Midwest Cobras

The Cobra, in seven shots

A Cobra roadster standing in a dark hall, three-quarter view from the front
01 · the starting point Classic profile Balanced body. Simple lines.
02 · the sound Side exit 427 V8 · side-exit exhaust
03 · under the arch Eighteen inch Matte black. The last thing chosen.
04 · the other one Rear haunch Tension over the rear axle.

Backdraft Cobras · built to order

Nobody buys one of these off a lot.

Every car leaves here as the sum of deliberate decisions — body, engine, interior, stance, sound.

Configure yours See what is finished
ModelsRT4 · RT4B
From$66,900
Built byBackdraft

Featured inventory

Two to four at a time.

Featured inventory

Lot 01 · available

A Cobra beside a bare chassis on a workshop floor — stand-in photography, see docs/content-ledger.md

RT4 Classic Edition

ModelRT4 Classic
From$66,900
Wheels18 in
Side pipesCeramic-coated
Full specification

Lot 02 · available

A black Cobra, front three-quarter — stand-in photography, see docs/content-ledger.md

RT4B Black Edition

ModelRT4B Black
From$70,500
RimsMatte black, 18 in
Roll barsCeramic-coated
Full specification

Build

Specify it to the last bolt.

The factory takes these decisions over the phone. Here you can see them, one at a time, with the car turning to face whichever one you are making.

01 Model RT4 · RT4B
02 Body and colour Paint · stripes
03 Wheels and stance 18 in
04 Pipes and roll bars Ceramic-coated
05 Interior Upholstery · gauges
06 Trim and details Badging · stitching

Who we are

Forty years of putting people in cars that should not exist.

Midwest Cobras builds, sells, services and moves Backdraft Cobras. The work is the same work it has always been: a car arrives as parts and leaves as somebody's.

40 years, to confirm
2 models built
1 car at a time
A 427 induction stack under an open bonnet — stand-in photography, see docs/content-ledger.md

Services

After it is yours

01

Tune-up and service

These are not cars a general workshop sees twice a year. Setup, carburetion, cooling, brakes and the annual going-over, done by people who have the car's own build sheet in front of them.

Book service

02

Transportation

Enclosed transport to and from the shop, to an event, or to a new owner. The car does not arrive on an open trailer behind somebody's pickup.

Arrange transport

Consignment

Already have one?

Let us find its next garage.

Consign your Cobra

Owners

Where the cars end up

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Events

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