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

New 1965 427 S/C Cobra factory built by Back Draft Racing in Port Elizabeth South Africa.

To see their website you can go here (but come back) http://www.backdraftracing.com/

You can even go for a little test drive by going here http://www.backdraftracing.com/video.htm

My actual car number is #13 which means that is one of the earlier cars built by Back Draft.

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.

Stainless steel engine compartment panels. 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.

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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.

Aluminum radiator with dual electric fans. BMW E36 IFS & IRS 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. Polished stainless steel side exhaust, Chromed water pump. Remote oil filter & cooler

and MORE pushing this beautiful 2350 lb car.

Cockpit: Leather seats, 5-point safety belt harness system, upholstered door and dash panel,

Premium carpet with bound edges, VDO Classic instrument gauges. Wind wings, windshield

wipers, washers and sun visors.

How did I find it? WELL....I did a little searching on the Internet and found it listed for sale

on FFCobra.com The owner, Mike O'Donoghue in Las Vegas was going to start a dealership

for these fine cars and had ordered this car as his first car. Unfortunately his dealership plans

never materialized. He had taken delivery of the car but it had never been registered. It still

had an open-unassigned (MSO) Certificate of Origin. The car had never been titled, therefore it

had never been driven. (Except for about 67 miles put on during assembly by Custom Cars in

Shown here in front of our home with it's "Stable Mate" the 65 Shelby GT350R. Yes I know, my Flag is torn

I first installed a new K&N air filter that helps it breath a bit better. As if it needed more H.P. Ha!

GO HERE for all the following UPGRADES and CHANGES I have made since I bought it. GO HERE