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A Comprehensive Working List of Every Shelby Cobra Replica Manufacturer

Maintained by: Roark Pollock
Entries: 145 across 17 countries, plus 109 named but not rostered
Last updated: October 5, 2026
Latest change: Integrity Coach Works added, after a buyer asked a dealer in public who had actually built the car he was selling. The Superformance serial scheme replaces a pointer to a forum, and the change log below is current again.

This is a working list of companies that have built Shelby Cobra and AC Cobra replicas, kits, and continuations. It is a reference document rather than an article, and it changes as corrections arrive. Every entry carries a mark showing how well the record could be confirmed, and some of those marks say plainly that it could not be.

The story behind the list — where these cars came from, which companies became which other companies, and why so much of this survives only in conversation — is in the companion article, 120 Companies Built Cobra Replicas. Almost Nobody Wrote It Down.

Corrections go to roark@roarkpollock.com. Please say which entry you mean and, where you can, how you know.

I follow the evidence and take no manufacturer money. No company paid for an entry and none was left out for declining. I own an ERA 427 S/C.

Presence is not operation. A live website or an active social account shows that a name persists. It is not evidence that a company still manufactures anything. Where the only signal is a site that loads, the status here stays open rather than being recorded as active.

How to read this roster

The five marks

Confirmed: Corroborated across independent sources.
Partial: Company and identity confirmed, some details unresolved.
Community-documented: Recorded firsthand by a named person in a club, forum, or registry, and not corroborated documentarily. A legitimate category, not a failure.
Unverified: Name established, details unconfirmed after searching.
Not found: Searched directly, and no reliable record found.

Build formats

Kit: Component or builder-assembled.
Roller: A rolling chassis supplied without engine or transmission.
Turnkey-minus: Complete but for the powertrain.
Turnkey: Delivered complete.
Body-only: Bodyshell supplier, no chassis.
Chassis-only: Chassis supplier, no body.

Search company names Country Status Tier Confidence

Licensed continuation and contract builders 8 entries

Company	Location	Dates	Status	People	Build · body	Notes and sources	Confidence
AC AutoKraft LLC #CR-001	US — Michigan	~2008	Uncertain	—	Continuation · Al	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
AC Cars Ltd #CR-002	UK — Unit 5b, Western Paddock, Donington Park Race Circuit, Castle Donington (registered office)	Sources differ Two different things are being dated. The marque runs from 1901 and the Cobra era from 1962. The registered company, AC Cars Limited 05226569, was incorporated 9 September 2004 — it is not the 1901 company	Active	Alan Lubinsky (director from 8 Sep 2010; also 10 Sep 2004 – 7 Aug 2007) · David Gabriel Conza (from 9 Jun 2022). Earlier corporate director Acedes Holdings LLC, 2007–2011	Continuation · Al / composite	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
AC Heritage #CR-003	UK — Brooklands Motor Circuit, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN	⭐ Incorporated 12 March 2007 as AC Heritage Ltd, company 06154638 — this settles the earlier 1990s-versus-2007 disagreement for the company, though the marque work may predate it	Active — and the registry's own fields disagree. Its trade classification still reads dormant, but that is self-declared and stale: it filed dormant accounts only for the two years to March 2020 and 2021, and micro-entity accounts for 2019 and for every year from 2022 to 2025. Still filing	Stephen Gray (director from incorporation, 12 Mar 2007, still serving) · Caroline Gray (secretary 2007–2020)	Continuation · Al	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Autokraft #CR-004	UK — Brooklands	Sources differ 1980 (A, per Bonhams) / 1986 (prior census)	Closed 1996	Brian Angliss	Continuation · Al	Bonhams	Confirmed
CAV contract builder #CR-133	South Africa	unknown	Bankrupt after a few months, ~2003	—	Contract manufacture · was to build the CSX 427 painted fibreglass rolling chassis from CSX 4750; produced very few before failing	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Nick Acton	Community-documented
HST, Inc. contract builder #CR-132	Mexico — Tijuana	Contracted by Shelby early 2004	Built CSX rolling chassis to Shelby specs; still building as of Jan 2008	—	Contract manufacture · fibreglass rolling chassis. CSX 4974 entered final assembly at HST in Dec 2007	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Nick Acton	Community-documented
McCluskey, Ltd. contract builder #CR-131	US — Torrance, CA	unknown	Contract builder	—	Contract manufacture · built the CSX4000 continuation cars from scratch in collaboration with Shelby	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Nick Acton	Partial
Shelby American, Inc. #CR-005	US — Las Vegas, NV	1962	Active	Carroll Shelby	Roller / turnkey · Al or FG	Justia — Shelby v. Superformance	Confirmed

Currently producing or recently active — North America 16 entries

Company	Location	Dates	Status	People	Build · body	Notes and sources	Confidence
Antique & Collectible Autos Inc. #CR-136	US — Buffalo, NY	1978 (as Specialty Fiberglass)	Active	Family-owned	Cobra product is the "67 Roadster" — body package, frame, suspension and rolling chassis. Fibreglass, and Kevlar and Kevlar/carbon offered. Also twelve street-rod and Corvette body lines. Serial prefix C3X (e.g. C3X6403R)	Sources differ trades as AC Autos, acautos.com; started as "Specialty Fiberglass Inc." Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by John Arthur	Confirmed
B&B Manufacturing #CR-006	US — Granby, MO	~1990s	Sources differ Active (A, and diyford present-tense) / Inactive (B)	Bryan Anderson; Barry McGill to 2008	Kit · FG	DIY Ford / CarTech	Partial
Backdraft Racing #CR-007	US — Boynton Beach, FL; built by TR-Tec, Durban ZA	Jan 2001	Active	Sources differ Tony Martin (B, official) / Tony Marten (A, secondary) · Reg Dodd	Roller · FG	Backdraft Racing Backdraft Racing South Africa	Confirmed
Cardiac Cobra Sportscars Ltd #CR-141	Canada — North Vancouver, British Columbia	unknown	Sources differ Status unverified — site cardiac-cobra.com is live, but a live site is not evidence of production	"John" (surname unknown)	Completed, ready-to-drive cars rather than kits. Also built custom vehicles outside the Cobra line	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Adam Nigro	Partial
Emerson Motorsports also BeyondCobra #CR-129	US — 7408 Pacheco School Rd, Redding, CA 96002	1996	Sources differ ⭐ STILL OPERATING, per the company itself, 2026-09-11. Its own account: "Yes we are still here… things have slowed greatly. We are hoping to have this resolved in a few months." Not wound down and not retired — the earlier reading is superseded. Activity greatly reduced; the company expects to resume. No evidence of recent output either way — the company's own statement of intent, not evidence of current production	Bill Emerson	Supervised owner-build — does not sell kits; the customer builds under Emerson's supervision. Custom body and frame, longer wheelbase, tailored to the owner's dimensions	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Michael OHair	Confirmed
ERA Replica Automobiles #CR-008	US — New Britain, CT	1981	Active	Peter Portante	Kit + turnkey · FG	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Everett-Morrison Motorcars #CR-009	US — Baytown, TX (from Tampa, FL ~2008)	1983	Active	Buford Everett; Julie Fenimore from 2007	Kit / turnkey · FG	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Factory Five Racing #CR-010	US — Wareham, MA	1995	Active	Dave and Mark Smith	Kit · FG	Cobra Authority, quoting the TTAB opinion	Confirmed
Hurricane Motorsports also Hurricane Roadsters #CR-011	US — Lee's Summit, MO (2005) → Texas (~mid-2008, Chris White) → Lake City, IA (2010, Scranton Mfg) → Phoenix, AZ — 1138 W Watkins St ✅ CONFIRMED 2026-08-31	2005	Active	Chris White (2008 TX) · Scranton Manufacturing / McLaughlin family (2010, IA) · Shane Williams (current, Phoenix AZ)	Kit / roller / turnkey · FG. Body molds via a Red Oak TX party from Component Craft (CR-126) — body mold parts only. Now also builds the HT Series 289 and 427 on acquired Hi-Tech Motorsports assets (CR-026). Also builds 356 Porsche Speedsters	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Kirkham Motorsports #CR-012	US — Provo, UT + Mielec, Poland	1994–95	Active	David and Thomas Kirkham	Turnkey · Al	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
McGill Manufacturing #CR-013	US — Granby, MO (9945 Raccoon Rd)	~2008–09	Active	Barry McGill	Kit · FG	DIY Ford / CarTech	Confirmed
Riverside Racers #CR-137	Canada	unknown	Active	—	Builds the Riverside FIA and Riverside USRRC. Bought the Cobra FIA body mould from Hi-Tech Automotive; cars also sold as Superformance MkII and, in the UK, as "AC Classic"	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by John Arthur	Confirmed
Shell Valley Classic Wheels #CR-014	US — Platte Center, NE	Sources differ 1970 (names founder) / 1971 (more widely repeated)	Active	James Swoboda → Rich Anderson → Travis Roth (2009)	Kit · FG	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Superformance LLC (brand) #CR-015	US — Irvine, CA; built by Hi-Tech, ZA	Sources differ DISPUTED — do not state	Active	Lance Stander (CEO)	Roller · FG	Justia — Shelby v. Superformance Justia — Shelby v. Superformance Intl	Confirmed
Ultimate Classic Cars #CR-016	US — Boerne, TX (40500 I-10 W)	2015	Sources differ STATUS UNCERTAIN as of 2026-09-05 — ultimateclassiccars.com no longer serves the company; the domain now resolves to an unrelated Indonesian gambling site. Existence and history confirmed; current operation is not	Dennis Cahill	Kit · FG. Sells the ex-Lone Star LS-427 as the GT-427	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Unique Motorcars #CR-017	US — Gadsden, AL	Sources differ 1976 / 1977	Active	—	Highly assembled kit · FG	Cobra Authority	Confirmed

No longer producing — North America 27 entries

Company	Location	Dates	Status	People	Build · body	Notes and sources	Confidence
Allied (Cobra body) — moulded by ⚠️ "Parish Plastics" / "Parish Fiberglass" #CR-143	US — Pennsylvania. ⚠️ New Kensington (contributor's fuller account) / Pittsburgh (his comment to us). New Kensington is in the Pittsburgh metro, so both can be true	1966	—	—	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Mike Pierro	Community-documented
Arntz #CR-018	US — South San Francisco, CA	Sources differ ~1976 (A) / 1978 (prior) – 1980	—	Steve Arntz (ex-Shelby)	—	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Aurora Cars Ltd (GRX) #CR-019	Canada — Ontario	1981–1984 (bankruptcy)	—	Wayne Stevenson, Erik Campbell-Smith	—	Hagerty Media Daniel Schmitt & Co.	Confirmed
Auto Resolutions #CR-020	US — Miami, FL	Sources differ 1996 (B) / ~1999 (A)	—	George Levin	—	coachbuilt.com	Confirmed
Boss Replica Motors Inc. #CR-138	Canada — Burlington, ON (4A-1254 Plains Rd E) and Welland, ON	Sources differ 1990s – ~2012 (community); models BOSS/BRM 289SC, 289R, 427R and Daytona Coupe	—	—	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by John Arthur	Confirmed
Butler Racing #CR-021	US — California	1980–1994	—	Ron Butler (ex-Shelby crew chief)	—	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Classic Motor Carriages (CMC) #CR-022	US — Miami, FL	~1970s–1994	—	George Levin	—	coachbuilt.com Miami New Times	Confirmed
Classic Roadsters, Ltd. also Classic Roadsters II #CR-023	US — 1617 Main Avenue, Fargo, ND 58103 → Sauk Centre, MN (2003)	Sources differ NOT a continuous span. 1979 → sold mid-1980s → run down and closed → name reacquired early 1990s → sold 16 Jul 2003 → last Cobra kit Dec 2007 → bankruptcy Feb 2009. See the succession note	—	Gary Rutherford (IMAR Industries; Tom Eide, president) → Don Scott (Minnesota Classic Motorsports)	—	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Component Craft #CR-126	US — Hurst, TX (DFW)	1990s; closed. Molds and jigs sold to an unnamed party in Red Oak, TX, who later sold the molds on to Hurricane	—	—	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Bobby Worley	Community-documented
Contemporary Classic Motor Car Co. (CCX) #CR-024	US — ⚠️ Mamaroneck / Mt. Vernon, NY. ⭐ Mt. Vernon is now on a photographed maker's plate — MT. VERNON, N.Y. 10553. Conflict amended, not closed — the two towns are eight miles apart in one county, and the company plausibly held both in sequence	~1978	—	Peter Bayer, Monty Gatti	—	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Exact #CR-128	US — ⚠️ reportedly Austin, TX (compiler's recollection, unverified)	Unknown	—	—	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by John Kilventon	Unverified
Excalibur Automobile Corporation #CR-135	US — West Allis, WI (suburban Milwaukee)	Cobras built early–mid 1990s; company later out of business	—	The Geitlingers	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Giraldo Canales	Confirmed
Fiberfab #CR-025	US — multiple	1964–1983 (name later reused, unrelated)	—	Warren "Bud" Goodwin	—	motor-car.net Wikipedia	Confirmed
Herb Adams VSE (Very Special Equipment) → later VSE by Matt Adams #CR-144	US — ⭐ TWO DOCUMENTED ADDRESSES IN SEQUENCE, both on company letterhead: 23865 Fairfield Place, Carmel, CA 93923 → 0 Via Contenta, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. ⚠️ Monterey and Salinas additionally listed by an aggregator, unconfirmed	Sources differ Two different spans, do not collapse them. VSE the performance-parts company from ~1973–74; VSE as a car manufacturer ~1990 – ~2007 (aggregator). Cobra activity documented on company paperwork 1993–1996	—	Herb Adams (ex-Pontiac Special Projects engineer) → Matt Adams, his son	—	Company letterheads, price lists, order blank and invoices, photographed in a Bring a Trailer listing	Confirmed
Hi-Tech Motorsports also HiTech Replicas #CR-026	US — Scottsdale / Chandler, AZ	Sources differ closed late 1990s (Hurricane) / 1990s–2000s (a 2000 289 FIA is documented)	—	Sources differ Tom D'Antonio / DiAntonio / Dantonio — three spellings on record	—	Sources differ reportedly also traded as HiTech Replicas — see below Cobra Authority	Partial
Integrity Coach Works #CR-145	US — Stuart, Florida	Sources differ Active 1994 on a dated car; span not established	—	—	—	Bring a Trailer, a 1994 car built by Integrity Coach Works of Stuart, Florida	Confirmed
Johnex #CR-127	Canada — Brampton · Niagara Falls / Welland · Napanee, ON (current)	1989–2004, then reformed the same year and continuing today. Models: 427 · AC Coupe · 289 FIA · Slabside	—	Sources differ Founder John Lelievre (spelling unconfirmed) · later Martin Broeders (MRD Broeders Welding & Fab — composite bodies) · Anthony DeLazzari (paint; storefront) · Ralph DeWinter (CSC Racing — chassis)	—	Johnex Cobras (1989–2004) → Johnex Motorsports 3 (2004) → Johnex Motorsports MRD (current) Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Mike Bray	Confirmed
Lone Star Classics #CR-027	US — Fort Worth, TX	to 2015	—	Brian Alexander (owner at the time of the sale — his own account, 2026-09-05)	—	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
Lust Cobra Corporation #CR-028	US — Ventura, CA	1982–1985	—	—	—	Cobra Authority	Unverified
Midstates Classic Cars & Parts #CR-029	US	to 1999	—	Bob Kallio	—	Cobra Authority	Confirmed
North American Fiberglass #CR-030	US — Scottsdale, AZ	Sources differ closed 1980s (A) / still active c.2008 — a man identifying himself as NAF, first name "Jack", told a Hurricane owner at Knott's that he was still building coupes in Arizona; a former Hurricane owner separately heard "one or more of the principals was still active." Reconcile against Jake Kube — same person, or two?	—	Sources differ Jake Kube (A) / "Jack" (community)	—	Cobra Authority	Unverified
Pacific Coast Cobra #CR-031	US — Redlands, CA	Sources differ 1984–1986 (B) / 1984–1987 (A)	—	—	—	Cobra Authority	Community-documented
Pacific Roadsters #CR-032	US — Salem, OR	~2002–2018	—	—	—	Cobra Authority	Community-documented
Red Stallion Ltd also Eagle #CR-033	US — California	1976–1980	—	—	—	Cobra Authority	Unverified
Sagebrush Roadsters #CR-130	US — Arizona	Successor to the Hi-Tech business; a 289 body was being sold in Aug 2009	—	Tim Gunning	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Nick Acton	Unverified
Street Beasts #CR-034	US — Miami, FL	~1999–2010; assets auctioned 2011	—	George Levin	—	Miami New Times	Confirmed
West Coast Cobra Inc. also West Coast Dreams #CR-035	Canada — Amherstburg, ON (398 Texas Rd); US address Sterling Heights, MI	6 Jul 1987 – 3 Mar 2003	—	Vern J. and Deborah L. Redel	—	Hagerty Marketplace Factory Five forum recorded by Vern Redel	Confirmed

United Kingdom 42 entries

Company	Location	Dates	Status	People	Build · body	Notes and sources	Confidence
427 Motor Company #CR-036	—	2000s	—	—	—	Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole	Partial
AK Sportscars #CR-037	Peterborough, Cambs	Sources differ 1991 / 1992 – active	—	Ken Freeman, Alan Frew (brand was KF, then AK)	—	UK Cobra Replica Club	Confirmed
Autotrak (Cobretti) Ltd #CR-038	Morden, Surrey (from 1999)	Sources differ DISSOLVED (Companies House 02901054). Single model, the Viper, an AC Cobra replica	—	Bob and Martin Busbridge	—	Bonhams	Confirmed
BRA – Beribo Replica Automobiles #CR-039	Doncaster, S Yorks → Cheriton Bishop, Devon	inactive	—	John Berry, Peter Ibbotson; later Rodney Rushton	—	Cobra Club forum, reproducing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Partial
Brightwheel Replicas #CR-040	Christchurch, Dorset	1986–1989	—	Ken Cook	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
CK Automotive #CR-041	Maidstone	1989–1998	—	Bob Egginton (Automotive Systems Developments)	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Partial
Classic Replicas #CR-042	Christchurch, Dorset	1989–~2001	—	Ken Cook	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
Cobretti Engineering #CR-043	Sutton → Wallington (1992) → Morden (1999)	Sources differ 1987/88 (A) / 1989 (other)	—	Bob and Martin Busbridge	—	Bonhams	Confirmed
Crendon Replicas #CR-044	Long Crendon, Bucks → Wellington, Somerset	Sources differ late 1980s (A) / 1990 (B) – active	—	John Kerr; Anthony Hale (Absolute Horsepower) from Dec 2016	—	Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole UK Cobra Replica Club	Confirmed
Dax also DJ Sportscars Intl #CR-045	North Weald, Essex	1968 – active	—	—	—	UK Cobra Replica Club	Confirmed
DB Replicas (also DBR, DB Cobras) #CR-140	Stoke-on-Trent	Active — documented cars to 2022	—	Sources differ David Brooks (also given as Dave Brookes) — the "DB"	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Robert Kathro	Confirmed
Euro 427 Sports Cars #CR-139	⚠️ Crawley — source says Hampshire. An owner's read: a source specifying Hampshire probably does mean the Hampshire village rather than the better-known West Sussex town. Leaning Hampshire; not settled	Took over the Euro 427 project from Fiero Factory and continued production into the 2000s	—	Nigel Ramsay	—	German Wikipedia, Fiero Factory (read directly)	Partial
Fiero Factory Ltd (Euro 427) #CR-046	Birmingham → The Barns, Hewell Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcs	Founded 1990, production from 1991; Euro 427 Cobra replica launched 1998; company dissolved 8 April 2014	—	Steve Briddon · Roy Morris · Terry Sands	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Gardner Douglas Sports Cars #CR-047	Grantham / Bottesford	1990 – active	—	Andy Burrows	—	Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
GE Engineering #CR-048	—	post-1988	—	—	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Partial
Gravetti Engineering #CR-049	Staplecross, E Sussex → Sandhurst → Mere → Wincanton → Bristol	18 Jul 1984 – 1988; dissolved 12 Jul 1993	—	Nigel Gravett	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
Hawk Cars #CR-050	Frant, E Sussex	~1980s – active	—	Gerry Hawkridge	—	Cobra Club forum, reproducing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
Invicta Replicas #CR-051	Hawkhurst, Kent	1985	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
JK Sports Cars Ltd #CR-052	—	from 2017, active	—	John Kox	—	UK Cobra Replica Club	Confirmed
KD Kit Cars #CR-053	Wakefield, W Yorks	1991–1996	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
King also Libra Cars #CR-054	Wrexham, Wales	Sources differ 1985–1987 / 1985–1992	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
L.R. Roadsters #CR-055	Chingford → Newmarket (1986)	1984–1994	—	Adrian Cocking	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
Legendary Sportscars #CR-056	Manchester	1994–2001	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Madgwick Cars #CR-057	Pagham, W Sussex	Project acquired 2001; SR V8 produced from 2003; ceased Cobra production 2012 to concentrate on Pagham Motor Services	—	Dave Carruthers and son Mike Carruthers	—	Iconic Auctioneers	Confirmed
Magnum Engineering also Fieldbay #CR-058	Northants / Oxon	Sources differ 1986 (B) / 1987 (A) – 2009	—	Mike Broad	—	Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
Metaline Ltd #CR-059	Wisbech, Cambs	1981–2006	—	Howard Brooker	—	Cobra Club forum, reproducing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Community-documented
North Devon Metalcraft #CR-142	UK — Unit 4 Hawks Way, Tree Beech Industrial Park, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 7NZ (registered office, moved there August 2026)	Sources differ Two different things are being dated. The business is described as ~40 years established; the registered company, North Devon Metalcraft Limited 08673430, was incorporated 3 September 2013. Whether it traded in another form before that is not established, and no predecessor has been identified. Still active: accounts filed every year from 2018 to 30 September 2025, the last three of them full accounts. ⭐ Its registered trade is manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles — which matches what it is recorded here as doing. Cobra bodies and chassis in steel and aluminium, supplied to trade and — on request — as a rolling chassis direct to the public	—	John George Evans and Paul Robert Evans (both directors from incorporation, still serving) · Kathleen Ann Evans (director 2013–2016)	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by John Desz, seconded by David Field	Confirmed
Pilgrim Motorsports #CR-060	Henfield, W Sussex	designs 1980, production 1985 – active	—	—	—	Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
R.V. Dynamics (later Python) #CR-064	Feering, Colchester, Essex	1995–2008. Continued the Python name on a ladder frame and multi-tubular chassis taking BMW 5-Series components; manufacturing moved to Sri Lanka for cost reasons	—	Roy Sellwood · Vincent Paul (Vince) Wright	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
RAM Automotive #CR-061	Cardiff → Witham	1994–2000	—	Adrian Cocking; chassis co-designed with Adrian Reynard	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole Classic Driver	Confirmed
Realm Engineering Ltd #CR-062	Unit 15 Weston Industrial Estate, Honeybourne, Worcs	from 2000 — ACTIVE, verified (Companies House 06194692; accounts to 30 Apr 2024, confirmation statement 30 Mar 2025)	—	Adrian Cocking	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole Classic Driver	Confirmed
Roadcraft UK #CR-063	Lancing, W Sussex	1994–1999	—	Geoff Mills	—	Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
RW Kitcars Ltd #CR-065	Melton Mowbray, Leics	1983–2000	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Sheldonhurst Ltd #CR-066	Tyseley, Birmingham	1984–1986	—	—	—	German Wikipedia, citing Steve Hole recorded by Steve Hole	Partial
Southern Roadcraft #CR-067	Brighton / Pagham	Sources differ 1984 (B) / 1985 (A) – succeeded	—	Sources differ Ian and Brian Nicholls / Nichols; chassis by Pat Hansen (NZ)	—	Iconic Auctioneers Totalkitcar recorded by Steve Hole	Confirmed
Sports Car Services #CR-068	Peterborough	1980s	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Sports Power Drive (SPD) #CR-069	Kingswinford, Staffs	1999–2001	—	Steve Griffiths	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
T & A Sports Cars #CR-070	Woodston, Peterborough	from 1990	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
TI Motors #CR-071	Shefford, Beds	1985–1987	—	Tim Ivory	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Tyler Industrial Mouldings Ltd #CR-072	Kent	1994–1998	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Unique Autocraft (the Python) #CR-073	Harlow, Essex — near the Dax factory	Sources differ Python production 1981–1993; company out of business 1995 per the marque archive; inactive. Steel chassis, 92-in wheelbase, Jaguar suspension, V6 or V8 to customer preference, manual or automatic	—	Founded by three partners who stayed together throughout: Pete Gottlieb · Rob Whitwell · Kris Brown (d. several years ago). Rob Whitwell remains in the auto repair trade and regularly services Pythons	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
XCS Designs #CR-074	Essex / Sutton, Surrey	by Nov 2013, active	—	Harvey Rice; input from John Tojeiro and Peter Walker	—	UK Cobra Replica Club	Confirmed

Europe 18 entries

Company	Location	Dates	Status	People	Build · body	Notes and sources	Confidence
ACE France #CR-075	France	unknown	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Community-documented
Classic-Car Janssen #CR-076	Germany — Lüdenscheid	1980–1993	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Cobra Kuhn (Carl Kuhn Nachf.) #CR-077	Germany — Krefeld	1985–1989	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Hülcher Auto Technik (HAT) #CR-078	Germany — Etzenricht	1990–1999	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Künzli Sports Cars #CR-079	Switzerland — Winterthur	1980–1989	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Lorenz & Rankl (LR) #CR-080	Germany — Wolfratshausen	1984–1991	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Lorico Sport Cars GmbH #CR-081	Germany — Michelau in Steigerwald	1988–1994	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Mohr Automobile GmbH #CR-082	Germany — Straubenhardt-Feldrennach	1985–1996	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
Phoenix Cobra (CMD Classic Motors Design) #CR-083	Germany — Düsseldorf	1985–1993	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Replicas Vasko #CR-084	Spain	1996–1998	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Rexer Automotives #CR-085	Estonia — Tallinn	unknown	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
RH Products #CR-086	Germany — Münsing	1990–1992	—	Robert Hillmann	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Saier (Automobilbau Alexander Saier) #CR-087	Germany — Sonnenbühl	1984–1997	—	Alexander Saier	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
Stallion Cars GmbH #CR-088	Germany — Nuremberg	1985–2001	—	Gunnar Haberstroh	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Tomaszo PS #CR-089	Austria — Achau	1977–1993	—	Wilhelm Tomaszovits	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
TPS Switzerland #CR-090	Switzerland	unknown	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Community-documented
Weineck Cobra & Motorenbau #CR-092	Germany — Bad Gandersheim	from 2000, active	—	Claus-Dieter Weineck; now Nicole Kessler	—	German Wikipedia	Confirmed
Weinem Automobile #CR-091	Switzerland — Horgen	1972–1989	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified

Rest of world 34 entries

Company	Location	Dates	Status	People	Build · body	Notes and sources	Confidence
ABC #CR-108	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
AC Coxx #CR-121	Olivos, Buenos Aires	unknown	—	Ezequiel de Cristofaro	—	FIA-style, modelled on CSX 2260 motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
Almac #CR-106	Upper Hutt → Matamata	1971, active (new ownership 2024)	—	Alex McDonald	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Americar Veículos Especiais Ltda #CR-109	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Santo André, SP. First Cobra completed 2000. Model "Classic 427" · road-tested by Quatro Rodas, Jan 2007: Ford 302 V8 4,949 cm³, 230 cv @ 4,600 rpm, Holley quadrijet, 5-speed, 1,030 kg, 47/53 · Opala front and Maverick V8 rear suspension · maker offered engine options over 400 cv · R$75,000 Lexicar Brasil	Confirmed
Ardent Kits #CR-099	SE Queensland	active	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Carkrafts #CR-122	Argentina	unknown	—	—	—	Complete cars in-house, seamless chrome 4-in tubular chassis motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Classic Car #CR-110	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
Classic Revival #CR-100	West Gosford, NSW	1989, active	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Cobra Motorsport Argentina #CR-123	Pilar, Buenos Aires	unknown	—	Hugo Gallego	—	Cobra 302, Cobra 427, AC Bristol style motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Cobramotorsport (Autoweld Equipamentos) #CR-111	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Santana de Parnaíba, SP. Building since a 1991 factory Lexicar Brasil	Partial
DRB Sportscars #CR-101	Yatala, QLD	1973, active	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
G-Force Sports Cars #CR-102	Perth, WA	~1990s, active	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
Garage AS #CR-112	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
Garden Sound #CR-113	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
Glaspac #CR-114	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	⭐ Cobra launched 1981 — and Glaspac was a buggy manufacturer first. Quatro Rodas: a Glaspac Cobra is today regarded as a classic, on finish and fidelity. Ninth instance of the "Cobra alongside other products" pattern Lexicar Brasil	Confirmed
Harrison Cobra Kits #CR-103	⚠️ Three addresses on record: Tweed Heads South · Slacks Creek · Unit 48/211 Brisbane Road, Labrador, QLD 4215	succeeded by Ardent	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
Hi-Tech Automotive #CR-093	Port Elizabeth / Gqeberha, South Africa	mid-1980s, active	—	Sources differ Jimmy Price (A+B, ✅) — but a commenter states Hi-Tech was FIRST owned by Richard de Beer, whose Cobras he owned, built in the late 1980s (one source, unverified, and it has not been folded into the confidence mark)	—	CNN Wikipedia	Confirmed
HotSnake #CR-115	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
John Ohlsen Developments Ltd #CR-107	Auckland	1990–1998	—	John Ohlsen	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Kit Car Centre (KCC) #CR-094	South Africa	unknown	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Community-documented
Michel Motorsport also Michel, DC #CR-124	Philippines — Quezon City	from 1977	—	Gonzalo Syquia	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Newtrack #CR-116	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Road-tested by Quatro Rodas, Jan 2007: rectangular-section tubular chassis · Ford 302 V8, 199 cv @ 4,600 rpm, Motorcraft 2-barrel · Clark 4-speed from the Maverick, front and rear suspension from the Opala, four-wheel discs · 1,150 kg, 49/51 · R$72,000. Judged the most comfortable of the three Lexicar Brasil	Confirmed
Pace Super Cars Pty Ltd also T/A Absolute Pace from 15 Apr 2022 and Pace Garage from 29 Jan 2026 · Race Car Replicas, Unit 3/227A Brisbane Road, Labrador QLD #CR-134	9A Supply Court, Arundel, QLD 4214	ABN 57 646 620 608 · Australian private company, active from 15 Dec 2020	—	—	—	Reader correction, recorded in the change log recorded by Nick Acton	Confirmed
Pantera #CR-117	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Unrelated to De Tomaso Pantera Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
Performance Cars #CR-095	Durban	2000s	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
PMC #CR-118	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified
PT Marvia Graha Motor #CR-125	Indonesia — Jakarta	1988–1998	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
Python Vehicles Australia (trades via GV Automotive, 385 City Road, South Melbourne — George Vidovic) #CR-104	Melbourne	1979, active	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Confirmed
QSH #CR-119	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	⭐ Model Mk2. Road-tested by Quatro Rodas, Jan 2007 and judged the most faithful of the three, on lines, chassis and finish: round-section tubular chassis, independent double-wishbone front AND rear · Ford 302 V8, 380 cv @ 6,500 rpm · 5-speed · 1,010 kg, 47/53 · magnesium wheels with knock-off spinners · R$95,500 Lexicar Brasil	Confirmed
Robnell Sports Cars Pty Ltd #CR-105	Australia	from 1988	—	—	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Partial
Shamrock Automotive #CR-096	Cape Town	from 1984	—	Les Hayden	—	Club Cobra recorded by Les Hayden, founder	Community-documented
TR-Tec (Pty) Ltd #CR-097	Durban (Prospecton)	Jan 2002, active	—	Tony Martin (production director)	—	Backdraft Racing South Africa	Confirmed
Venom Cars #CR-098	Boksburg	2003–2009	—	Eugen (surname unresolved)	—	motor-car.net (Steve Hole-derived)	Unverified
WW Trevis #CR-120	Brazil	unknown	—	—	—	Lexicar Brasil	Unverified

Corporate succession

Companies that became other companies

Where a chain is shown, the tooling, the name, or both moved on. These are the chains established so far.

Fiberfab (1964, Warren Goodwin)→ Classic Motor Carriages (acquired 27 May 1983, Miami, to 1994)→ Auto Resolutions (George Levin)→ Street Beasts (to 2010; plant and moulds auctioned 2011)

Arntz (Steve Arntz, from ~1976/78)→ Butler Racing (Ron Butler, 1980–1994, having supplied Arntz's frames)

Midstates Classic Cars (Bob Kallio)→ Shell Valley (acquired 1999; Swoboda → Anderson → Roth 2009)

Lone Star Classics→ Ultimate Classic Cars (Dennis Cahill, kit bought 2015, then the company)

B&B Manufacturing→ McGill Manufacturing (Barry McGill departs late 2008; exact legal relationship unresolved)

L.R. Roadsters (Chingford, 1984)→ Ram Automotive (Cardiff, Witham, 1994)→ Realm Engineering (Honeybourne, 2000) — one company, one principal, Adrian Cocking, across four decades

Dax / DJ Sportscars (1968)→ 427 Motor Company→ JK Sports Cars (John Kox, 15 August 2017)

Southern Roadcraft (Nicholls brothers, 1984/85)→ Roadcraft UK (Geoff Mills, 1994–1999)→ Madgwick Cars (2003/04)

Gravetti Engineering (Nigel Gravett, 1984–88)→ GE Engineering→ CK Automotive (Bob Egginton, 1989–1998)

Sheldonhurst (1984–86; Ken Cook an agent in 1985)→ Brightwheel Replicas (1986–89)→ Classic Replicas (1989–~2001)

Unique Autocraft Python (1981–93)→ RV Dynamics (1995–2008 — branding and concept succession, not engineering continuation)

Harrison Cobra Kits (Queensland)→ Ardent Kits (South East Queensland)

Hi-Tech Automotive→ Riverside Racers FIA (Canada — Cobra FIA body mould; cars sold as Superformance MkII, and in the UK as "AC Classic")

Shelby CSX continuation rolling chassis
CAV, South Africa (from CSX 4750, launched Aug 2003; bankrupt within months)→ Shelby Las Vegas (stopgap)→ HST Inc., Tijuana (contracted early 2004; still building Jan 2008)→ Hi-Tech Automotive, South Africa (licensed Dec 2005)

Classic Roadsters Ltd (Gary Rutherford, Fargo ND, IMAR Industries)→ Don Scott / Minnesota Classic Motorsports (replica division sold 16 July 2003)→ Classic Roadsters II (to December 2007)

Name collisions

Different companies with confusingly similar names

Hi-Tech: Hi-Tech Motorsports of Scottsdale, Arizona (Tom D'Antonio, defunct) against Hi-Tech Automotive of Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Jimmy Price, active). Different continents, different founders, unrelated. This collision is also the reason the Superformance name exists. According to a member of the Superformance owners group, the South African founder discovered that an American company was already trading as Hi-Tech, so he adopted Superformance as the trading name and kept Hi-Tech for the manufacturing side.
Python: The Unique Autocraft Python of Harlow, Essex against Python Vehicles of Melbourne. A third unrelated US "Python" by Kelly Motors is not a Cobra at all.
Weineck / Weinem: Weineck of Bad Gandersheim, Germany, from 2000, against Weinem of Horgen, Switzerland, 1972 to 1989. One letter apart, different countries and eras.
Stallion: Stallion Cars GmbH of Nuremberg against Red Stallion Ltd of California. "Stallion-style" is also used as a body descriptor, not a company.
Venom: Venom Custom Fabrications of Brisbane against Venom Cars of Boksburg. Unrelated.
The "Classic-" companies: Classic Revival (Australia), Classic Replicas (UK), Classic Roadsters (US), and Classic Motor Carriages (US). Four companies, three continents, routinely conflated.
A fourth "Hi-Tech", and a three-way HT hazard: Beyond Hi-Tech Motorsports (Arizona) and Hi-Tech Automotive (South Africa), the aggregator list adds a Netherlands "High-Tech", and there is also Hurricane's HT Series and HST Inc. of Tijuana. That is five similar names across four continents. Assume no relationship between any of them without evidence.
Pace: The Australian Pace Super Cars of Arundel, Queensland is real and rostered. It is unrelated to the UK "Pace" that was removed from this roster as a phantom. Recorded so that neither is later read as vindicating the other.
Realm Engineering: Realm Engineering of Honeybourne, Worcestershire (Companies House 06194692) is the Cobra builder. Realm Engineering (Central) Ltd, SC456736, is Scottish and almost certainly unrelated.
Roadcraft: Southern Roadcraft and Roadcraft UK are successor and predecessor rather than a true collision, but they are frequently confused.

Trading name against corporate name. Cobretti trades as Autotrak (Cobretti) Ltd. Dax appears via 427 Motor Company and JK Sports Cars. Southern Roadcraft sits under Madgwick. Gravetti became GE Engineering and then CK Automotive.

Reference

Serial and VIN conventions

Shelby originals: CSX2xxx for the 289, CSX3xxx for the 427 and 428.
Shelby continuation: CSX4000, CSX6000, CSX7000, CSX8000, CSX9000.
ERA: Three-digit ERA### registry number. Longer CA###### forms appear in listings.
Contemporary: CCX-3-#### or CCX33###, for example CCX33950 and CCX-3-3422. But the maker's plate may carry a bare four-digit serial with no prefix at all — a photographed plate reads simply SERIAL #3160. If your Contemporary plate shows only a number, that is still a Contemporary.
Hi-Tech Motorsports (Arizona): HTR prefix, for example HTR65C0019.
Backdraft: An internal BDR number, stamped separately from the 17-digit VIN.
Superformance: Numbers 001 to 031 were set aside for prototypes. 001 and 002 were trial builds and were never seen again. 003 to 025 were built and sold, twenty-three cars. 026 to 031 were never produced. 032 is the first production car. Numbers had reached at least the 300s by the late 1990s. The dates attached to this account contradict each other and are not reproduced here.
Superformance prototypes, 003 to 025: One owner's account: these cars have either Jaguar independent rear suspension or a straight axle, and round taillights. Nobody has corroborated it.
Integrity Coach Works: One documented car carries 121366062680. That is twelve characters, not a seventeen-character VIN. Not every manufacturer's number is a VIN, and a short number is not evidence that anything is wrong with the car.
Antique & Collectible Autos: C3X prefix.
Hurricane: HM####.
West Coast Cobra: Non-standard assembled-vehicle numbers. No clean prefix.
Classic Roadsters: A full 17-character VIN under the registered WMI 4CR, documented example 4CRGAK127MF000032, with the model shown separately on the tag as Classic427. A second VIN seen in the wild reads 4CRDAK124NF…; the fourth character differs and may encode model or series. Unresolved, and both are shown.
Herb Adams VSE: None recorded. Thirteen pages of the company's own paperwork for one car carry no chassis number, serial or build number anywhere. This is a researched negative, not a gap in the research.

Reading a number backwards

CSX2 / CSX3: An original Shelby, or a duplicated fake.
CSX4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9: Shelby continuation or a licensed builder.
CCX…: Contemporary — but a bare four-digit serial on a "Contemporary Classic" plate is also a Contemporary. The prefix is not always on the plate.
4CR…: Classic Roadsters.
ERA###: ERA Replica Automobiles.
HTR…: Hi-Tech Motorsports of Arizona.
BDR plate: Backdraft.
C3X…: Antique & Collectible Autos of Buffalo, New York.
A plain 17-digit assembled-vehicle VIN: Many US kit builders. Resolve it from the maker's plate in the engine bay.

Two items here are contested and should not be asserted. Whether HTM and HTR denote two separate Hi-Tech entities, and whether the CSX4000 and CSX6000 cars are the same car. Both are recorded as open rather than resolved.

A caution on inferring production from serials. The high Shelby CSX numbers — the CSX7900s and CSX8950 to CSX8999 — are out-of-sequence 50th-anniversary commemoratives. They are invalid as production upper bounds. Serial inference works for sequential streams, not for the CSX blocks.

Most 1970s and 1980s US and German conventions are not yet researched.

Excluded and disputed

Companies removed, and companies that are not manufacturers

Finch Restorations: Removed. Builds SS100 Jaguar, C-type, D-type, and Ferrari Testa Rossa recreations. The company's own site shows no Cobra programme. Carried in error on an earlier list.
Pace: Removed. No evidence found that it existed as a Cobra manufacturer. Listed in the United Kingdom section above with a Not found mark so the correction stays visible.
Cobra Restorers: Not a manufacturer. Chuck Gutke, 1977, Kennesaw, Georgia. Restores original cars, has built ERA replicas, and sells ERA and Kirkham cars. No house mould, chassis jig, or own-branded car found.
JC Autosports: Not a manufacturer. A build agent for AK Sportscars rather than an original marque.
The Cobra Shop: Not a manufacturer. A modified-vehicle torsional and beam testing facility.
Sterling Replicars: Role unclear. Held pending reclassification.

Contribute

How to send a correction

Email roark@roarkpollock.com. The most useful corrections name the entry, say what is wrong, and say how you know — whether that is a document, a car you own, or having been there.

Firsthand accounts are welcome and are recorded as such. An entry marked Community-documented carries the name of the person who recorded it, because for a great many of these companies that is the only record there will ever be.

Corrections are credited by name unless you ask otherwise.

Named but not rostered

Leads 36 names

Directory and forum names, single-source and untraced, several of them likely assemblers, dealers, or body-only suppliers rather than manufacturers. They are searchable here on purpose — four contributors have reported a company as missing when it was already sitting in this list. They do not count toward the roster total.

Lead All Pro Cars Muncy PA · Lee Benson (deceased) — ⭐ corroborated 2026-10-05: he built the engine in a documented 1994 Integrity Coach Works Cobra (CR-145). Still a lead — an engine builder is not a Cobra manufacturer — but the name and the man are now real
Lead C-F Enterprises / Cal Ace Long Beach CA · MGB-based
Lead Cobras N Vettes Glendale AZ · the "Cobray"
Lead By Design Motorsports Gold Coast QLD · listed as a kit and turn-key supplier by the Cobra Car Club of Victoria and untraceable anywhere else. ⚠️ Role unverified
Lead DNA Autoworks Bel Air MD
Lead FII Roadsters Crofton MD
Lead Gibbon Fiberglass Ringgold VA · body-only
Lead Group Five / Cobrette + Viper Car Parts Mesa AZ · two trading names, likely one operation
Lead GTA MotorWorks Los Angeles CA · body-only, aluminium
Lead Hunter's Kit Car Mfg Belleview FL
Lead JBL Motorsports Fallbrook CA
Lead Metz Motor Cars Mount Dora FL
Lead Monster Miata Seattle WA · conversion
Lead Pacific Roadster Salem OR · may duplicate CR-032
Lead Power Performance Motor Cars Des Moines IA
Lead Premier Motor Sports Kansas City KS
Lead Tri-State Motorsports Brownstown PA
Lead DE Cobras ❓ researched and not found. Raised in the Queensland Cobra Club group and recorded as an open question. Not a name we can place in any country
Lead DMS Cobra origin unknown · Wikimedia Commons category name
Lead HS Cobra origin unknown · Wikimedia Commons category name · may match the Swiss "HS" among the unrostered aggregator names
Lead Marsh Roadster South Africa
Lead Alternative Cars Ltd New Zealand · Cobra product unconfirmed
Lead Race-Classics Germany · likely assembler
Lead Fahrzeugbau Drengenberg Germany · likely assembler
Lead Cobra-Süd Germany · Thomas Floether · likely assembler
Lead Cobra Technology Centre 6 Endeavour Street, Warragul VIC · Colin Turner · cobtech.com.au
Lead RCM 300 Blackburn Road, Blackburn VIC · Laurie Bongalis ⚠️ surname also appears as Bongailas; one secondary source calls him a Cobra specialist building professional high-performance replicas
Lead Roaring Forties Factory 1, 29 Hanrahan Street, Thomastown VIC · Jonathan Klopsteins · primarily GT40; a Cobra product is unconfirmed and may not exist
Lead R.M.C Replica Motor Company 3/14 Fargo Way, Welshpool WA · replicamotorco.com.au
Lead Great Lakes Replicas Michigan. Authorised Classic Roadsters II dealer by mid-2006; the source believes it either bought CR II's assets or took over the bankrupt firm in 2009, explicitly hedged. Reportedly still listed in Kit Car Builder as late as Feb 2011, unverified. ⚠️ A dealer that may or may not have become a manufacturer — the exact ambiguity the dealer-versus-manufacturer split exists for
Lead Minnesota Classic Motorsports Sauk Centre, MN · Don Scott, who was "in the replica business for over 14 years" before buying Classic Roadsters in 2003. ⚠️ What he built under his own name before 2003 is unknown and worth asking
Lead ⭐ Classic Roadsters (Canada) 33 Rita Cres, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2L4 · classicroadsters.ca · contact "Bob" on a Fargo North Dakota number. Offers Cobra, Sebring and Badlands; no MG TD. Reported Jan 2014 by a named forum member; an approach went unanswered. ⚠️ A website is not evidence of production. ⭐ This resolves the earlier confusion of a Canadian Classic Roadsters with the Fargo company: there is a real Canadian entity, not a misfiled Fargo record
Lead Sabre Automotive Stuart, FL · John Donnelly. Said to have bought the business from Integrity. GT40s; a Cobra product is unevidenced. Equipment later bought by John Hester
Lead "Integrity Motors" · Jules Hoffman, Florida named as the buyer of KVA's business. ⚠️ May or may not be Integrity Coach Works. Do not merge
Lead KVA / Ken Vincent Atwell England, early 1980s. ⚠️ GT40 replicas, almost certainly out of scope. Recorded only because the chain runs through him
Lead Lone Star Racing Designs, LLC Fort Worth, TX · lonestarracingdesigns.com · Brian Alexander, former owner of Lone Star Classics (CR-027), with most of that original team reunited, 2025. Its own FAQ, checked 2026-09-05: "At present we are in the tooling-up stages of preparing for production, so our doors are not yet open to the public." Two component cars planned — the flagship Legacy 427 and a performance variant — with two more to follow; kit through turnkey, plus a side-by-side In-House Buildout and a two-day build school. Hand-laid composite body from a monolithic mould, one piece front to back with only two external seams, in vinyl ester resin. Promote to the roster on evidence of a car built or a kit sold — not before.

Named but not rostered

Single-source aggregator 73 names

One website — drivingyourdream.com — lists 120+ manufacturers by country and, like this roster, asks readers for corrections. It is one source. Same discipline as Lexicar Brasil: a lead generator, not corroboration. Nothing below enters the roster or the country count until it is independently verified. It does confirm a large share of entries already held here, which is a real cross-check.

It opens nine countries this roster does not have — Hungary, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, and Denmark. The country count stays at 17 until one of them is verified. Three possible conflations are flagged and unresolved: PMC (placed in the USA here, Brazil by Lexicar), Cobra Motorsport CMS (Brazil here, Argentina in this roster), and a Canadian "Classic Roadster" against Classic Roadsters Ltd of Fargo.

Where it is weaker: it omits Arntz and Butler Racing entirely — the origin of the whole market — along with most of the Canadian, German and Brazilian sets held here.

Single-source Gura Sport Argentina
Single-source Bessia Argentina
Single-source HJR Argentina
Single-source QF Argentina
Single-source Beyond Australia
Single-source ICCars Australia Island Cars
Single-source Mark Nugent Australia
Single-source Classic Hot Rods Brazil
Single-source Guedala Brazil
Single-source Kitcar Brazil Mufacar
Single-source Thunder Roadster Brazil
Single-source Pigeon Canada
Single-source Kremyr Racing Canada
Single-source DWR England
Single-source KMF England
Single-source Nubodi England
Single-source Supersnake / Peninsula Sportcars England
Single-source ThunderRoadCustom England
Single-source Tribute England
Single-source Vindicator England
Single-source Bongarini France
Single-source ATS France
Single-source AC Automotive Germany
Single-source CN Germany
Single-source CN Fahrzeugbau Germany
Single-source MM Germany
Single-source Auto-Tuning Hungary
Single-source Baby Cobra Japan
Single-source AC Malta
Single-source RH Motor Mexico
Single-source Raffago Mexico
Single-source Promecyf Mexico
Single-source Mud Cars Mexico
Single-source BNS Netherlands
Single-source Motorius Netherlands
Single-source High-Tech Netherlands
Single-source Graham Berry New Zealand
Single-source Tansley New Zealand
Single-source Bowden New Zealand
Single-source Markas Poland
Single-source Tiger Poland Cieluch
Single-source Easer Poland
Single-source Caro Poland
Single-source Gima Motors Slovenia
Single-source Victor Motor Car Slovenia
Single-source John Speed Racing South Africa
Single-source HSR Customs South Africa
Single-source Racing Legends Spain
Single-source HS Switzerland matches the unresolved "HS Cobra" Wikimedia lead
Single-source Kit Car Thailand Thailand
Single-source PCC Thailand Pakin Car Create
Single-source Bombardini Turkey
Single-source Daytona Denmark/Germany
Single-source Acme USA
Single-source Alloy USA
Single-source American SuperCar Concepts USA
Single-source Bennett USA
Single-source Cavaliere USA
Single-source Coachsmithing USA
Single-source Elegant Motors USA
Single-source Holliday Cobras USA
Single-source HRE USA
Single-source K and E USA
Single-source Medusa's Monster USA
Single-source Pacific USA USA
Single-source Pegasus USA
Single-source RU Car Crafters USA
Single-source Specialty Auto-Sports USA
Single-source The Dream Company USA
Single-source Wittera USA
Single-source XcentricK USA
Single-source York USA
Single-source Robertsham LLC USA

Gaps

Countries that returned nothing

Searched only lightly, and only in English. That is absence of evidence, not evidence of absence, and it is the most likely place for this roster to be badly incomplete.

Change log

What has changed, newest first

October 5, 2026v5.8

Integrity Coach Works added — Stuart, Florida, a Cobra 427 replica and a Ford GT40 replica, confirmed on one documented car built in 1994. It surfaced because a buyer asked a dealer in public who had actually built the car he was selling, and the dealer answered. That is the confusion this roster exists to resolve, being resolved in the wild. Tenth instance of the "Cobra alongside other products" pattern, and the clearest statement yet of why that pattern matters: where such a company is remembered at all, the surviving record is usually about the other product. The GT40 community documented this company's history in detail. The Cobra community recorded nothing. Span and principals remain unknown and are written into the entry as gaps. Three new leads were recorded on the GT40 side and are deliberately not joined to this entry.

September 16, 2026v5.7

The Superformance name turns out to have a reason behind it. A member of the owners group explained that the South African founder found an American company already trading as Hi-Tech, so he took Superformance as the trading name and kept Hi-Tech for the manufacturing side. The name collision this roster had been treating as a hazard for researchers is the cause of the brand. The serial section gains the actual numbering scheme in place of a pointer to a forum, and an owner's account of how the prototype cars can be told apart. A predecessor owner of Hi-Tech was also named, the first name anyone has offered for the beginning of that company. One source, and it contradicts an entry marked Confirmed, so both readings are shown and the mark has not moved.

September 12, 2026v5.6

Herb Adams VSE added, confirmed from thirteen pages of one car's original 1990s build file. It corrects the open web on this marque. Every published account calls a VSE Cobra an aluminium monocoque. The company's own price list makes a steel backbone frame the baseline and aluminium a paid option, so an owner told his car is a monocoque on the strength of what is written online would be wrong. The company issued no chassis number at all, which is a researched negative rather than a gap. Contemporary Classic's location was amended by a photographed maker's plate — both towns are still shown, because they are eight miles apart in one county and the company plausibly held each in turn.

September 11, 2026v5.4–5.5

A rostered company found its own entry and corrected it, for the first time. Emerson Motorsports had been recorded as wound down and its owner mostly retired, which was a fair reading from outside. The company's own account is that it is still operating with greatly reduced activity and expects to resume. An informed outsider's read of a company is not the company's own account of itself, and the roster now says which of the two it is holding. Separately, the owner of a Contemporary in Japan posted photographs of his maker's plate and frame. Emerson Motorsports Michael OHair

September 8, 2026v4.9–5.3

The first entry on this roster confirmed by a photographed manufacturer's chassis tag, and Classic Roadsters went from the emptiest American entry to one of the fullest. The same owner supplied the first purely visual way to identify one of these cars, which is door length, and corrected the roster's own method: he never credits identification plates, because they are easy to buy. He is right, and the roster now says so. A citation audit asked which cited sources had actually been read, after one turned out never to have been opened. Reading it corrected an entry in three places. Four Brazilian makers were lifted out of the thin column by a 2007 magazine road test of cars the manufacturers themselves supplied. Rob McNeal

September 6, 2026v4.7–4.8

The first document ever offered to this roster. An owner holds the Classic Roadsters installation manual, which survived a house fire in a filing cabinet, and offered to share what he knows. Twenty-two corrections before it had produced none. The same thread established that Classic Roadsters built at least five marques, of which the Cobra was one, and that its history survives in another marque's club archive rather than in any Cobra source. Rob McNeal

September 5, 2026v4.4–4.6

The oldest date on the roster by a decade, and the first correction to challenge the article's account of where these cars came from. A 1966 Allied Cobra body predates the builder the article names as generally the first. The likely reconciliation is that a fibreglass Cobra body made in 1966, when you could still buy the real car, is a replacement body rather than a replica. Recorded as a hypothesis. A former owner of Lone Star Classics corrected a factual error in the published article: the buyer moved the tooling, and not the staff. Ultimate Classic Cars was downgraded to status uncertain after its domain stopped serving the company. Mike Pierro Brian Alexander

September 4, 2026v4.1–4.3

The first correction this roster could not verify at all, recorded as searched and not found rather than guessed at or quietly dropped. Chasing it surfaced a second Australian club directory, which produced five names new to the roster. Pace Super Cars became the best documented Australian entry, verified against the company's own brochures and the national business register, and the contributor was right about the chassis and wrong about the body, which is why both halves of a correction are worth having. A current third-party buyer's guide was checked against the roster and added nothing, the first time the roster had been tested that way. Greg Quince Ken Dixon

September 3, 2026v3.7–4.0

The first British chassis-number format on the roster, delivered by a reader who had offered it the week before. One company's full history arrived from an archivist and remains the best single-company source anyone has sent. A further correction fixed a company's role rather than its name, which is a distinction this roster keeps having to make. One contribution arrived with the company's founder copied in. Dean Large John Desz Steve Kendall Nigel Brackenbury

September 2, 2026v3.6

An open question closed by the reader who had raised the evidence for it. Dean Large

September 2, 2026v3.5

North Devon Metalcraft added — Shelby Cobra bodies and chassis in steel and aluminium, supplied to other builders rather than sold under its own name. A supplier rather than a marque, and the clearest example yet of the category this roster keeps missing: firms whose Cobra work is invisible to anyone searching for Cobra manufacturers. John Desz David Field

September 2, 2026v3.4

Cardiac Cobra Sportscars added — North Vancouver, the first western-Canada entry. Status deliberately left open: the company site is live, and per the presence rule that is not evidence of production. A production figure circulating for this company refers to a different model of theirs, not to their Cobras — noted so it cannot later be misread as a Cobra count. Fourth instance of the "Cobra alongside other products" pattern. Canadian coverage so far has been shaped by where corrections came from, not by where builders were. Adam Nigro

September 2, 2026v3.3

A principal's claim that "all the others are gone" was checked against the three entries it contradicted. Two confirmed, one refuted. Autotrak (Cobretti) dissolved and Madgwick's Cobra production ceased in 2012 — both as claimed. Realm Engineering is verifiably active, with accounts to 2024 and a 2025 confirmation statement. Why the insider missed it: Realm's main line is now Jaguar replicas. A principal's read is valuable and is not a census — which is why it was checked rather than applied.

September 2, 2026v3.2

A UK market-structure assessment from inside the trade, from the owner of Crendon Replicas — the second company principal to contribute. Dax ownership confirmed: now owned by John Kox in Belgium, resolving a gap the original research flagged and could not close. Pilgrim was not downgraded: the remark was hedged and is contradicted by a 2026 buyer's guide. Anthony Hale

September 2, 2026v3.1

DB Replicas added — Stoke-on-Trent, hand-formed aluminium over a tool-room buck. An aluminium tool-room builder is a category this roster barely held. ⚠️ And it was held twice and missed twice — "DB Replicas" sat in the aggregator under England, "DBR DB 427SC" sat in unresolved leads. A four-word email produced it. The published contact address is now responsible for two of thirteen corrections. Robert Kathro

September 2, 2026v3.0

Euro 427 Sports Cars added — a successor firm that continued Cobra production into the 2000s, in no prior source held here. Found by fetching the German Wikipedia page directly after Roark asked whether it had actually been read. It had not. ⚠️ Method lesson: a search summary was treated as if the source had been read, and the cost was a missing company. Source-independence also recorded — that page cites Beaulieu and Steve Hole, so it is not independent of the vein behind much of the UK and Europe sections.

September 2, 2026v2.8–2.9

Fiero Factory upgraded from partial to confirmed — founders, 1990 date and full model line, from Companies House 02752666, the first primary corporate registry record obtained for a UK entry. ⭐ A new engagement mode: Dean did not report a missing company. He read the Partial mark, disagreed with it, and supplied evidence. The confidence marks are themselves prompting corrections. A ~2,000 figure is held and not published — it covers all Fiero Factory products, not Cobras, the same trap the census fell into with Factory Five. Dean Large

September 1, 2026v2.7

⭐ The first correction from a company principal. Johnex fully resolved: founded 1989 by John Lelievre, closed 2004, reformed the same year, and continuing today. A contributor contradiction resolved with both contributors right — one described the original company, the other its successor. The build was a three-party consortium. Martin Broeders

September 1, 2026v2.3–2.6

Excalibur Automobile Corporation, Antique & Collectible Autos, Riverside Racers and Boss Replica Motors added. First corrections from the Carolinas and from Canada — one contributor supplied three companies at once. A new serial prefix C3X recorded from a document, and the first community negative result received: a reader confirming a name was not a Cobra builder. Giraldo Canales John Arthur

September 1, 2026v2.2

Pace Super Cars promoted from leads to the roster, confirmed — trading as Absolute Pace, Arundel QLD, formerly Race Car Replicas Australia. A note added to name collisions recording that this real Australian Pace is unrelated to the UK "Pace" removed as a phantom. Fourth consecutive promotion from the leads list — corrections are landing overwhelmingly on leads rather than on genuine gaps, which is why leads are now searchable. Nick Acton

August 31, 2026v2.1

drivingyourdream.com added as a single-source aggregator — around 60 new names, none rostered. The largest lead source found so far, and a peer project rather than a shop, since it solicits corrections too. Opens nine countries not held here; the country count is held at 17 pending verification. A fourth "Hi-Tech" and three possible conflations flagged.

August 31, 2026v2.0

HST, Inc. of Tijuana and CAV of South Africa added — Mexico becomes the seventeenth country. The Shelby continuation supply chain is now a dated sequence rather than a rumour: CAV, then a Las Vegas stopgap, then HST from early 2004, then Hi-Tech South Africa licensed in December 2005. A production figure was supplied and is held, not published — specific and dated, but single-source. Nick Acton

August 31, 2026v1.9

New standing rule: AI-generated summaries are not sources. Usable to generate a lead, never as corroboration, never in an entry's sources. Prompted by an AI overview that asserted a Hi-Tech link — reproducing the exact conflation this roster documents three times over.

August 31, 2026v1.8

Densest single contribution received. Sagebrush Roadsters added and McCluskey, Ltd. promoted from leads. Two accounts of the Hi-Tech disposition are now on record and are not reconciled — both are shown. Two contested serial items recorded. A third spelling of Tom D'Antonio's name noted. Acton Custom Enterprises was considered and ruled out of scope at the contributor's own suggestion: it makes parts, not cars. Nick Acton

August 31, 2026v1.7

Emerson Motorsports promoted from leads to the roster, confirmed — founded 1996 by Bill Emerson, Redding CA. Emerson sells no kits: the customer builds the car under supervision, tailored to their own dimensions. First correction from outside the Texas Cobra Club. Surfaced a structural gap — the roster had no state between active and closed — which is why wound down / dormant now exists. Michael OHair

August 31, 2026v1.6

Attribution corrected. John Kilventon contributed the name "Exact" only; the location and other detail were the compiler's own recollection and were wrongly credited to him. The entry is re-marked unverified with the name credited and the details labelled. John Kilventon

August 29, 2026v1.0

First publication. 125 entities across 16 countries, merged from two independent deep-research runs onto a single canonical CR-### identifier series.

Sources

Method

Each entry links its own sources. Two independent deep-research passes were run against the same brief and then reconciled, with disagreements recorded rather than resolved by preference.

One caution carried from that reconciliation. Several widely-used references trace back to a single upstream compilation, which means two sources agreeing is not always two sources. Where entries rest on that shared vein they are marked Partial or Unverified rather than Confirmed, however many places the name appears.