I have a Factory Five Racing Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster Kit that I do not have time to finish. Unfinished Business: 1965 Cobra Kit Car. 23..?? At $8K, we’d seriously consider buying a brand new Factory Five for $13,000 and having a much better starting point. Filter. At least you have the block to make it a 427. I retired 3 years ago and said I would build one of these some day. 1946 Willys CJ2A Jeep Runs and drives good vintage cj flathead, 1954 Willys cj3b Coupe Black 4WD Automatic, 1951 Willys Custom built 4 Wheel drive Pickup, Vehicle Title: In the first ad, the seller describes the car only as a “cobra kit rolling chassis,” (although the only rolling this baby is doing is on a trailer) but by the second ad is convinced the body is a Superformance. Cars & Vans for Sale . The engine is a 351 paired to a C6 transmission, and the seller provides plenty of detail on the rest of the setup: the Cobra has a Mustang II front end with rack and pinion steering, as well as a 9″ rear end, front and rear bumpers, holes cut in the dash for gauges, and many spare parts. All rights reserved |. But as many noted finding the rest will be painful. ! No title, but I can provide a bill of sale to make it easy to register once it's finished. I actually stumbled upon a 427 side Oiler and modified the frame to fit it in. Can incomplete be better than completion at times? If you want a roller you should check out Kirkham, Shelby, Superformance, ERA and a few others – but FFR doesn’t make rollers. All the hard work has been done and there is 10,000's of thousand in parts alone, the wheels alone were 2500 being they was ordered directly from shelby. Way too much money but would make a neat incomplete build/dune buggy style/rat rod beat the heck out of it fun car to have. Many upgrades, too! If someone is looking for a Factory Five kit, they tend to want one for very specific reasons, including it being a sympathetic recreation and a car you can use either on long drives or hustling at track days. It bears some resemblance to a couple chassis we’ve seen before, but not more than a few details. Unfinished Replica FFR Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster Unfinished Replica FFR Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster Kit Car for SALE! $12,000!!!! Maybe I would have felt more at ease if I was the driver. $12,000!!!! Some enthusiasts may look at this design and consider it inaccurate when compared to the original model, while others may see a sympathetic tribute vehicle. For the customer’s going-sideways skills and the smell of every tire burning going 85 in a 30, I felt safer in the front seat of a ’41 Stearman dive-bombing for fun over the Arizona desert with more g-forces than I have ever felt testing the durability of the seat straps holding me in at 6,500 feet up than worrying about the roll bar holding up okay in that kit car. Chances are whomever built the kit is no longer in business and you are on your own trying to figure out how to finish it up. Lots of questions here but also lots of potential.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'barnfinds_com-box-4','ezslot_13',135,'0','0'])); Pfft… for another $5K you could have a brand new roller from Factory Five…. No thanks, all you are doing, is buying a bunch of hidden problems, and the fact that you need a better drivetrain, just adds to the overall cost. No title, but I can provide a bill of sale to make it easy to register once it's finished offered for sale locally so I reserve the right to end the auction early. Fast forward 30 years later and it still hasn’t happened, but like most others have said: buy a kit from the manufacturer. It was purchased in 1999 for $15,000 and I’m willing to let it go for a DEAL!! I’d ride my daily driver past the trailer Queen and smile. Maybe $1,000? 1 - 0 of used cars. In 1973 I had a chance to buy a 289 Cobra at a Volvo dealer for $3900…yup, 2 zeros. Standard rotors are now offered in drilled and slotted. AC Cobra. The LeMans flip cap is included as well as a driveshaft that is a 28 spline from a Borg Warner T5. which required 10+ gallons of fiberglass resin to glue it all together. Related ads with more general searches: Sort by . Unfortunately, that car turned out to be a lamentable conglomeration of hacked El Camino chassis, drywall tape and bondo. Anyway, today real Cobras are stupid money. 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