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Dax Cars is a British sports car manufacturer founded in 1968 and based in North Weald, Essex, England.. Dax started as a fibreglass moulding company, named DJ Sportscars Int. and became first British company to make a kit based replica of the AC 427 Cobra. [1]
Over half of the Factory Five customers today build their kit using engine/drivetrain parts from a donor Mustang, whereas the remainder elect to buy all new parts or a combination thereof. [2] Jim Youngs, the founder and editor of Kit Car Builder, says the Factory Five Cobra is the country's bestselling kit car.
Demand for AC Cobra 427 replicas saw the launch of the Mk.IV. With the same proven chassis, the Mk.IV enables owners to specify sidepipes which were difficult to fit on the earlier model. Component form for self-assembly is available and allows many types of engine to be fitted including Rover, Ford and Chevrolet small block V8's.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 August 2024. American sports car (built 1963–1966) Cheetah number 002, aluminum-bodied An original 1964 Cheetah on track at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed The Bill Thomas Cheetah was an American sports car designed and engineered entirely with American components, and built from 1963 to 1966 by ...
The Night Force vehicles were repaints of existing G.I. Joe and Cobra vehicles, sold exclusively by Toys "R" Us, and designed for "top secret nighttime missions". None of these vehicles included a driver. [63] Night Blaster – The Night Blaster was a repaint of the Cobra Maggot in black and red, and was first released in 1988. [63]
[7]: 287 Only available on the Cobra coupe, the Mystic paint option cost $815 at the time, and the 1996 Mystic Cobra was the first production vehicle to wear a color-shifting factory paint job. [ 8 ] : 74 A total of 1,999 Mystic Cobras were produced, [ 8 ] : 74 and of these, 1,990 had black leather interiors and nine had black cloth interiors.
Motor Trend, June 1971; Brokaw, Jim. "The Long and the Short of It". Motor Trend, March 1972 "The Brute from the Ford's Snake Pit". Road Test, July 1969; Consumer Guide (1971). Auto 1972 Best Buys and Discount Prices. Lawrence-Treeman. "Date with Three Strippers – SS454 vs. Torino Cobra vs. Road Runner 440". Motor Trend, December 1969 "Ford's ...
A glider kit is a term used in the United States for a kit of components used to restore or reconstruct a wrecked or dismantled vehicle. Glider kits include a chassis , front axle, and body . The kit may also contain other optional components. A motor vehicle constructed from a glider kit is titled as a new vehicle.