High quality Backdraft authentic reproduction. 2,454 miles!

1965 Shelby Cobra Backdraft Description:

You need some excitement? This will do it! The power, the rumble, the wind in your hair is exhilarating. One of the nicest fit and finish kits on the market, the Backdraft Cobras are hand built in South Africa. They are sold as a customized completed rolling chassis and allow you to add your own drivetrain. The quality supersedes most other kit makers on the market. This Cobra has just under 2,500 original miles and is in excellent condition.
EXTERIOR: The paint is slick and vibrant, finished in the classic indigo blue with dual white racing stripes. The stripes are smooth to touch and have been cleared over. All the chrome, stainless steel trim, and bumpers are in excellent condition with no pitting or weathering. The wheels are a Cobra reproduction and are fitted with BFGoodrich tires with lots of life left! These Backdraft Cobras are elegant yet still retain that tough appearance. There are a couple small stone chips on the front as to be expected from sitting so low to the ground. This has additional accessories like tinted visors and side wing windows.
INTERIOR: Inside shows exceptionally well and you're able to tell the difference in quality by Backdraft as well. The seats are real leather replicas to the original Cobra. Even the driver seat is angled slightly to align you properly with the foot pedals. The carpet is fitted nicely as well as the leather wrapped dash. This has functional classic 7-gauge cluster, turn signals, wiper blades, a working horn, and fuel pump and fan switches. In between the seats is the classic 5 speed Cobra shifter as well as a battery disconnect. This Cobra has dropped steel floors allowing bigger people to have plenty of room in the cab.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: It has a firecracker 302 motor. Performance built with a lopey cam Edelbrock aluminum heads, aluminum high rise intake, a giant dual feed Holley carb and an MSD ignition. Custom headers feed directly into the side exhaust. The front of the motor has billet pulleys with a serpentine belt. It has an aluminum radiator, water pump and polished expansion tank. It also has dual electric fans and hard polished stainless hoses. Its dressed up with Ford Racing valve covers. The engine bay has rivited polished panels. It all looks real nice, it was a neat installation.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: The quality continues! Fully carpeted with a nice battery tie down and a red top Optima battery. There's a kickstand attached to keep the trunk lid popped.
UNDERSIDE: Underneath is spectacular! Backdraft uses a front coil over shock system, rack & pinion steering 4 wheel disc brakes, multi link rear suspension with a Ford 8.8 rear end and 3.55 gearing ratio. All the powder coating still shows nice and shiny in gloss black and is new looking. This car truly is spectacular inside out!
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Sun visors
Wing windows
Cobra Style 18" wheels
4wheel Disc brakes
Multi link suspension
Cobra style wood wheel
Cobra style classic dash
Cobra style bucket seats
Side pipe heat shields
4 to 1 headers