The iconic Shelby Cobra combined British styling with American muscle, the little roadster is one of the most famous cars in the world and if you were to ask any man to name their top 5 classic cars; 90% of the time the Cobra will be on that list. Unfortunately for 99.9% of those men, they’ll never own a real Shelby Cobra, fortunately for them (and us), there is the Factory Five MK4 Roadster – Cobra replica.
Factory Five has been manufacturing Cobra replicas since 1995 and this latest version is the company’s fourth generation of the Cobra roadster replica. The MK4 Roadster comes in two options; the basic kit ($12,900) requires a donor ’87 to ’93 model year Ford Mustang or the complete kit ($19,995). The “complete kit” isn’t really complete as it still requires powertrain, paint, wheels and tires. Still not a bad price, in my opinion, for a very sweet ride that’ll surely get you laid on demand ;).
What makes the Factory Five MK4 Roadster different from other replica cars is the attention to detail, high quality materials, and strict quality control. The cars are track tested and the company has sold more than 7,000 MK4 Roadsters.
The MK4 Roadster is not for the impatient, the kit requires over 200 man-hours to complete but there is plenty of help available online and a 3 day build course is also available from Factory Five.
[Source: Factory Five]
It takes a little over 200 hours…not 2000 hours to build one.
What’s an extra zero 😉 – I think I got too excited when I was writing the post 🙂
Changed, thanks.
is it possible to test drive one?
It comes as a kit, so no. Unless you wanna do it like the Flintstones 😉 Yabba dabba doo…
I love all the changes and upgrades.
First: Why are the fuel cover access panels in the truck riveted closed? How are you to access them without drilling out the rivets? Why not have 1 rivet and a plastic/aluminum nut to hold it shut and you could slide it to the side to gain access.
Second: The battery mounted in the fair rear of the trucks looks great but how are you access it if it needs to be replaced or charged? I rather have it mounted up closer to the rear wheel wells so you could get to it easier.
Third: Just my personal opinion I do not like side pipes (you can burn your legs getting in a out. NO woman wants that.) And I rather not have a hood scoop if it is not functional.
Do they make and offer completed cars?