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UMC-427 · BIG-BLOCK ROADSTER Red 427 SC roadster with white competition stripes

Model

427 SC Roadster

The powerhouse race car, built to beat the big-block Corvettes.

Our 427 body is very authentic to the original design, and it uses authentic parts and hardware, so it takes a close look by an expert to tell it's a replica. In 1989 we retooled the body completely, reshaping it from hundreds of photos of original cars for even wheel openings, a corrected nose and matching sides.

You'll know it by the smooth trunk lid, the "Le Mans" filler cap in the right rear fender, twin wide stripes running end to end, four round taillights and a chrome roll bar. Side pipes are larger than the 289's and usually chrome or ceramic-coated. It takes any small- or big-block Ford.

Body	Hand-laminated fiberglass
Frame	Rectangular tube, 2 × 4 in main rails, 0.120 in wall
Front suspension	Custom tubular A-arms, adjustable coil-overs, anti-sway bar
Rear suspension	Jaguar independent (Salisbury, Dana 44 gears)
Brakes	Four-wheel disc, Wilwood 4-piston calipers
Steering	Original-style rack and pinion
Weight	2,450–2,600 lb (big block)
Fuel tank	20 gal aluminum
Engines	Any small- or big-block Ford
Transmissions	C4 or C6 automatic, toploader 4-speed, Tremec 5-speed
Roll bar	Chrome
Interior	Leather seats, Stewart Warner gauges (Smith-style optional)

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UMC-289 · SMALL-BLOCK ROADSTER Light blue 289 FIA roadster with red fender stripes and race number 96

Model

289 FIA Roadster

The competition body, named for the small-block in the first cars.

We added the 289 in 1991, adapting our 427 body into a replica of the 289 Competition car. It debuted that May at the AHA Knott's Berry Farm Kit Car Show, where Petersen's Kit Car editor Steve Temple chose it as Best of Show from more than 30 Cobra replicas.

The 289 grille mouth is larger at the bottom than the top, the trunk lid has the "dimples" made to fit the luggage FIA cars had to carry, and the "Le Mans" filler cap sits on the turtle deck. It usually wears a single team stripe on one fender, a side light for the race numbers and a forward-braced roll bar in black.

Body	Hand-laminated fiberglass
Frame	Rectangular tube, 2 × 4 in main rails, 0.120 in wall
Front suspension	Custom tubular A-arms, adjustable coil-overs, anti-sway bar
Rear suspension	Jaguar independent (Salisbury, Dana 44 gears)
Brakes	Four-wheel disc, Wilwood 4-piston calipers
Steering	Original-style rack and pinion
Weight	2,200–2,450 lb (small block)
Fuel tank	20 gal aluminum
Engines	Most small-block Fords
Transmissions	C4 or C6 automatic, toploader 4-speed, Tremec 5-speed
Roll bar	Forward-braced, black powder coat
Options	"Le Mans" hardtop, quick jacks, brake cooler ducts

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UMC-36 · STREET ROD Silver and black '36 Cabriolet with the top down in the Unique shop

New model

'36 Cabriolet

Our step into the street rod market, after two and a half years of development.

We started with a ground-up restoration of an original steel-bodied 1936 Cabriolet owned by Tom Robeson of Knoxville, Tennessee. Our molds were made from that body, then tooled and retooled until the fiberglass body was right.

The body is hand-laminated fiberglass. Where most cars of this kind use wood to reinforce the body, ours uses laser-cut steel plate and pre-formed square steel tubing, which is stronger, lasts longer and gives a cleaner finish. Like our Cobras, it's built for quality fit and finish and easy assembly.

Body	Hand-laminated fiberglass
Molded from	A restored, original steel 1936 Cabriolet
Body reinforcement	Laser-cut steel plate and square steel tubing, no wood
Development	Two and a half years

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Side by side

Compare the models.

The 427 and 289 share our frame, suspension and brakes. The differences are in the body details and the engines each one takes.

Model	427 SCRoadster	289 FIARoadster
Grille mouth	Bigger at the top, symmetrical	Larger at the bottom than the top
Trunk lid	Smooth	Dimpled, as on FIA cars
Fuel filler	"Le Mans" cap, right rear fender	"Le Mans" cap, turtle deck
Stripes	Two wide stripes, end to end	Single team stripe on one fender
Taillights	Four round	Two rectangular
Roll bar	Chrome	Black, forward-braced
Engines	Any small- or big-block Ford	Most small-block Fords
Weight	2,450–2,600 lb	2,200–2,450 lb

Engines

Power play.

Headers and side pipes are custom-made for the engine you choose. Transmission choices are a C4 or C6 automatic, a toploader 4-speed or a Tremec 5-speed. Call us to talk through an engine and transmission package.

Big-block FE

FEBIG BLOCK

The setup the 427 was built around, dressed with the correct header tank and a turkey-pan shroud around a single four-barrel Holley. Some original 427s ran two four-barrels.

FITS 427 SC

Small-block Ford

SBSMALL BLOCK

The engine the 289 is named for: the first cars had a 289 cubic-inch block. Some competition 289s used Weber carburetors. Also available in the 427 body.

FITS 289 FIA · 427 SC

Your own engine

BYOYOU SUPPLY

Bring your own engine and we'll install it, or we can recommend engine builders. The deluxe pallet kit includes "dummy blocks" so headers fit your exact engine.

FITS ALL COBRA MODELS

Not sure which one?

Call us, or visit the factory any weekday by appointment. Ask for Maurice or Glenn and they'll walk you through both bodies.

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