put hot sauce on your fish and chips, the queen doesn't eat them that way!!!
First off,I'm a diehard Ford man. BUT,in a replica car that you just want to DTSOF,GM cheap small high power weight to ratio SBC engines just make sense. You aren't rebuilding a classic car here. You just want a fun high powered relatively inexpensive engine to power it. Don't get me wrong,putting a 427 side oiler with screw-in freeze plugs and a crank-driven dry sump oil system would be cool,but only when you lift the hood to show it off. If you want to talk about about heartbreak,throw a rod and break the crank and destroy the block with a over-rev on a missed shift!(come on,we've all did that once or twice. That's why my Boss 351 has a factory rev limiter!) With a SBC under the hood,not the caliber of disaster of the FEL. Remember,,it's a REPLICA!,not a purist shrine to Carroll Shelby. (He wanted a SBC to start with but GM would not sell to him) The fun is in having a great performing car that didn't break the bank and is just as fast(or faster)than a FEL big heavy block engine.
You can spec anything you want on these beauties except an actual glovebox..😁 Imagine if you dared spec a cup holder!😆😆😆 Edit: Loads of glove boxes later in video🤦🏻♂️
Don't these people know that its a crime against humanity to put an LS or Gen1 SBC in one of Ford's legendary icons? Are they putting Hemis in Corvettes as well.
Todd Johnson, Don't some people realize that Shelby first wanted to buy engines from Chevrolet, but Chevy turned him down, so Ford was his 2nd choice !!! All of these home built kit cars, Ford Motor Company has nothing at all to do with them . Why should hobbyists have a "life sentence" and have to install a Ford motor in their cars if they really prefer another brand ?? Not every Cobra owner gets on their knees and worships FOMOCO . I guarantee you, back in the day, if Shelby had his choice between a 60 year old technology , 700+ lbs 427FE, 5500 rpm motor, or and an all aluminum 400 lbs, 7000 rpm LS7 427, we all know which motor he'd pick . It's not a "crime against humanity", you are only thinking emotionally rather than what's a more technologically advanced power plant . Cheers
@@kumaquattro It's still the WRONG make of engine and it cheapens the car. Just like the double roll bars and the 17" wheels and tires. It all screams "shitty garage build"!
ahh, right hand side steering wheels🤤 Idk why it gives me such an awkward boner. Prolly cause I live in the uk and cars like these usually dont come in the right.
A lot of comments here as to why someone would put a GM motor in the cobra. Years ago I knew somebody that built cobra replicas and put Chevy motors in them because he said they had a better power to weight ratio and so handled much better. Also at the time (mid 90’s) it was much much cheaper to get power out of a Chevy than a Ford but I have no idea what it’s like now.
These are not Shelby's! Theyy are replicas of the Brit car Shelby upgraded the mechanics of. What kind of a dumb-ass would call the concept of putting a GM engines into one as making it worthless trash!?! Geez! Amateurs! Really. . . Something so pretty should only have the best. So, they should have 4-cylinder inline Toyotas. . . Obviously! Maybe a 1.5 or 2.0?
Oh dear .. These cars are really true "copies" The dash is wrong, the scoop is ridiculous, The wheels have nuts and there is too much bling. Nice paint jobs but the cars are lame as.
THE MOST SEXY/MACHO CAR DESIGN EVER MADE! Period. The Shelby Cobra is the ONE AND ONLY!
SEXIEST CAR EVER MADE. Second to none. RAW power. RAW sound. Almost unreal. So many variations of this car you can't go wrong!! Have fun Cobra lovers! I'll see you this SUMMER!
The AC Cobra is the sexiest car ever! Thanks for the great video, some lovely cars!
I don't know GT500 classic is pretty close call for me
Thanks for the comment its good to know some people enjoy them
cobra production higher today than in 1965
WOW!!! Thank you .. Our Cobras looked fantastic in your footage. Wendi AK Sportscars
Your cars looked absolutely stunning a credit to your company!
Thanks for the comment its good to know some people enjoy them
They certainly did.
The famous Rod COBRA . COB 1. Not on show.this time. Great video of the show.Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the comment its good to know some people enjoy them
That silver/grey striped maroon cobra.. drooooool
The one at 5:50 is absolutely stunning.
Which version is this (as in company)
YES, it is! Must be nice to have the $$$ to build such a BEAUTIFUL beast!
Thanks for posting some really nice cars Don't agree with some of the comments as a car build it's what the owner wants and not some one who doesn't understand individuality be boring if all were ford powered and blue ah.
Thanks for the comment its good to know some people enjoy them
Very nice where can I get one? And I like the fact they are right hand drive cause I live in Australia..
Is this show in the USA?? Thanks Merry Christmas to you and yours
Hi , could anyone tell me the name of the builder of the grey cobra with the brown interior ? ( it's the car in the main picture of this video) thanks !
I guess is Gardner Douglad or Dax de Dion.
Old is gold .
This may be a dumb question but why is the gas cap in different places
was it a Cobra Show????
Man 1965 Shelby Cobra....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you !
Thanks for the comment its good to know some people enjoy them
Fabulous video ole bean
Where do you buy these kits?
So many dream cars GIVE ME ONE PLZ!
Gorgeous cars, too bad the steering wheels are on the wrong side! LOL! Nice work.
No, they are on the Right side
@@angekattts22 I see what you did there.....
To be honest, the original AC was probably Right Hand Drive
Right hand?
Great show
Would have loved to have been there!
It's beautiful car's oh! My !
Sure is!
Really sweet, How much are these kit cars that are already put together ? like the blue one that is for sale at 1:00. or the white one at 1:42 or the red one at 2:05 or the other blue one at 4:45
If you want to buy a used kit DAX 427 kit car with a V8 engine they cost about £50,000 - they have the best quality finish. If you built it from a kit it would cost about £35,000. Kits are from JK Sports Cars.
At the bottom end of the range you have the Pilgrim Sumo is another kit car Cobra replica, from Pilgrim motorsports. It's not as good as the DAX (they don't use chrome brightwork). You can get one of those used, with a small engine for £20,000 - looks the part but doesn't sound the part. You gets what ya pays for.
Not that I have a reason to, but I still can't get used to the idea of driving from the right seat, especially with a manual transmission. Feels weird to even think about it. Doesn't mean I wouldn't try it though!
So many cobras even a mongoose would be nervous 🤔
I have always Wanted 1 of these since I was a kid and now that make a great living own my business can anyone tell me what the price range from the low to high is on these Kitt Cars?
Go to AC Cobra Facebook group for best info & friendly advice. Also, someone there always got one for sale. My guess is £20,000 to £50,000 depending if self build or buy ready made. 😎
I have a 289 more class than a boy racer 427 in my opinion.
l love A C Cobra
Hmmmmmmm I'm in love heeeeeeeeee
In actual fact a lot of the high end copies are much better in nearly every respect to the real thing.
In fact the Factory Five cars are done with the specs of the real car by a program written for Factory Five by Hewlet Packard. The aluminum cars were Henry Ford's to miff the fiberglass Corvette of Chevrolet, per the book " Go Like Hell". Shelby preferred fiberglass over aluminum, because it is lighter and easier to work with. Aluminum is harder to paint, like Acura's NSX. Factory Five makes a great car at a great price and is really into racing.they are great cars in the 351 Windsor or the 427 Windsor. The side oilers are hard to find are usually only good for racing. The 289 is good or the 302, but the 5.8 liter 351 Windsor is the perfect match in indigo blue with white strips #98 Shelby's favorite number. Dick Smith's car in Riverside, Ca. went 198. 47 miles per hour.
Probably because if you have “a real deal” Cobra, you won’t modify it to these level to keep the highest possible value. If you have a KitCobra, you would do anything, cause it will be personalized to your taste. I mean “you” as anybody!! But it’s really true. Those Kits look to another level.
@@larrywilliams7993 Not so sure fibreglass is always lighter than aluminium. But, is strong and cheaper.
Absolutely, considering the technology today is light years ahead of what they had available to them at the time. Which is why I do not understand the snob purist that like to use the term "Kit Car" in a derogatory manner.
@@larrywilliams7993 I'm not sure if you meant it that way, but he Factory 5 chassis looks nothing like the original. The original was quite a loose chassis. And don't believe all the hype on Factory Five, particularly when it comes to body finish. You can't use the body without a LOT of sanding and filling. They are rough in that respect.
Who can tell me what the colour code of that blue is with white stripes with no 42 Cobra? Please
Anyone know the paint color of the gray/green cobra (with tan interior) at the 5:50 mark?
What version is the AA60BRA (Grey with Tan interior) 06:16
Hi I believe the cobra grey and tan at 06.16 is a dax cobra
Be a lot more interesting if there was some information about the manufacturers of the kits.
For the roll cage, I've seen some with a diagonal bar going next to the driver, but these don't which is correct
The diagonal roll bar brace was used on the early 289 FIA. The aft bracing was used on all the later cars, though it angled outward, not straight back like some of these british replicas.
where was this and when is the next one...drooooll
2nd and 3rd of May 2020 is the next show at stoneleigh uk check out my 2018 and 2019 national kit car show videos and cobra videos on my channel thanks for watching.. @youtubemotorsmania4k for more.
Only have one kit??
Is this an annual show or one-time thing?
An annual show,this year's show is at Malvern three counties showground on Saturday 1 June- Sunday 2 June 9.30-16.30
National kit car show 2024
super Thanks
Thanks for the comment its good to know some people enjoy them
The blue coupe at 9:18 is the nicest cobra....
i would like to know the names of the cobra kit's brands on this video
Hi the brands of cobra kit cars are, AKsportscars.co.uk , Hawkcars.co.uk, and Gardner Douglas their website gdcars.com if you watch carefully you can see the company names on or by the cars hope this helps ...
Thank you, mate :D
Nice!
quadrifoglio money?
National? Where? The steering wheels are on the wrong side.
Never seen so many right hand drive cars in one place
Funny, they're all over the place in the UK.........
Mike Broad of Magnum Engineering built the best Cobra Replicas. If you ever see one you'll understand.
Great cars my wife hates mine because it snaps knicker elastic at fifty foot and has got me into trouble more than once
"it snaps knicker elastic at fifty foot" is that A quip from the 1800s ?
What one PLEASE SIR
4:39 beautyfull!!🔥🔥💘
👍👍
The steering wheels are on the wrong side.
I wouldn't want a right side drive car , ... but that's just me ... by the way , I love cobras, especially if they have a 454 ci. ford under the hood ... I know, I know , LS power plants are way more reliable than an old 454 , but ...once the engine runs , you feel a lot of torque ....
Over here in the UK, where this video was filmed, RHD cars are kind of useful.....
Dont care what colour just want one heeeeeeeeee
Does any of this Cobra 4wd? I would love to see one.
コブラの右ハンドル！？
そんなのあったんだ
Vou comprar um
I guess this was Monday
If I got to choose and 200k is my budget because AC Cobra is the only car I ever want, it definitely be gunmetal color, no stripe,
22 inch halley wheel with 5 inch machine polish and gunmetal spokes. Tubbed rear quarters for 22 - 20 wheel for traction.
Light brown with new audi stitching pattern interior with multicolored glowing can be adjustable by phone.
All gauges in center console with 12 inches ipad to support all engine dianogstic and music and internet.
I know this is not usual cobra fans care about, but if I'm daily my cobra I would want nice sound system.
6-9 center dash,
Doors- tweeters - 8 inches mids
Back center - 12 inches free air sub and 6-9
8 channels 2000 watts amp, with 10,000 ways to adjust EQ on ipad.
Engine- mustang GT 350 flat crank rev to 8k paddle shift (sacrelegous I know lol) 600 whp
4wd, 4 wheel steering (that the first).
Small thick light color wooden steering wheel with aluminum spokes to match with all aluminum speakers covers.
Suspension- air
Underneath- all buttons up with skid plates.
Rear - diffuser but rounded off to match with body line. Red diffusers fins to abstract the gunmetal color.
Exhausts - titanium and copper
Fenders- vented for brakes cooler
Front- carbon fiber splitter
Hood- aston Martin vents on 2 side (real vent)
Brakes- cross drill 15 inch 6 calibers
Light - LED Blue , fog light amber, taillight.
Btw I want bench bucket massage seats ( bench seats with two dips on both side) you know what that for lol.
Frame- strongest frame
I know most of you would say wtf that is not pure, that's not real. I know, but I hope one day I CAn bring my dream car home. I would polish her every day
Was this filmed in England or was the film reversed? All the cars seem to be "right hand" drive?
3:01 4:35 4:41 and 6:01 What Car are this ?
Dax 427 cobra try jksportscars.co.uk
I almost threw up on my iPad when I saw that one cobra with a Chevy motor in it. If they had a meme blowing chunks I would’ve used it.😱
I’ll take the grey with the tan interior; but who’s gonna pay my speeding tickets ?
if you can't afford the tickets, you can't afford the car... sorry, but its true
I'd say most of these need more rubber on those rims. Unless you plan on just sunday drivin.
Fabulous cars as originally built, and many later built and much improved models evolved.
But I think that the plot is being lost.....
Cobra Multipla
The steering wheels are all on the wrong side. Fail!
I don't know if anyone realizes this but Carol and the boys never built an original Cobra with right hand drive. I would think that a real purist would want a genuine left hand drive Cobra. I mean, it would be like me wanting a Caterham with left hand drive. Even though I would be driving it here in the States, I would still have a right hand drive Caterham because that's what the original Lotus had. It just seems somewhat sacrilegious. LOL
cobras...cobras... and more cobras....so venomous
I want one
That’s all they had? AC Cobras?
Great car-please see some of my videos- cars in there
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Best in Show 5:46
I agreed. Love that gun metal paint and peanut butter interior. Love the exhause heat shield and the copper pipe look.
4:10 for me... but I am somewhat biased, as it’s mine! 😆
K.
Why doesn't some one make a modern day Cobra for someone who doesnt want a corvette?
Wouldn't that be a Viper?
There are very reputable manufacturers of Cobra replicas. Backdraft and Superformance to name 2.
Why would any one put a GM engine in a Cobra ??????
and a pedestrian trash lump at that.
I would tell you but you're just gonna disagree with me
Can put a GM motor and a cobra is almost as dumb as thinking it's okay for the queen to own the Ducks and the animals at the zoo in the UK as well as the public parks.... I'm glad I don't live there that's for sure. I'd make sure to not put hot sauce on your fish and chips, the queen doesn't eat them that way!!!
First off,I'm a diehard Ford man. BUT,in a replica car that you just want to DTSOF,GM cheap small high power weight to ratio SBC engines just make sense. You aren't rebuilding a classic car here. You just want a fun high powered relatively inexpensive engine to power it. Don't get me wrong,putting a 427 side oiler with screw-in freeze plugs and a crank-driven dry sump oil system would be cool,but only when you lift the hood to show it off. If you want to talk about about heartbreak,throw a rod and break the crank and destroy the block with a over-rev on a missed shift!(come on,we've all did that once or twice. That's why my Boss 351 has a factory rev limiter!)
With a SBC under the hood,not the caliber of disaster of the FEL. Remember,,it's a REPLICA!,not a purist shrine to Carroll Shelby. (He wanted a SBC to start with but GM would not sell to him) The fun is in having a great performing car that didn't break the bank and is just as fast(or faster)than a FEL big heavy block engine.
those are just not fully digested vettes
You can spec anything you want on these beauties except an actual glovebox..😁
Imagine if you dared spec a cup holder!😆😆😆
Edit: Loads of glove boxes later in video🤦🏻♂️
Was going to say that the first one has a glovebox 🤣
la vérsion grise et noire est sublimissime...
Je suis d'accord...
Don't these people know that its a crime against humanity to put an LS or Gen1 SBC in one of Ford's legendary icons? Are they putting Hemis in Corvettes as well.
Todd Johnson,
Don't some people realize that Shelby first wanted to buy engines from Chevrolet, but Chevy turned him down, so Ford was his 2nd choice !!! All of these home built kit cars, Ford Motor Company has nothing at all to do with them . Why should hobbyists have a "life sentence" and have to install a Ford motor in their cars if they really prefer another brand ??
Not every Cobra owner gets on their knees and worships FOMOCO . I guarantee you, back in the day, if Shelby had his choice between a 60 year old technology , 700+ lbs 427FE, 5500 rpm motor, or and an all aluminum 400 lbs, 7000 rpm LS7 427, we all know which motor he'd pick . It's not a "crime against humanity", you are only thinking emotionally rather than what's a more technologically advanced power plant . Cheers
@@kumaquattro It's still the WRONG make of engine and it cheapens the car. Just like the double roll bars and the 17" wheels and tires. It all screams "shitty garage build"!
ahh, right hand side steering wheels🤤 Idk why it gives me such an awkward boner. Prolly cause I live in the uk and cars like these usually dont come in the right.
The steering wheels are on the WRONG SIDE !!
Your limeys have no sense of humor, LOL.............I know full well that is in England.
mark marchiafava
NOT a funny joke to start with.
John Smith Plus it’s a comment that’s made multiple times every time there is a video about right hand drive cars.
so...I guess you wont be visiting us here in America then? …..cool
John Smith Hi John. Quick question. By any chance are you wearing an ankle bracelet ? Thanks.
Here in the states, the Coyote is acceptable in a Cobra. The LS and the LT are not.
A lot of comments here as to why someone would put a GM motor in the cobra. Years ago I knew somebody that built cobra replicas and put Chevy motors in them because he said they had a better power to weight ratio and so handled much better. Also at the time (mid 90’s) it was much much cheaper to get power out of a Chevy than a Ford but I have no idea what it’s like now.
TYPICAL BOW TIE BUBBA ! LOL !
@@jamesguidry3995 was I wrong? BTW In the last 40 yrs I’ve owned a lot more Fords than Chevys.
where are the mbz's 1934 and the shay model A's. what kinda fk'n show is this with only cobras?
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Right hand drive just doesn't look right.
Yes! The real cobra is nothing more than a real a.c. body from England a shibby cobra engine. Lol lol
These are not Shelby's! Theyy are replicas of the Brit car Shelby upgraded the mechanics of. What kind of a dumb-ass would call the concept of putting a GM engines into one as making it worthless trash!?! Geez! Amateurs! Really. . . Something so pretty should only have the best. So, they should have 4-cylinder inline Toyotas. . . Obviously! Maybe a 1.5 or 2.0?
932 suckssss
It's a dated shape. Not "beautiful enough as Jag, Aston or Lotus of the era to be worthy.
If you've seen one, you've seen them all....BORING
Oh dear .. These cars are really true "copies" The dash is wrong, the scoop is ridiculous, The wheels have nuts and there is too much bling. Nice paint jobs but the cars are lame as.
you being an expert then?
All right side drive. That's just WRONG!!
l love A C Cobra
l love A C Cobra