The Mark 4 truly is a success in every way. I have been a fan of the Cobra since i knew what it was and it would be extraordinary to drive/own one. I sat in one once. I can't even describe how it felt save to say that I felt like I was doing 160 and the car wasn't even running. I wanted to build one but unfortunately reality sets in. Im 53 and life just hasn't turned around like I had hoped. I know i'll never own one but that still doesn't change the fact that this car is hands down the single coolest car ever built. My hat's off to Factory 5 and all those who designed and built this work of art. By the way guys, the Cobra looked best when dressed in dark Blue with the white stripes down the middle. At least i thought so.........lol.
I love your company and your idea of a built not bought affordable classic car. The Roadster has been my dream car since I first saw one when I was 8 or 9. I am not 21 and my dream still stays the same and that's to build my own classic cobra with a modern drivetrain. You guys put heart into what you love and I admire the hell out of y'all for that. I hope you keep building cars for many years to come and hope one day I can save enough to build my own cobra. 🇺🇸
after I finish my engineering degree I would love to get a job designing a new car for this company. Also I'm totally going to buy one of these kits. Carol Shelby may have invented the cobra but factory five perfected it
Has factory five ever thought of producing a 32 "highboy" kit. The permutations would be endless! I'm soon retiring and this build is on my bucket list! Cheers.
THANK YOU for removing the "perky butt"!!! Overall the changes seem subtle on the surface but they are pretty significant and make it more appealing. A+
I would LOVE to see you take the Mk IV chassis and create a 'Tribute' to the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Roadster!! Without Doubt, the Cobra Mk IV is a GREAT SUCCESS! But because of that Success, they are becoming less "Unique" and eye-catching. And since the Ferrari IS Extremely Unique...it would be a FABULOUS 'Tribute Car'...Even if you have to make 'substantial changes' so that it doesn't violate Patents and such, it is such a Fabulous Car that I am SURE you guys could create something remarkable! BTW -- I would also LOVE to see a similar project for the 1962 250 GTO coupe, over the Daytona 65 platform...
Everything hes pointing out was already on my 2001 Lone Star 65 cobra tribute i bought from a classic car dealer in Vegas. Plus i have a 1 piece rollbar. No bolts. And it was built to accommodate a guy whose 6'2". Deep leg wells.
the one thing thats always pissed me off about cobras is there is no place for the nunber plate,, you got this beautiful car.. and then ya just kinda just slap on the plate.. "ugly as shit" cmon FF think o something
G'day Dave, love the cars ,Question mate, do you make car kits in right hand drive also for customers living in austraila. Say as in building a 33 coupe ...
You REALLY need to keep yoùr manual up to date. Having to rely on an on-line forum to actally put your car together is ridiculous. The only modifications that should be needed is if the customer decides to modify the car himself. Like the car, but c'mon!
We do update our assembly manual. Send me an email to davel@factoryfive.com with the rev you have of the assembly manual, and we'll help make sure you have the latest revision. If you have any tech questions during your build, you can discuss them with our techs at tech@factoryfive.com or call us at 508-291-3443. Let us know how we can help!
I've followed FFR since they started and have always loved their kit. But there was always something about it that looked funky to me from certain angles. I could never really nail it down to what it was. Then, when I spoke with a guy who had a different kit and I mentioned FFR, he said they were a good kit but the body wasn't accurate. He said they have what has been affectionately know in the Cobra circles as having a "perky butt". The rear fenders sat higher than the original. That was it! That's why it had been looking so funky to me. Now FFR has corrected this and given it a proper "droopy butt". It looks so much better now.
Dave, your cars are well-engineered and I truly appreciate the hard work and passion that has gone into them. However, as a fan of the real thing I couldn't buy one of your cars. I have nothing against replicas...but therein lies my problem with your roadster. It is not a "replica" of a Shelby AC Cobra, but rather, a Cobra-inspired car. The body shape, like that of most so-called "replicas" on the market, just isn't accurate. Like most, the lower part of the car, below the doors, has about four or five extra inches of non-original height that no original ever had. Because of it, it also means that the wheel arches are not correct, as they have to be adapted to conform with those extra non-original inches in the rocker panel areas. All this ads up to a car that when you look at it--particularly from the profile--has a taller and non-correct look that makes it look bloated, when compared to an original Cobra, or the few truly accurate replicas out there. Even that perfectly symmetrical air intake in the front is not totally accurate, even though other manufacturers such as Superformance have the same thing... A Mark V with a truly accurate body would be something I would really be interested in.
