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Cobra Replica Car, Coyote 5.0 V8 Ford Engine, 424HP, Custom Built, Like New!

Make: Replica/Kit Makes
Model: Cobra
Type: Convertible
Trim: Roadster
Year: 1965
Mileage: 2,200
VIN: SP26136LA
Color: Burgundy
Engine: Coyote 5.0 V8 Fuel Injected
Cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Gray
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title: Clear
Item location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

1965 Replica/Kit Makes Cobra Roadster Additional Info:

A list of car specific features:
  • Cobra replica professionally built by hand
  • Four point shoulder harnesses
  • West Coast Cobras Chassis Frame and Body
  • Front and rear sway bars
  • Four coil over shocks
  • American racing wheels
  • Four wheel disc brakes
  • Independent suspension
  • 9 inch Ford Posi-trac rear end
  • 26 gallon aluminum fuel cell
  • Optima Battery
  • Summit Racing Electric Wipers
  • No Convertible Top included, garage kept with car cover
  • Coyote 5.0L 32V Dual overhead cam Crate engine, features aluminum block and heads, 435HP
  • GM 6 Speed Automatic Transmission
  • Computer-controlled Fuel injection and engine components
  • Custom Stainless Mandrel Bent Headers and Side Pipe Exhaust
  • Custom Aluminum Engine Bay Panels and Stainless Steel frame covers
  • Custom Paint: color - "Acura Dark Burgundy with Silver stripes

Information below is provided by the manufacturer of the chassis:
Chassis Information
It takes 326 Pieces of Steel to Manufacturing our Bare Chassis from the Special 1.5" x 4" Tubing, Pattern Cut & Formed pieces of Sheet Metal or the Special Brackets for mounting all the componentsThe most important issue about chassis is that both safety and handling are controlled by the chassis design. If the chassis flexes, then you have to go to heavy springs not stabilizer bars to achieve any decent handling. There is a price to using stiff springs. It gives you a very harsh ride that even makes you think you are going faster than you really are but it also gives you vibrations that tire you out very quickly. Normally you would want to get out and walk around every hour that you drive it. When you hit even a small bump on the road you definitely feel it. Think about this; when you hit a bump on the road using stiff springs, your entire car gets bounced up in the air not just the suspension taking the bump.
Race cars today want to use as light a springs as they can get by with and rely on using stabilizer bars to control the lean. Remember if the chassis flexes you can not use the stabilizer bars to control the lean because it would twist both the frame & the body.
The simplest and most basic type of automobile frame is the ladder type, which consists of two frame rails that are connected by two or more crossmembers. Most cars use ladder frames because they're easy to build and offer good beaming stiffness. Unfortunately, they have poor torsional stiffness so your car will suffer from body creaks and groans and a multitude of vibrations that are caused by the suspension flexing the frame.
When a ladder frame is supported by a very stiff steel-body shell, the combination results in fairly stiff torsion. However, when the body is fiberglass, like most kit cars, torsional stiffness is generally lacking. Convertibles with ladder frames have inadequate torsion because they don't have the roof structure to help stiffen the total assembly. Cars that use ladder frames include Cobras, Corvettes, street rods and many others.
SuspensionThe rear suspension incorporates a Ford 9", 4-bar rear axle with a drop out center section. This extremely rugged system has been used as the basis for many race cars.
Our coil over front / rear suspension was designed by using modern road racing technology on a computer simulator to give you the ultimate in control and handlingBrakesPower 4-wheel disc brakes with a dual master cylinder combined with 11" vented rotors, heavy duty calipers, high performance carbon metallic brake pads, gives you the best brake systemSteeringPower assisted rack & pinion steering combined with the energy absorbing (collapsible) steering column and shaft, give you the positive steering you want with the minimum chance of injury in the event of an accident.Electrical WiringWest Coast designed our Heavy Duty Wire Harness specifically for only our cars and to give us all the extra circuits needed to include 10 gauges, heater system, stereo system, electric fuel pump, turn signals, all lights, safety switches and more. The wiring harness is comprised of 4 sections. The main harness, rear harness sub-assembly, engine harness and the dash harness all joined together by 3 molex connectors. Heavy gauge wire and special heavy duty connectors assure trouble free service.
The complete wiring harness is installed in all our kits ... even the dash panel comes completely wired. You just plug it into the main harness.
SafetyIn the automobile world, safety is classed as both "active and passive". Active safety is the maneuverability of the automobile which enables it to avoid an accident. This depends on the performance and handling characteristics. With the ideal weight distribution, positive steering, low center of gravity, powerful braking and fast acceleration, the W.C. Cobra provides everything the alert driver need to cope with any possible traffic situation.
The cars ability to withstand the impact of an accident and provide the maximum amount of protection for the occupants is "passive" safety. The W.C. Cobra is designed to meet and exceed these requirements. The drivers compartment is a steel cage sitting between zones of controlled penetration designed to absorb and dissipate the crushing impact of a collision, minimizing injuries. The W.C. Cobra is not just a means of transportation.....it is built so that driving itself becomes an experience!
BiggerW.C. Cobra is 6" longer and 4" wider than the original to give enough room in the cockpit for those of you who are over 5'8" tall or over 160 lbs. The longer wheelbase and wider track also greatly increases the stability, handling at any speed, comfort of the ride, and the feeling of security.
BetterAs pointed out in Nov. 91/ Kit Car Specialty magazine ("New Cobra Kits - Better Than the Original?"), the underlying structure is a box-tube spaceframe with main rail measuring 1 1/2" x 4". The ancillary framing, some 326 pcs. in all, consists largely of rectangle tubing and sheet metal that stiffens the chassis in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The frame is tig-welded (Tungsten Inert Gas), a much more precise method than Mig welding.
BestWest Coast Cobra has taken first place for "Best in Show" in most events participated in, even competing with 50 - 85 other Cobras of almost every manufacturer at the 1991, 1992, and 1993 Run & Gun events sponsored by Kit Car Illustrated. We also won "Top Dog" in drag racing (1st place in all classes) in the 1993 Run & Gun competing against professional race prepared Cobras and professional drivers.