01 Midwest Cobras · Built to order

Built for the road. Not the lot.

Every car leaves as the sum of decisions someone made on purpose. Two to four of them a year.

ModelsRT4 · RT4B From$66,900 Built byBackdraft

02 The machine

Form follows function.

A body over a tube frame, a side pipe that runs the length of the sill, and nothing on it that is not doing a job.

03 Built to order

Four cars a year is not a constraint.

Engine427 cu in V8 ExhaustCeramic side pipes Rims18" matte black From$66,900

02 Current collection

Four cars, not four hundred.

Our focus is on rarity, specification precision, and direct allocation. Each machine below is fully documented, run-in, and prepared for release at our Basehor facility.

RT4 Classic Roadster

$144,500

Chassis
BDR2084
Engine
Roush 427 SR (510 HP)
Transmission
Tremec TKO600 5-Speed
Exterior
Guardsman Blue / White Stripes
Status
In stock

RT4B Black Edition

$152,000

Chassis
BDR2112
Engine
Coyote 5.0L Gen 3 V8
Exterior
Liquid Graphite / Black Accents
Status
Commission in progress

03 The commissioning desk

Yours is not built yet.

We operate by direct commission. Choose between the traditional RT4 Classic blueprint or the tactical, blacked-out RT4B platform. Your build starts here.

01 / Select vehicle platform

Vehicle platform

02 / Engineering rail

  • 01 Exterior paint Guardsman Metallic Blue
  • 02 Wheels / tyres 18" Polished Halibrand Style
  • 03 Side pipes Polished Stainless Steel
  • 04 Cockpit material Sabin Diamond-Stitched Leather
Fig 3.1 — chassis specification diagram Backdraft Racing Inc.

04 Archive dossier

We focus entirely on putting people in cars that should not exist.

Midwest Cobras was born from a four-decade obsession with classic power-to-weight ratios. The original 1960s recipe—American V8 wedged into a lightweight British roadster chassis—was never meant for mass consumption. It was a beautiful anomaly.

Today, we preserve that ethos in partnership with Backdraft Racing. These are not retro replicas; they are modern, brutally fast performance roadsters engineered to be experienced with absolute sensory focus.

05 01 / Tune-up & chassis service

Precision mechanical preservation.

From dyno tuning to custom suspension geometry alignment, our technicians ensure your Cobra remains in optimal attack vector.

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05 02 / Enclosed transportation

Protected regional deployment.

We operate private, climate-controlled enclosed transporters. Fully insured white-glove transport from Basehor to any destination in the Midwest.

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06 Consignment desk

Already have one.

We know how to present it to the right audience. Our global collector network bypasses standard public bidding blocks entirely.

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07 The chronicles

Verified commissions

In first gear, it demands respect. By third, it rewrites everything you thought you knew about acceleration. Working with Midwest was surgical.

David K. Chicago, IL — RT4 Classic #2044

The cockpit is elemental. There are no driver aids. It is pure unfiltered physics. Exactly as it was meant to be.

Harlan V. St. Charles, IL — RT4B Black #1988

08 Live from the shop

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