Doc and JoLeen's Bikes & Cars. Over 100 fine cars & 24 bikes

Titled as a: 1965 BDR Roadster (Arizona) NO SMOG requirements and CHEAP insurance!

Arizona VIN: AA9BMAAHVX1CN1707 Clear Title - No Liens (a Copy of title at bottom of this page)

1965 S/C Cobra factory built by Back Draft Racing in Port Elizabeth South Africa.

This "King of the Road" reproduction Cobra built by Back Draft Racing is considered to be one of the

best handling and most beautiful Cobras ever produced.. It is a hand laid fiberglass body with a Premium

PPG Silver & Black base clear coat paint finish with a 100% Powder Coated Black frame. The complete

body only weighs 265 lbs, this includes all the hanging components.

Ford Motor Sports (crate) 351 (392) CID 430 HP, 450 ft/lb. of torque @ 4,000 r.p.m.,

9.7 to1 compression. GT-40 Ford Aluminum 1.94" and 1.54" Racing heads # M-6049-X303

and GT-40 valve train. Hydraulic roller cam and roller lifters. .566" intake and .576" exhaust

@ .050" is 232 degrees intake and 240 degrees exhaust. Firing order 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 It

uses a Victor Jr. single plane manifold and a Demon 750 carburetor. Motor # 351W FMS

6007-A392 with MSD AL6 ignition w/rev limiter. Stainless steel engine compartment panels.

Chromed water pump and a new High Flow Top Induction K&N air filter pushes this beautiful

2350 lb car down to road rather easily.

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The motor is a M-6007-A392 direct from Ford. 5.8L/351/392 CID Small Block,
430 HP Bracket Race GT-40 Aluminum Head Long Block Engine Assembly.
(As described direct from Ford on my invoice). It was installed by Reg and Frank Dodd,

owners of Custom Cars of Pembroke Pines, Florida where the car under went it's final assembly.

Tremec TKO 3550 (5) speed gearbox. McLeod dual friction Hydraulic clutch system with a

Blue Printed King Cobra pressure plate, all inside a McLeod Steel Bellhousing.

Now even further improved by the Short Throw Pro 5.0 shifter being moved forward

into a better, more user friendly shifting position.

Incredible sounding, deep rumbling, Polished stainless steel side exhaust. It's not

loud, yet everyone knows that it's definitely a 430 horse powered COBRA!

Aluminum radiator with dual electric fans. BMW E36 IFS & IRS UPGRADED

(reinforced) SPORT suspension with Coil over front struts and lower control arms.

Stainless steel roll bar with grommets and trim.. Power brakes with 4 wheel discs.

15" inch Team III AC wheels 8" front with 10" in the rear with B.F. Goodrich T/A

Radial tires. Outer rim is chromed. Inners are painted Black. With Knock off

spinners.

Cockpit: Stainless steel roll bar with grommets and trim. Leather seats, 5-point safety

belt harness system, upholstered doors and dash panel, Premium carpet with bound

edges, VDO Classic instrument gauges. Chrome Fire Extinguisher, Finish Line Cobra

embossed wind wings and sun visors. Electric windshield wipers & washers. Interior

and Passenger side outer rear view mirrors.

Dash is hand signed by the Legendary Dick Smith- World High Speed Record Holder,

Speedway. (that's 319 kph), the fastest officially-clocked speed ever for a Cobra.

obtained! Dick signed the dash of this car in Las Vegas after seeing the car run

That's WHY he signed it. (NOTE: the signature can be removed easily if a

long trips. This Cobra drives better and easier than my 2000 Escalade on the open

highway and has a trunk big enough for a set of Golf Clubs. Adjustable drivers seat and

extended foot area also accommodates taller drivers. A feature NOT found in most

With it's easy to operate clutch I've driven this car in parades. So yes it has a couple of small

rock chips on the front end but nothing objectionable. It's not absolutely perfect but it's close.

It has won "Best of Show" TWICE. My wife loves driving it as well, even long distances.