They introduced a couple of new features. In 2015, Factory Five released a 20 Special Edition because that was their 20th anniversary, so this is a 20th anniversary model. I found the car to be actually quite easy to drive. I had literally never driven a Factory Five Cobra Replica until my first one was finished. This particular car, because of the crate motor, it was totally no drama whatsoever. One of the big ones they call the first start, so you get it to the point where the engine is ready to start and that's always a big deal, the fact that it comes alive. There are several pretty high points along the way when you build these. It's absolutely a custom car that you make just the way you want. There are people that buy these kits and think it's like a snap-together model kit, and it's not. One of the good parts of the Factory Five kit is they make it to where it will accept just about any combination of drivetrain, andīrakes and suspension and all of that, which is a good thing, but it's also a bad thing because based on your combination of parts, you are probably going have some challenges along the way.
They sell it into the performance market for people just like this. This is actually a 2015, so it's what they call their Generation II Coyote. It's the engine that's actually in a Mustang GT. Those cars in the beginning were very basic, had donor suspensions and donor engines, and they even took the gauges and cut them out and pasted them behind the dash. The particular Mustangs, the Fox body Mustang that they use, are not around much anymore, and plus, to be honest, I think that the builds have gone much more upscale. Their idea was that you bought a Mustang, you bought their kit and put the two together, and you ended up with the Cobra. So, roughly 22, 23 years ago was when they started doing that. Their vision was to build a Cobra replica based on a Not very glamorous, but that's what they call it.įactory Five is located in Wareham, Massachusetts. It's titled in Michigan as a 2017 assembled vehicle. This particular car was purchased from Factory Five in 2015, and it was roughly a year and a half to build. It's a replica of a 1965 427 S/C, of which there were, I think, around 300-and-some originals of this particular body style. I built another one, sold that one, and then I retired and got the urge to do another one. We really enjoyed driving it, but I also really missed the build part. So, we looked around and actually found one that had been partially started by someone, so that was a good start for me as a beginner. In looking around, this Factory Five seemed to be one of the big manufacturers that were out there, and the Cobra Replica is a car that I was very familiar with from my childhood. So the idea of building a kit car, if you will, was something that seemed interesting. I had always been interested in working on cars even though I am not really experienced at it, and I had tried some restorations before and it wasn't something that I particularly enjoyed. This is my Factory Five Mk4 Roadster Cobra Replica.
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They recognize them from the '60s when they were super popular, and Carroll Shelby was racing them, and various movie stars had them. People are always waving at you, giving you the thumbs up. When you drive one of these, you're like a rockstar.
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