Cool, I have a Factory Five Racing MK1 Cobra myself. Love the car, hence my handle....Whooooaaa - there's ANOTHER spooky coincidence, I have spent most of my business life making COBRA, Jaguar and Porsche replicas !!
I retired in 2000 selling my moulds and jigs to a guy that was my agent in Germany. Even though I had my own business - I used to do a lot of consultancy work for Realm Engineering Ltd [ www.realmengineering.com. ] and liased with Carroll Shelby to finalise his personal endorsement of the RAM Cobra - the ONLY replica to have received Shelby's personal endorsement outside the US [ and only 1 there I think ]. I became friends with Shelby and after 5 years or so I was appointed the European Liaison Officer for his "European Transplant Trust" - set up to help underprivileged and kids to have organ transplants.
Since my retirement [ ha,ha ] I still carry out engineering design consultancy work for both the German guy and Realm. Any more coincidences from half way round the World ??
Here [ left ] shown with Carroll and the car we provided him with to use during the Innes Ireland memorial Rally [ NEC - Silverstone ]. He also used the car at Le Mans for his 35th. Anniversary celebrations doing several laps before the start of the race - with me trying to keep up in one of our RACE Cobras with a French TV cameraman aboard.
Kirk,Since has turned into a Cobra replica thread does anyone know of a “AC 289” kit?
-Kirk
Here's one I hope you guys are inspired to solve the make of. The people on the bike are my uncle Doug and my mother at 17. She will be 101 at Christmas. Photo was taken in Hampton in Arden outside of Birmingham in 1928.
Mom can't think of the name but she believes the bike wasn't made for many years but that is no sure thing.
Bike wasn't around long after Granddad talked Grandma into a ride and they took an inpromtu trip through the ditch. A few hours for Grandad at the local pub up the road weighed pretty heavy on the trip according to Mom.
Any help would be great. We never thought to ask our Granddad what it was when we were kids.
Please click on the photo to enlarge it.
Steve.
That's an older post. we sort of came to the conclusion it was an AJS about 1917 to 1923.Looks like a Norton,late teens,start your research with the magnato gear box in mind
yes, I've been thinking along similar lines [ no pun intended ] - in line 4cyl Reliant engine. All alloy, very light, has it's own compact gearbox and is very tuneable - if that's what you want. Some have been used in Indian style Trikes and with the right accessories look sufficiently "period".Here's one I'd like to add...
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/03/10/rambler-inline-4-from-cook-customs/
Inline 4 cyclinder concept like a Indian 4 or a Henderson...
-Kirk
Coincidentally I've been sorting through all my old M/C mags today. Couldn't give them away so I've had a major cull.I wonder if you can build a single with a lay back cylinder. Beach will know, others might, there were single cylinder verions with the engine leaning forward. Could you blank off the front of a twin to make a reverse sloper like an early Indian?