1989 RAM Shelby Cobra Replica

For sale by auction on Saturday 30 August 2014 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
Ram Automotive cars although similar in appearance to the other
Cobra replicas are totally different under the double-skinned
fiberglass shell. Instead of a ladder frame chassis. there is a
full space frame which was developed in conjunction with the race
car constructors. Reynard. Adrian Cocking is the man behind Ram
Automotive. an ex-Dax employee who left to set up his own business.
The very nature of the Ram's chassis construction gives increased
rigidity over most ladder frames and offers benefits in the cars
handling. Jaguar top and bottom wishbones are hung onto the front
of the chassis and used in conjunction with up-rated road springs
and dampers. At the rear of the car. a modified Jaguar XJ
series rear axle is used with narrowed drive-shafts. The space
frame design offers the safety conscious a well braced body shell. br/>there are many impact absorbing zones and the driver is surrounded
by substantial framework. Also the fuel tank is set deep into the
chassis behind the seats for protection. Most Ram Cobra replicas
were fitted with a mildly tweaked Rover V8 engine. in some cases a
large American V8 unit was used giving similar performance to the
original Shelby Cobra.

This RAM Shelby Cobra was commissioned in November 1991 and
completed in October 1992. Fitted with a 1968 Ford five litre V8
from a Shelby Mustang. it has had a long and interesting history
being used as a show and press car in the 1990's. In 1994. it was
used as a centre piece by Carroll Shelby at the Autosport Racing
Car Show at NEC Birmingham. for the UK launch of the Shelby
Transplant Trust. where he inspected and drove the car giving his
approval and signing the dash board and inside the engine
compartment. Later in 1994. he drove the car again as one of the
featured lead cars in the Innes Ireland Memorial Rally alongside
other famous drivers Stirling Moss. Roy Salvadori. Jack Brabham and
Derek Bell to name but a few. In 1997. the engine was overhauled by
Connaught Competition Engines. where the speedo was reset to zero.
A new soft top and tonneau cover. made in mohair. was fitted in the
summer of 1999. The vendor purchased the car in June 2001 and. in
the following year to solve an overheating problem in traffic. had
the water pump replaced. the radiator re-cored. replaced the
electric fans and had air baffles made to direct the air flow
around the engine compartment. The car comes with a V5 registration
document. an MoT test certificate. history files and photographs of
the car at events and the old MoT certificates verifying the
mileage of 3. 00 since the engine rebuild. Here is one of the
best Cobra Replicas ever built which has been fully endorsed by the
original extraordinary designer. 

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