Unique 427 Roadster...smokin'! photo courtesy of Car & Driver. magazine	Unique offers you the only Cobra replica ever recognized as "The Best Cobra replica" by Petersen's Specialty Car magazine (January 1990 issue). Also in 1990 Unique was selected for the coveted "Good Manufacturing Practices Award" by the Assn. of Handcrafted Automobiles, sponsors of the annual Knott's Berry Farm Specialty Car Show. in Buena Park, California.

Do you know which Cobra roadster is actually the rarest, the most competitive, and the most desirable collectible? It's the small-block racing models, immediate predecessor of the 427 series. Based upon the 289 Competition Cobra. (or USRRC Cobra, as it was originally labeled), these cars featured wider front and rear fenders (that is, wider than provided on the original "slab-side" 289s), cut-back doors, and an added oil cooler opening in front. There were originally only five of these 1964 Competition Cobras. produced, thus rendering the "FIA Cobra" (as it would later become known) the most desirable of the original Shelby roadsters. Collectors would eventually be required to shell out over one million dollars for one of these irreplaceable reptiles. Unique's entry (below) will set you back for considerably less...

Unique 289 Flareside	Unique's 289 Flareside is available to you in both component and turnkey form, either directly from Unique or from any one of our dealers nationwide. Like our big-block roadster, the small-block Flareside chassis sports the high-performance Jag/Salisbury IRS rear assembly and 11" vented disc brakes in front. Here's a superb, very reasonably-priced Cobra replica that you can drop a small-block Ford V8 into without breaking tradition... .
Above: since 1996 you've seen this crowd-stopping Unique 289 Flareside featured prominently in B.F..Goodrich's magazine ads! It was built (and is driven competitively) by Unique Motorcars' authorized dealer Bob Shaw of Operations Plus, serving Unique Motorcars' customers in of Southern California and neighboring states. .
at right: engine well of Unique 289 Flareside

Here's a hot link to Unique Motorcars' remote website! NOTE: Unique’s home page opens with the sounds of a big-block Cobra taking off with a roar; you may want to turn your speakers down first. This page will open in a new, "temporary" window. Just close it to return here!

Since 1993 Unique has hosted (each spring, usually in May) "427-fest," wherein Unique Motorcars' Cobra replica owners from all over North America bring in their 427s and 289 Flaresides for a weekend (well, Friday/Saturday) of camaraderie, competition driving and talkin' 'bout Cobras and Cobra replicas. The camaraderie part includes a king-sized helping of Southern hospitality; assembling and displaying all the cars in front of Unique's large production facility; a big (Friday night) barbecue, and caravaning all the assembled Cobras to the track on Saturday morning. The competition part is conducted at nearby Talladega Gran Prix .road course under the supervision of the local chapter of the SCCA. It's a marvelous opportunity for you to meet with (and shower your questions upon) other nice folks like you, who've already already assembled and driven their own thundering 427 Roadster or 289 Flareside. This is your formal/informal invitation to attend, and you're welcome to contact one of us at the telephone numbers below for more details.

Here's a hot link to Cobra Country's feature coverage of our 8th Annual (2000) 427-fest! This page will open in a new, "temporary" window. Just close it to return here!

Here's a hot link to Cobra Country's feature coverage of our 7th Annual (1999) 427-fest! This page will open in a new, "temporary" window. Just close it to return here!

Unique Motorcars
230 East Broad Street
Gadsden, Alabama 35903 U.S.A.
(The Weaver family: Maurice, Alan, Jim, Jean & Kim)
256-546-3708
256-546-2395
fax 256-549-1618 fax

We will promptly and cheerfully provide you with customer references upon request!

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