All the super-heated gases ignite at the same time, and an explosion occurs as a starving fire takes in oxygen. What happens in a backdraft is similar to the experience of driving a Backdraft Racing ...

A roadster designed in the '60s with huge American engine used to be a rich person's plaything – a fourth or fifth car to round out that empty space in their 10-car garage. However, this Backdraft ...

Introduced in the 1960s, the Cobra was the vision of a single man. Carroll Shelby asked British automaker AC Cars if they would be interested in a Ford-sourced V8 for the AC Ace, and the rest, as they ...

Kit Car's first ever Performance Day was so successful that we'll be staging another Performance event in 2008. Before we do, we need to give the results for all the cars tested on that inaugural day.

The Shelby Cobra has stalked car meets since the 60s and no one has been complaining. Each Cobra is unique and its a rarity you see one pushing less than 400 horsepower. In the video below, we get to ...

This take on the iconic Shelby Cobra open-top sports car is a common effort from Backdraft Racing and Vintage Motorsports (VMS). It's the "first of many" that will feature something special under the ...

Let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t a tribute car. It’s a tribute with teeth. Very sharp teeth. Born from a joint fever dream between Backdraft Racing and Vintage Motorsports, this Monterey Blue ...

The two most duplicated cars in the United States are the 1932 Ford and Ford AC Cobra. There are thousands more '32 Fords on the road than were ever manufactured, and most likely all of the AC Cobras ...

Johannesburg – Members of the Cobra Club will be rebuilding a Backdraft Cobra, starting from the bare chassis you see below, as part of the Route 66 motoring section at the 2017 Rand Show, on a Nasrec ...

Gary Bowman likes horsepower. He also likes horsepower in lightweight cars where the power can be the most effective. Gary’s last E-ticket ride was a Backdraft Cobra replica with a Ford Racing 427ci ...

The Backdraft Cobra Roadster at the Backdraft Series. Photo: Supplied Michael Kernick, a Sharonlea-based racer, competed in the Backdraft Series four-hour race at KZN’s Dezzi Raceway. Kernick, who ...