I see no problem with a 350 in a cobra kit. That's what makes kit car so desirable. Its all up to your imagination you can source an engine and tranny from anything. You can buy a kit car in any stage from just the body and frame to complete turn key. All holes are pre-drilled to mount the body on frame. If a late model Hemi will fit..use it
Nick, I watch every video you make even if it isn’t a car I would not like to own. You always do a great job! I’m considering contacting Maple Motors to see if you would be interested in my 1969 Ford Ranchero Pro Street, only about 600 miles on it since completion.
@@orlandoruiz5824 your right it needs a (Henry) ford a worked 302 would do the trick I’ve driven one with a big block,there in uncontrollable,it only weighs 1800 lbs they are small and tight,however it’s the most fun u can have with your clothes on.
I’m not a Ford guy, but an FE big block would be awesome in there, or even a SBF, but not a SBC even though it’s my favorite. Carol Shelby would vomit!
Shelby would have accepted any v8 from whatever manufacturer. He endorsed the viper. He just wanted big american v8s. That said, as a chevy and mopar fan, i woulid change to a ford :)
Nick, you lucky dawg!!! That car has to be the ultimate driving experience! Beautiful! Just beautiful! Show me an EV that can replace that! You can't! Don't care how fast they are, what range they get, no EV will ever be as cool as that car! Great video!
noticed when he's driving straight, the steering wheel is not clocked right. any alignment shop could fix that, or at worst, pull the steering wheel mount and re-clock the splines.
Hi I really enjoy your car lot and you folks really seem to be very honest if not you would not be in business for 40 plus years I mite make it down to your lot take care Nick and Family😊
Great sounding Cobra. Looks like a lot of fun to drive! You said you’re 5’10”, 215 and it’s a bit snug for you! Im 5’8” and 175 so that car would fit me just right!! Lol!🤣 Now, where did I put that $35K?! 😳
Basically an Engine with a steering wheel. You should put a 100 dollar bill on the windshield and tempt someone to pull it off like salesmen did in the 60's.
I could really see life in that town..My wife...Any car shows today? Me..Nah so lets go see Nick there is more there than most car shows today anyway and even better....they are all able to be got!!!
I don’t understand why the builder did the air intake this way? A simple round air cleaner would have allowed the motor to breathe much better since the scoop is functional. Would have had cold air directly to the carburetor. It’s a nice kit car that you can either drive the way it is, or blow it apart and fix all the little things. Nick, you were grinning ear to ear driving it down the road. That told me all I needed to know!
It's not a Ford, it's a tube frame fiberglass body kit car. A kit replica of an AC Bristol. The original ones were made in Great Britain as you should be aware and weren't a Ford in any way. Then Shelby went to them and the story goes on. I get your point but hell a zillion people like Milners 32 and it had a 283 in it. So......
It's actually a re bodied corvette . All corvette from body down cobra replica frame up. So the 350 actually is what belongs in between the frame rails.
I think it's a C2. note that at the rear uprights, where the trailing arm box is at, it doesn't have the lower diagonal braces, indicative of pre-69 chassis, I think.
Nice ride. I see a lot of comments on the engine. Personally, I'd put a 383 stroker crate in it. Likely the best bang for the buck out there these days, assuming one doesn't want to build it themselves. Maybe even grab a modern salvage 5.0 or go weird with something like a Caddy TT 6? Another option would be to FI that 350. Plenty of room for single or twin turbo and IC.
Same is true for all Cobra kit cars unless you are a top-notch builder. There are a few pros that do it for a living but 99% of us would be lucky to get the money back, even if the car has less than 1,000 miles on it.
Come on, everyone, almost any v-8 with the proper drive line would do the job. The body and frame weigh nearly nothing! This car is a blank canvas which could be finished according to anyone's taste.
As you are well aware, the world isn't built for you big guys. Cars too tight, ceiling fans too low, counter tops too low, toilets too low, toilet areas of bathrooms too tight, can't get under the dash to work on your hotrod, and on and on.
A 32 highboy roadster with a chopped windshield doesn't have wipers either genius. Get back in you Prius, your domineering wife is giving you that look, as usual.
Depending on the kit manufacturer that kit could be sick as fuck with a hardtop I,d go for a gt 350r motor the give it the American styled flat plane crank growl and late powerband would make it handle as well as accelerates
Which kit is this? Factory Five? They do a nice kit. Real nice but at 6'4" my knees would be on the dash and my head sticking out above the windshield. 😂
That's a nice car but if i had it that boat anchor 350 would be gone and in would go a gen 2 coyote. If that wouldn't fit, then probably an LS3. That car would be way more fun with a coyote.
He might have had the engine and trans just laying around. Build your own. That's the fun of it. I didn't say checkbook it, I said build your own. You checkbook hotrodders kill me.
Dude tell them people that thinks a sales person need to be present when looking ask classic cars are like people glance look it over hang. On need sales person to setup date or dates dates 😅
Nice. Built on a C2/C3 Corvette chassis (frame too). I trust that more than a lot of the 'home brew' setups I've seen in kit cars. How is it titled, as a Corvette?
looks like a C2 chassis. they're a couple inches shorter than the C3. battery box behind the drivers seat is absent (under car view). That lower radiator hose looks janky, would fix/replace.
so much room behind the engine, to the firewall. tempting to move the engine back about 6" for better weight distribution. usually the chevy distributor is a couple inches from the firewall. Hope that battery cover doesn't make contact with that disconnect switch. Zzzzap.
You people bitching that it's not a Ford engine need to understand that a small block Chevy is so cheap to do, even if you are thinking pretty high horsepower, compared to even a SBF. To those people saying it needs an FE 427 blah blah blah, you can build 3 small block Chevys for the price of one FE and they are so much easier than an FE. So much peculiar particular stuff in an FE build. I know, I just built one.
@@MapleMotorsNickSouthgate Ok let me just say you need to put out an album...You got a great voice! When I heard it first thing I thought was Metallica..lol
Why, oh why go to the trouble to find the hottest possible place to draw air from to go in that carb. Uhh, there is a hole in the hood right there. Get an old Mr Gasket open top air cleaner or get one from Ron's Fuel fuel injection that is a different design but low and open on top. You want cold air, not hot air from behind the engine. Come on man....
I see no problem with a 350 in a cobra kit. That's what makes kit car so desirable. Its all up to your imagination you can source an engine and tranny from anything. You can buy a kit car in any stage from just the body and frame to complete turn key. All holes are pre-drilled to mount the body on frame. If a late model Hemi will fit..use it
Nick, I watch every video you make even if it isn’t a car I would not like to own. You always do a great job! I’m considering contacting Maple Motors to see if you would be interested in my 1969 Ford Ranchero Pro Street, only about 600 miles on it since completion.
I appreciate that!
Post a video of it🤙🏽
Nice start needs a few things to finish it off but the hard stuff is done just hope it doesn't rain when your out cruising
Only thing she needs is an engine swap to a proper ford motor!
I agree 100%, I say a 427!!!!.
@@orlandoruiz5824 your right it needs a (Henry) ford a worked 302 would do the trick I’ve driven one with a big block,there in uncontrollable,it only weighs 1800 lbs they are small and tight,however it’s the most fun u can have with your clothes on.
Nope!!
Wrecken and aunction full of coyotes so that would be first choice. Coyote and 6speed or a 11:5:1 351 Cleveland
Possible a good 429 should work
I can honestly say that's the first Cobra I've seen with a Chevy engine someone needs there head examine on that one.
But overall Cobras are cool!!
I’m not a Ford guy, but an FE big block would be awesome in there, or even a SBF, but not a SBC even though it’s my favorite. Carol Shelby would vomit!
Shelby would have accepted any v8 from whatever manufacturer. He endorsed the viper. He just wanted big american v8s. That said, as a chevy and mopar fan, i woulid change to a ford :)
I envy you Nick sometimes, but also appreciate the honesty of you and the dealership on the vehicles you sell continued success, and thanks again
I appreciate that!
Nick, you lucky dawg!!! That car has to be the ultimate driving experience! Beautiful! Just beautiful! Show me an EV that can replace that! You can't! Don't care how fast they are, what range they get, no EV will ever be as cool as that car! Great video!
You got that right, yeah I love being able to drive these kit cars. I’ma get one eventually lol
noticed when he's driving straight, the steering wheel is not clocked right. any alignment shop could fix that, or at worst, pull the steering wheel mount and re-clock the splines.
Hi I really enjoy your car lot and you folks really seem to be very honest if not you would not be in business for 40 plus years I mite make it down to your lot take care Nick and Family😊
Great sounding Cobra. Looks like a lot of fun to drive! You said you’re 5’10”, 215 and it’s a bit snug for you! Im 5’8” and 175 so that car would fit me just right!! Lol!🤣
Now, where did I put that $35K?! 😳
Basically an Engine with a steering wheel. You should put a 100 dollar bill on the windshield and tempt someone to pull it off like salesmen did in the 60's.
I could really see life in that town..My wife...Any car shows today? Me..Nah so lets go see Nick there is more there than most car shows today anyway and even better....they are all able to be got!!!
Awesome….Chevy 350 is a rarity parts galore one thing about the 350 you can get parts anywhere. Very Nice !😊
I like the hot air intake system
A big block 427 Ford FE would make that thing SQUIRM!
I don’t understand why the builder did the air intake this way? A simple round air cleaner would have allowed the motor to breathe much better since the scoop is functional. Would have had cold air directly to the carburetor. It’s a nice kit car that you can either drive the way it is, or blow it apart and fix all the little things. Nick, you were grinning ear to ear driving it down the road. That told me all I needed to know!
Thank you
Forget about the intake, the exhaust setup is what made me think "what were they doing"
@@AKDubs06glad I’m not the only one who was like wow that’s the ez route huh? Lol
Like a mustache on the Mona Lisa, a bowe tie in a Hermy J Ford . BLASPHEMY 😮 HOW COULD YOU MAPLE MOTORS 😝🤔🎸
It's not a Ford, it's a tube frame fiberglass body kit car. A kit replica of an AC Bristol. The original ones were made in Great Britain as you should be aware and weren't a Ford in any way. Then Shelby went to them and the story goes on. I get your point but hell a zillion people like Milners 32 and it had a 283 in it. So......
It's actually a re bodied corvette . All corvette from body down cobra replica frame up. So the 350 actually is what belongs in between the frame rails.
No seat belts?
So the roll bar is just to protect the car after you're thrown out?
Looks like Corvette C3 frame, front suspension , steering box, trans xmember, rearend and powertrain, maybe a Corvette with Cobra Body?
It's definitely sitting on a Corvette frame, looks like a c3.
I think it's a C2. note that at the rear uprights, where the trailing arm box is at, it doesn't have the lower diagonal braces, indicative of pre-69 chassis, I think.
Nice ride. I see a lot of comments on the engine. Personally, I'd put a 383 stroker crate in it. Likely the best bang for the buck out there these days, assuming one doesn't want to build it themselves. Maybe even grab a modern salvage 5.0 or go weird with something like a Caddy TT 6? Another option would be to FI that 350. Plenty of room for single or twin turbo and IC.
Mankind don’t appreciate the CLASSIC anymore I’m just in tears 😭 just watching this true beauty ..
First, win lottery, second, build pole barn, third, Fill With Classic Cars!
It would be cheaper to buy this one than build one yourself.
Same is true for all Cobra kit cars unless you are a top-notch builder. There are a few pros that do it for a living but 99% of us would be lucky to get the money back, even if the car has less than 1,000 miles on it.
Awesome! But I wouldn't fit in it. I'm too tall.
Man if I only had a spare 427 side oiler motor 😢
Idle should be set to 600 rather than 1200
Come on, everyone, almost any v-8 with the proper drive line would do the job. The body and frame weigh nearly nothing! This car is a blank canvas which could be finished according to anyone's taste.
It doesn't need an engine swap there should be a Ford engine in that car
🏆That would put a huge smile 👀 on my face 🍀everyday 😎✌️
350 in that little thing? Gotta be quick.
That's 3 horn picks in a row for me.
Cool car...I need that like I need another hole in my head...lol...but thanks for showing me
Love it of I had the only ill woild buyitallways wanted areal on with the 427good looking ca
R
Looks fun to drive too
Other messages was right, needs a Ford 427 and the proper shifter. The exhaust definitely needs to be corrected underneath
It’s a kit car. Do with it what works for you.
Beautiful. 👍👍
Thanks 👍
A 5.0 coyote swap would be fire !!!
Well I'm 6'2", 245 so I guess I won't be fitting in the driver's seat.
As you are well aware, the world isn't built for you big guys. Cars too tight, ceiling fans too low, counter tops too low, toilets too low, toilet areas of bathrooms too tight, can't get under the dash to work on your hotrod, and on and on.
@@davidkeeton6716 Don't forget the shorter people asking you to reach something for them. lol
289 Ford engine but a 5.0 of a Coyote engine would be better that's just my opinion.
Pretty car bute its built for small people.
I guess out of the question for me since I'm 6'4" Nice ride though!
I love ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘 ford corba kit car 🚗 ♥️ 😍 🙌 😀 ❤️
Wow, what a beautiful little car... sounds awesome! God bless you Nick and your whole family ❤
Thank you! You too!
Oh Great, Mid 30 thousands for no windshield wiper car.
A 32 highboy roadster with a chopped windshield doesn't have wipers either genius. Get back in you Prius, your domineering wife is giving you that look, as usual.
I wouldn’t be driving this in the rain lol no top 🤣
Imagine buying a Shelby cobra kit car and thinking you'd be driving it in the rain to begin with lmao 😂
It was a pleasure riding shotgun with you, sir
It sits perfectly on those Coopers and Torq-Thrusts!
They are a beautiful car.
77 Smokey And the Bandit trans Amen my Favorite 66 Shelby Cobra
Depending on the kit manufacturer that kit could be sick as fuck with a hardtop I,d go for a gt 350r motor the give it the American styled flat plane crank growl and late powerband would make it handle as well as accelerates
Which kit is this? Factory Five? They do a nice kit. Real nice but at 6'4" my knees would be on the dash and my head sticking out above the windshield. 😂
You would think it had a Ford engine.
Looks like a fun car to take for a cruise on a nice sunny day.
That's a nice car but if i had it that boat anchor 350 would be gone and in would go a gen 2 coyote. If that wouldn't fit, then probably an LS3. That car would be way more fun with a coyote.
LS swap .
He might have had the engine and trans just laying around. Build your own. That's the fun of it. I didn't say checkbook it, I said build your own. You checkbook hotrodders kill me.
If I had it I'd have it!!! Fast sell.
Dude tell them people that thinks a sales person need to be present when looking ask classic cars are like people glance look it over hang. On need sales person to setup date or dates dates 😅
What? Everything you typed is incomprehensible...
Definitely looks like a fun ride
With that steering wheel cocked when going straight, need to get it on the rack and check the alignment.
I dont think i can fit in that car im too big for it.
66 Cobra replica factory 5 kit car probably be fun for summer or has road coarse track
Don't hit me when you close the dooooor.
This is a sweet car
You don't even have to leave to find a flaw, it's under the hood
There’s something about…..Danger Danger Will Robinson …..get this thing and mash the go pedal 😊
Dang, looks like a whole lot of fun.
Nice. Built on a C2/C3 Corvette chassis (frame too). I trust that more than a lot of the 'home brew' setups I've seen in kit cars. How is it titled, as a Corvette?
That's what it looks like. Probably handles pretty good too.
looks like a C2 chassis. they're a couple inches shorter than the C3. battery box behind the drivers seat is absent (under car view). That lower radiator hose looks janky, would fix/replace.
I was a watching…..looks like a corvette rear end😊
Hey Nick check out that gas tank someone hit the bottom really hard.
Damn , it’s a Corvette underneath!😂
Good job on video as always and nice ride just not for me im to tall and need more room then for two
Great little car, Looks great, I enjoyed the ride, Thanks for the video Nick.
Glad you enjoyed it
so much room behind the engine, to the firewall. tempting to move the engine back about 6" for better weight distribution. usually the chevy distributor is a couple inches from the firewall. Hope that battery cover doesn't make contact with that disconnect switch. Zzzzap.
You people bitching that it's not a Ford engine need to understand that a small block Chevy is so cheap to do, even if you are thinking pretty high horsepower, compared to even a SBF. To those people saying it needs an FE 427 blah blah blah, you can build 3 small block Chevys for the price of one FE and they are so much easier than an FE. So much peculiar particular stuff in an FE build. I know, I just built one.
351w stroked to 427ci.
I would keep the 350 just as it is
Nice kit car looks good sounds good nice 👍
Big 10.
Big thanks
A Ford 427 would be more impressive.
Sweet ride.
😎😎😎👍👍👍
350nplenty enough power with that small of a car.
Has it been crash tested. My first thought after seeing the door lmao. 😮
I had a Superformance showroom nearby. Dude had a 66 Replica built with a period correct Hemi.
Was s beast, but the value was butchered.
love your rolling ghost intros
289 would take this kit car, to the moon!!!!
It's a kit car you make what you want very cool just the way it is 👍
Sacrifice is awesome tune
Thank you
Wow again, I don't have the money quite yet. But that is the stuff. Yeah baby
Easy question...Whos music is in the beginning...lol
Thats me lol
@@MapleMotorsNickSouthgate Ok let me just say you need to put out an album...You got a great voice! When I heard it first thing I thought was Metallica..lol
Why, oh why go to the trouble to find the hottest possible place to draw air from to go in that carb. Uhh, there is a hole in the hood right there. Get an old Mr Gasket open top air cleaner or get one from Ron's Fuel fuel injection that is a different design but low and open on top. You want cold air, not hot air from behind the engine. Come on man....
That a boy Nick cruisin in second gear.
That car jumped a curb at some point. (Front end damage and fuel tNk strap bent.
nice ride..its clean
Dang whats wrong with a 350 she sounds great!
Love this cat😢😂❤😂😂
💯💯💯👍👍, I love the way that car sounds.👍👍👍
You and me both! Thanks👍
You take trades? '71 vette, LS5 454, auto.
Do you mean a 351 Nick? If not, and its a 350 why are you marketing it as a "Ford"??
They was smart outing in a Chevy motor in it you know you won’t break down on side of road oh yeahhh!!!
NOT a daily driver.... Sunny day toy
oh yeah!
making money and having fun.👍
Cool.
Built Ford tough with Chevy stuff! 😂
I like this one better! ✨😍✨
I bet Carrol Shelby is turning over in his grave. A 351W bored to a 427.
This had to sell fast
350, under the hood? I'm, done!
Nice