It may not be the real deal, but this 1965 Shelby Cobra Backdraft packs some serious V8 firepower and a BMW independent ...

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.

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 ...

To date, the most powerful race car I’ve driven is my Datsun 1200. Yes, it’s a lemon, but an iLamuna endurance series winner nonetheless and has the princely sum of 103 horses. My other race car is a ...

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 ...

The popular V8 Backdraft Roadsters, which have been thrilling South African racing fans for several seasons, will become a standalone racing series in 2026.

Do you think world-renowned cooks ever retire? Maybe hang out in a one-room apartment and eat TV dinners on the sofa? Probably not. People who are good at what they do usually keep doing it for most ...

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 ...