1965 SHELBY COBRA RE-CREATION

289 FIA Kirkham Cobra re-creation with a fully polished handcrafted aluminum body. It features a Ford Racing 363/500hp stroker crate engine with an Edelbrock air gap intake and a 750 cfm Quick Fuel double-pumper carburetor. The engine is mated to a Tremec TKO600 5-speed manual transmission activated by a hydraulic clutch system from Modern Driveline. This 289 FIA sports the Kirkham 4? tube ladder chassis with billet aluminum control arms adjustable coilover shocks independent rear suspension with CV joint axles aluminum posi-traction rear end Wilwood disc brakes and billet aluminum spindles with patented safety lockout pins integrated into the hubs. The interior features Kirkham Gauges with LED backlighting billet aluminum pedals billet seat tracks a billet shifter wool carpet from England a powder-coated dash and leather seats. The gauges feature integrated turn signals on the tachometer and a speedometer with an integrated fuel gauge that will also track top speed and quarter-mile times. The engine is cooled by an aluminum radiator with a thermostatically controlled electric fan. A Concept 1 serpentine pulley system with a power master alternator Edelbrock water pump and polished pulleys were installed to complete the Ford Racing crate engine. Custom stainless-steel headers and exhaust were fabricated and TIG-welded by MP Fabrication out of Birmingham AL. The stainless exhaust system features V-band clamps and Spin Tech mufflers. Options from Kirkham include billet aluminum driver?s seat tracks polished body polished stainless roll bar passenger fresh air ventilation system stainless-steel foot box shields gold-foil foot box insulation polished stainless-steel roll bar powder-coated rear bulkhead powder-coated wheel wells wheel well protective foam billet aluminum roll bar safety loop stainless-steel steering shafts and a 427 billet-aluminum-style coolant tank. This car was professionally built with help from Kirkham Motorsports. It is fully sorted out road-tested and ready to be enjoyed.

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