Factory Five Or "super Car Kits"

Ok, Not that I have the time to do this.. but my dream from an early age was to own an AC Cobra replica; until 2005 or thereabouts when the Ford GT was (re)introduced. For a fleeting moment I thought that one day, that car would be in my grasp. I look at the 250k+ prices of them now in complete despair. SO- I considered, like the cobra replica, a kit. I don't see any reproductions or kits of the GT or GT 40 available, there is still a website out there still up.. ERA I believe, but no longer producing. Nothing else to be seen that is remotely feasible.. Very frustrating. I am absolutely enamored with the idea of a mid engine super car, specifically Ford powered. Now, that said, Factory Five offers the GTM supercar, but you basically have to buy a parts Corvette C5, a porsche transaxle and you wind up with a really fast rearranged vette.. ugh. Projected build cost at 50k also.. Seems like a lot of work to wind up with something so close to a vette. I looked for a moment at the type 65 FF coupe. beautiful car, but front engine.. uses mustang parts.. why not just stick with a mustang, I thought. It's somewhat exotic, but not a far cry from what I'm used to really. Again, this isn't something I have time for in the next five years.. just looking down the road.

Anyone ever look into this, or consider it?

No, FF did not make the GT 40. There have been other companies, ERA as stated, not sure if superformance still does.. or if the price is reasonable. I've seen complete cars for 125k+ though.. not exactly attainable to a peon like me.

Edit: Not sure why FF doesn't make one though.

Bullitt347 said:

I am biased toward Superformance. Might have something to do with the fact that I have assembled 15 of them along with 5 Shelby continuation Cobras. Of the Superformance cars, 12 were Cobras, 2 were Daytona Coupes and one GT-40. When comparing the build quality of a Factory Five to a Superformance car the difference is quite remarkable. On their own, the FF looks good enough until you park a Superformance next to it, then it is like WOW, what a POS the FF is. The only other Cobra kit car that had near the quality of a Superformance car was a Backdraft car, and they use the BMW chassis on them. Build quality is the main reason for the huge disparity in price. At around $60K for a rolling chassis a Superformance car is just going to have better stuff. A FF car is great for the beginner/entry level type and for the $ may have more bang for the buck depending on how it is equipped. It is hard to beat a $30K Roush built EFI 427 Windsor putting out over 550HP in a 2,600lb Cobra tho. And yes the Roush engine comes with a warranty.

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Any pics? Man I'd love to see that GT40!

Bullitt347 said:

That one was done about 4 years ago. Black with white stripes, EFI Roush 427 Windsor with the true 180* exhaust headers. That thing was the most wicked sounding SBF I have ever heard. Don't have any pic's unfortunately. But driving that car just made you look for reasons to go up and down through the gearbox it sounded so badass. Those cars are built for top end. The 5 speed transaxle is set up with 3rd being 1:1 and 4th and 5th being overdrives. It does have a 4.10:1 gear ratio inside the transaxle though. And with a standing wet weight of about 2,200 lbs minus driver, with 550 plus HP on tap, the power to weight ratio is like 4 lbs per HP, so it flat out got it done. Not the greatest at rear visibility, but when you are passing everything on the road, you don't look behind you much, except for the occasional glance for the red and blues lol.

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THAT is what I'm talking about. I want one. Badly.