1965 Backdraft Shelby Cobra Car Review!: A Race Car For The Road!

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[@AndrewNguyenOfficial]

My automotive instructor in high school owned a Factory Five version of the Cobra. I was almost strictly an import/JDM kind of guy, but after seeing the Cobra and getting a ride in it, my eyes opened up to the Cobra, muscle, and V8's in general. The torque is unreal. Literally left me shaking from excitement after the first ride. Almost 10 years later, I am still in love with the Cobra. I am moving up through my career and once I have enough money saved up for a fun Sunday car, it'll be the Cobra without a doubt.

[@TonySanchez]

Thats so badass man. I hope you get it!

[@OK-ws7ti]

In my experience, people don't appreciate muscle until they feel it flex

[@AndrewNguyenOfficial]

@Andy A Hey there friend! Gosh, I can't believe it's been 2 years already. Well, sad part is I never got around to building or buying one. After owning a home since, I'm in the process of selling, moving to the East coast, and looking to get married; so the Cobra project will likely be postponed still. :( With that said, my automotive instructor just texted a video of him doing a burnout in his Cobra, so that was some motivation (and awesome)!

[@JerryDLTN]

I hope your wife will enjoy building a project car with you

[@AndrewNguyenOfficial]

@@JerryDLTN Thank you! It'll be a fun learning experience for us both.

[@BulletSpoung]

The part I liked the most was that you were respectful of someone else's car.

[@DMCCobra]

Love that smile on your face at 11:26 after going into 4th. That's what it's all about!

[@johngyarmati529]

Excellent.. I just bought that exact car. Pickling it up in Naples Florida next week. Great video and very informative. The sound this car makes is like nothing else in comparison. Pure American muscle. Great video...👍🤘💪

[@kathypriddy8430]

I bought a Backdraft a couple of months ago exactly like this one. Same colour scheme, same engine. It is aReal head turner and SO much fun to drive. I had a guy in a 5.7 litre Charger next to me 2 weeks ago revving up his engine at a stop light near the edge of town. Once the light turned green, he was a distant memory. OH the power.. Thank you Carroll Shelby!!!

[@ripamontea6807]

always a lover of the cobra since the first year, at 68 years i'm still in love! probably the best video on youtube. plugs right into the feeling of this iconic automobile. carrol shelby is a once in a lifetime person with once in a lifetime talent. 200 years from now people will still be in love with this piece of artand mechanics NUFF SAID!!!!

[@TonySanchez]

Agreed! I hope my dad never sells it

[@JerryDLTN]

I'd like to see someone have a Backdraft, a Superformance, a Factory Five, an ERA, and a Kirkham sitting next to each other and compare the differences

[@StandingUpForBetter]

Driving this car and looking at this car equals a grin from ear to ear. Thanks for posting. BEAUTIFUL!

[@TonySanchez]

Agreed!

[@Royce4122]

I enjoyed this very much. I am 77 years old and have had a Superformance Cobra for 15 years and enjoy it every day I drive it..I have had it on a race track twice and it is a BLAST. It doesn't take long to get up to 160 MPH.

[@GeorgeLista]

Royce Chambers happy to give it a loving new home when she needs it... meantime, keep on blasting!

[@josephdalton3688]

By far the best cobra review I have ever seen. Good job sir. I've also met Alastair once before. He will build my cobra soon.

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you 🙌🏼

[@ImpManiac]

Great video. I enjoyed your commentary and the shots of the gorgeous Cobra. Good work! IM 😎

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you!

[@garyhaber333]

I dreamed of owning one for years and finally bought my own 2001 Lone Star copy. Its a dream come true. And she sounds badazz even tho she only has a 302.

[@TonySanchez]

That’s awesome man🙌🏼

[@jasonh8043]

Great Video. THANKS !! Favorite car of all time, And that particular example is spectacular. Big cubic inch small block is the way to go.

[@dynjarren7523]

The Roar of the Engine is music to my ears! That is the sound of a Muscle Car! You know it has the Horsepower to backup that Roar! It’s not just empty noise or and empty threat of Speed! It’s Real! Love the Shelby Cobra!

[@georgerosa2070]

Sound was great! Watching with headphones I felt like I was there..Awsome Car!

[@terrybuchanan1]

driving all day, from morning 'till sunset - wow, what an adventure, never getting bored just driving around randomly - CLASSIC

[@TonySanchez]

google sucks right? Every time I drive this thing it feels like such an occasion. I love it!

[@terrybuchanan1]

@@TonySanchez just call me "GS" ;) ... i need one of these, or a daytona or gt40 to do the same! see you on the road!

[@mattmurchison3770]

absolutely beautiful Backdraft Cobra ! You asked what else we'd like to see ?... More Backdraft Cobras !!!

[@asancheztx]

Tony, would love to see a review on the Shelby museum in Vegas ! Fun place to go see some American Race History!

[@TonySanchez]

Hopefully!

[@asancheztx]

I never get tired of watching this video!

[@bcarr8422]

You can't stop smiling when driving this car.

[@TonySanchez]

Yesssssssss

[@autofanaticcars]

cool video man, im seriously considering a backdraft or superformance cobra just cant decide on which one

[@jameswoods1810]

A TRUE WORK OF ART ... From And Function . Shelby will be Greatly Missed ,

[@TonySanchez]

Indeed

[@BobbyTucker]

@James Woods, Carroll Shelby's memory still lives on in the Cobra and the GT-40.

[@tmr626]

Tony, it may be a little awkward but a person could place a radio and speaker(s) behind your right shoulder in the backboard. You'd probably have to tune in your fave station before a drive, pull over, or have a passenger do it for you. Awesome car! Just found another neat short video is: Why We Chose To Sell Backdraft Cobras! (posted by: Naples Motorsports Inc).

[@TonySanchez]

Yeah probably! I’m perfectly fine without it though 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@BobbyTucker]

This is my first time on your channel, Tony, that Cobra is one sweet ride but, I want to see more of the GT-40 with the 427, I grew up a GM man but the GT-40 is causing me to stray, lol. I subbed, 'liked', and clicked the bell, keep up the good work. Thank's for sharing.

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you! Hopefully one day I will get to review a GT40!

[@BobbyTucker]

@@TonySanchez I certainly hope so, Tony, it will be an experience you won't soon forget.

[@dannysteele4013]

Sweet!!! Your so right about the car!!! Can’t wait to drive my own cobra🤗🤗

[@bobbyserchion]

Great video Tony awesome ride keep it coming man

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

I'd like to see a review of the Kirkham Cobra. & Supraformance Shelby Aluminum body ( Kirkham built ). Independent views of each one.

[@LG-gx3nf]

The engine is the radio. The best sounding radio ever.

[@TonySanchez]

Indeed. Absolute bliss

[@SPfg3388]

I have one with a 550 hp Roush engine. I know how hard that car pulls in 3rd and 4th gear. It is a blast to drive but also demands respect.

[@Hammsolo77]

A Cobra is my dream car. I still remember my first hot wheels in 3rd grade! Red and yellow 427 AC... 🤤

[@TonySanchez]

That’s awesome bro! My dad was the same way

[@schlagboy]

I would definitely appreciate the longer wheelbase on these cars. I always wanted a 65 Cobra replica, but I thought that taller people looked uncomfortable in them or that their eyes were lined up with the top of the windshield. Looks like the Backdraft replica might be the one for me. Thanks for the review!

[@TonySanchez]

Indeed! I have a friend who has a 90 in wheel base one and I can’t fit in it. If you decide to go backdraft show them this video and let me know I sent you👍🏼 happy I was able to help

[@schlagboy]

Will do! Thanks again!

[@flashprash65]

I've watched your video several times and decided to get one. Looked for the peflrfect used one for a year then just decided to pull the trigger and called backdraft to order a new one. It'll be here Nov. 2020.

[@g.h.1726]

well, here we are in November 2021...let's hear your one year evaluation

[@Jacob-fd9wb]

Where did you buy it from, was it straight from backdraft website?

[@flashprash65]

@@Jacob-fd9wb I went down to Boynton Beach in Florida to see some floor models and some that were being built in the shop to figure out which options I really liked. Then I went on their website and ordered

[@Jacob-fd9wb]

@@flashprash65 hi, can you please send me the website, I am very interested in getting one of my own someday

[@sirbuck]

Well done video. Love that engine growl!

[@asancheztx]

Mr Corona it’s a COBRA SPECIAL BUILT BY SMEDING PERFORMANCE

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

I want a Cobra . It takes a real driver too handle a Machine like this. Factory Five is one of the best builders of Cobras . RIP Carroll Shelby. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Christgoldberg]

Have you had a chance to drive a Superformance Cobra yet? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on how they differ, and which one you prefer.

[@retiredafce3373]

It's beautiful. Love the engine!

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you! I love it🙌🏼

[@dev_m_c356]

What’s the name of the music you had playing in the background through the whole video? BTW amazing video!!!

[@OCGGIO]

Why does it have a whine like a blower car? What makes a n/a sound that way?

[@drjcwardjr]

Awesomeness achieved!!

[@TonySanchez]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@brandonchang4685]

Awesome video and car planning to get one built just like that in the near future.

[@TonySanchez]

Thats awesome man! Hope it turns out great

[@whaheydelee]

Does it come with a cup holder?

[@Mr91495osh]

Which maker is better, factory five or backdraft?

[@Inverted_Driving]

Exhaust note is perfection!

[@TonySanchez]

+Inverted Driving ikr?! I love the way this car sounds!

[@Jacob-fd9wb]

Where did you buy it from?

[@MrPaulmclaren722]

Do you have one in RHD black with metallic purple flake lovely .

[@JoshuaAWatson]

This channel and his subscribers are my people, I’m crying because I’m broke and can’t afford one

[@jeandyriveron1575]

I love it, wish to have one some day 😍

[@TonySanchez]

One day man!

[@kevin-wn2nr]

Awesome! Thank You.

[@Mr91495osh]

Thinking backdraft uses the 427 body and factory five uses the 287 body style. Yes or no?

[@ericmcfarland4228]

Have you driven one with a coyote motor for comparison? Thanks for the video!

[@TonySanchez]

I have not. Might have to look into that!

[@dorian2112]

my dad has a BD Cobra and it is scary fun. 392 cid Roush.

[@TonySanchez]

That's awesome man!

[@andyc5612]

Great video.Awesome replica. How deep a pockets do you need to own one?

[@TonySanchez]

Depends on what options you would like with it. But you can pick one up used for around $70k

[@andyc5612]

Thanks guys

[@steveh8835]

Saw one for the first time up close yesterday at the dyno. Indigo blue with white stripes. Beautiful fit and finish for a fiberglass car. Roush 427 power and did sound great. There's a dealer near my office that sells the Backdraft Cobra's new and ask $77,950. Thanks for the review.

[@brandonsmith4367]

Maybe price's are going down, you can get a brand new Backdraft 427 cobra from Naples Motors in Florida for 68-69k. Look them up :)

[@superpreditor]

Stage 3 clutch really? What does that mean exactly?

[@kevinsullivan4076]

Beautiful video

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you!

[@craigorford9932]

Love the Shelby cars

[@givemetoast]

Just keep reviewing cobras!!!!

[@TonySanchez]

Thanks man! If another comes my way I would love to have a go at it!

[@surplussean3364]

I couldn't imagine having that much HP in this car. I have a Factory Five with a 302 and it's plenty. It's like a rocket with just around 350 HP

[@TonySanchez]

Yeah its pretty crazy

[@almierz4604]

Yeah , Try driving an ORIGINAL with a 427 Big Block , OH YEAH , CRAZY. !

[@Chief6067]

Two simple words..... BAD ASS!!!!! 😆😁

[@gabrielsanchex]

LOOK AT THESE MUSCLES

[@aethervortex]

The classiest Cobras were the ones with the smaller engines: the 289s and 305 HO motors. They had more equitable weight distribution from front to rear, were lighter than the big blocks overall and handled a whole hell of a lot better through the curves. With a 4:11 or 4:56 rear end coupled to a 5 speed stick these smaller block Cobras could actually out accelerate the bigger blocked, more powerful versions. 500 plus horses is just too much for these frames. Optimum hp for them is around 350 to 375. The original 427 Cobra acquired the dubious nickname "Flexible Flyer" owing to the fact that when you stomped the pedal to the metal on them the tremendous torque would twist the aluminum frame and instantly shatter their windshields. It was a sad case of overkill with the 427, but the 289/305 V-8 and the proper gear train was an unbeatable combo for that Shelby AC chassis. All the blistering fast street machine fighter Cobras of that era were light, high-revving, 3/4 cam, 4bbl., solid lifter small blocks.

[@timbaker4327]

Total nonsense from yet another know-nothing.

[@timbaker4327]

Gee, thats a swell story.What a shame none of it is true.They didnt have 5speeds,aluminum frames,and the windshields were not stressed members of the frame so they never shattered.So all in all a total load of nonsense.

[@1964stanlech]

love my cobra !

[@TonySanchez]

Agreed!

[@altonwilliams7117]

My favorite muscle car!

[@TonySanchez]

Agreed!

[@markdowler944]

So AWESOME !!!!!!

[@surplussean3364]

Backdraft are really nice builds and should be for what they cost. I just can't believe they don't have power steering. Factory Five's come with power steering and cost a third less

[@TonySanchez]

I like it without powersteering. You only notice it when youre backing out, or doing a U-turn

[@matthewm2095]

It’s an option, most people keep it authentic

[@surplussean3364]

@@matthewm2095 ...Yeah, but almost everything about a backdraft isn't authentic

[@matthewm2095]

Then I suppose rather buy a real one @@surplussean3364

[@TheWheels1965]

Well it put a smile on my face! :-)

[@whowell117]

I need the bent shifter!

[@almierz4604]

whowell117 It's a 4 speed shifter turned upside down .

[@hawaiianpunch6534]

Is that roll bar mounted to the body or frame?

[@TonySanchez]

Frame

[@IndependenceCityMotoring]

Is the body fiberglass, steel, or aluminum?

[@TonySanchez]

Fiberglass

[@Suomisisu1]

Yeaah man.... I am in love with Cobras from lot of years ago, Shelby for me is an iconic name, the Father of the creature, God bless him!!! Watching the vid I feel like if I was there at the wheel. And what a SOUND!!! WOW...Now my car it seems a piece of shit...

[@aethervortex]

Kick ass cobra! But why not give us what we really want: a blistering peal out from a dead stop leaving behind a cloud of blue smoke and two long, black tread marks.

[@randyhill4127]

very nice car

[@TonySanchez]

Thanks!

[@GTE465]

Nice!!! Cool..

[@drftr7735]

should i get this one or the superformance?

[@TonySanchez]

Hard to say, because i have never driven the super performace. But we are really happy with our cobra!

[@sallen8117]

check out backdraft #1277 on youtube, its for sale on ebay,

[@asancheztx]

If you want to drive it- a BDR.

[@alecball68]

Yeah beautiful where can I get one thanks

[@TonySanchez]

Google backdraft cobras

[@asancheztx]

I bought mine on www.cobracountry.com

[@asancheztx]

CallJames Yale at Radical Roadsters in Tomball Texas. He is a distributor for BDR. He knows the cobra well.

[@michellegoic7668]

Encore et toujours le rêve

[@ChrisConnerSr]

Can I drive it ? Closest I'll ever get to driving a Cobra

[@colinhoward74]

Ford only build a 351 , in two forms , 1 is the Windsor short block and extremely rare , the other is the Cleveland 351 which is far more powerful than the Chevy 350 , Ford distributors are in the front , Chevy and Chrysler at the back , I find the e36 suspension a giggle as the shocks , turrets and the like all stick out of the bodywork , the shocks and springs are all pure Jaguar xj6 , xjs rear suspension , they are the only ones that will ever fit , yes the wishbones are BMW but thats it . I know , I have built Cobras . KC Cobras .

[@BradThePitts]

I like this version in iconic blue. Another version of Backdraft has a black powder-coated rollbar, headlight bezels, windshield frame, pretty much everything chrome is black, and I think it goes too far with the modernization.

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@typ930]

question is...backdraft or superformance??

[@TonySanchez]

Good question... Superperformance should let me use one for the weekend to make a video on🤷‍♂️

[@johnhately7656]

typ930 Gmund Kirkham ?

[@rojasray]

I wonder how many times KZbinrs have told the car’s and Carroll’s stories and think they’re the first ones to do so.

[@BUCKNERBUCK2]

I wonder how many people have left odd comments on KZbin car videos and never get to drive the cars or create content? Respect the ones that are doing what you are watching.

[@rojasray]

@@BUCKNERBUCK2 - I wonder how many times you’ve assumed to know someone based on one simple comment? Jackass.

[@jmm4081]

How stable is it at really high speeds?

[@TonySanchez]

For the most part yes! Right now it begins to wobble at about 120. But I think it’s because it needs a new alignment/tires

[@jmm4081]

Flying down the road at 120 MPH with no top on the car might make me a little jumpy. @@TonySanchez

[@TonySanchez]

Lol very true. But in the video I stated that it shares its suspension from the E36 m3 because that’s how backdraft made it so the suspension is fairly updated. I know the aerodynamics are not the best and the car is really light but The shake that I feel around that MPH shouldn’t be there. It’s going into the shop in about 2 weeks for some service and that’s one of the things that is being looked at👍🏼

[@jmm4081]

I really want to get some version of the Cobra. Thinking of doing the Factory Five build school. Not sure what direction to go.@@TonySanchez

[@thekretch]

Why would you need to drive at 120 anyway? Not many places in North America that you can drive those speeds. Germany maybe. This is a fun car to cruise in and make noise. You have to know this is a machine that does not handle well. An ordinary Porsche with less Hp will kill this on a twisty road. Still want to have one though.

[@lesslisilverman]

I'll stick with my Go-cart, the stereo sucks, it's still pretty classy though.

[@TonySanchez]

Hahah😄

[@kentdroughton9431]

Nice vid great car.

[@TonySanchez]

+Kent Droughton thanks pinch

[@MrMustangrick]

looking for a lightly used Back Draft Cobra...….

[@sallen8117]

check out backdraft #1277 on youtube its for sale on ebay.

[@BradThePitts]

No such thing as a "lightly used" Backdraft Cobra - it might have only 1,000 miles on the odometer, but how many of those miles were done a 1/4 of a mile at a time? LOL

[@sallen8117]

was show car only, no racing no hard driving, like new

[@asancheztx]

MrMustangrick new in 2013 it was $78,000

[@asancheztx]

I have it on Cobra country. Com for sale

[@millerspeedinc]

Bad ass car and awesome belt drive whine! Check out @millerspeedinc for more of our 427 Backdraft Cobra builds and pulley systems

[@asancheztx]

millerspeed1 you built one hell of a COBRA. Wicked fast sounds awesome!!! It never ever gets old:)

[@asancheztx]

Putting this Cobra up for sale today on www.cobracountry.com :( . Going to miss you baby....

[@jeffreykoeleman7068]

Is its a real one ?

[@bwtv147]

If you go to the Backdraft site they are careful to state that they have no connection to Shelby or Cobra.

[@asancheztx]

It’s the augmented version!!! Better than real and if it breaks you can fix it reasonably.

[@ericbitzer5247]

The only thing that bothers me and bothers me on all reproduction Cobras is the tail lights. The four small is just wrong and the correct two rectangular ovals just looks a million times better. Other than that I need one before I leave this Earth.

[@FaithfulServant316]

Backdraft is not a cobra unfortunately. Kirkham is a REAL Cobra😎

[@SPfg3388]

Actually.....neither would be real Cobra but in reality, they are better mechanically than a real Cobra in every way and that includes performance.

[@surplussean3364]

The main way that a Kirkham is related to the original cobra is the aluminum body. The original cobra's had aluminum bodies

[@asancheztx]

Who needs real in a world of augmentation, plastic surgery, and super technology. It feels like a 60s car just better

[@isaiahrobinson5575]

I JUST finished watching another video of ThatDudeinBlue do a review of a 65 Shelby Cobra from Superformance & his turn radius was TERRIBLY AWFUL!!!!! I wonder HOW and WHY they differ🤔🤔

[@TonySanchez]

Im flattered to even be compared to him😄 yeah the turning radius on them is really not that great. Hopefully one day me and him can met up and find out🤷🏽‍♂️😄

[@almierz4604]

Tony Sarch Wheel base. And turning rack to rack.

[@samualwhittemore228]

Where are you going to put your beer while shifting? That is a cruzing car not a race car.

[@joehentalack2443]

It stops on a "dime".....??!!!(or turns..??)...Really..??

[@marshallamp682]

The original cars had 15 in rims. That doesn't. Low profile tires look less than impressive.

[@blthetube1]

If you came for the car and not to listen to some nobody yammer on and on about how great the car is without actually driving it, Stop watching now.

[@zavatone]

It's a lens, not a lense. Lense isn't a word in English.

[@TonySanchez]

Thank you👏🏼

[@timbaker4327]

Get over it comic book boy.

[@jason900rr]

Audio in the car is JUNK

[@marknesbitt6959]

Your in my mid-life crisis