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Bespoke Vehicles

We can build you virtually any vehicle that you can imagine (if your budget allows!). But please see the cars below that we have developed and currently manufacture.

 
The TRC 700KR
The TRC 700KR

No other road car has benefited from such a long and arduous development programme. The Thunder Road 700KR is the culmination of 20 years of road and track development -the 700KR is a recreation of Cheng Lim’s street-legal, multiple championship winning Cobra.

Just like the legendary Cobra 427 of the the 1960s, the 700KR packs a 427ci (7 litre) V8 except in the 700KR it is a small-block rather than a big block. In 2004, the Thunder Road 427 small-block was recognised as the UK’s most powerful normally aspirated small-block Chevrolet engine with an output of 702bhp and a torque plateau deep into the 600’s - that’s lb/ft, not Nm! Pack that into a meticulously developed chassis based on the RAM space frame and dressed with Best of Breed components and the result is the explosive Thunder Road 700KR.

If you are interested in having a custom 700KR built, please get in contact.

 
The TRC 289FIA
The TRC 289FIA
Written by Phil James, pistonheads.com
Thunder Road Cars in Essex lives and breathes Cobras – genuine and replicas – to the point of obsession. The depth of knowledge, not to mention enthusiasm and skill, is probably best represented by this car dubbed the “Thunder Road 289FIA” which belongs to Thunder Road engineer Barry Jones. We spent two years on this car to make it a visually perfect facsimile of Shelby Cobra CSX2260, the 289 FIA car raced by Phil Hill and Joe Schlesser at Sebring in 1964. CSX2260 also raced that year at Spa Francorchamps, at the Nürburgring and in the Targa Florio.

This is of course a replica, but original Cobras were not a lot different in their approach. Real Cobras use an MGB steering rack; the indicator stalk from a VW variant; rear lights from a Hillman Husky; various electrical bits from Lucas’ general catalogue. In fact, in the peak 1960s racing years, an 'anything that will fit' approach was adopted – including using Corvette radiators and expansion tanks. Between races Cobra technicians were spotted nipping into the nearest Chevy dealer for spares – at the height of the Cobra vs Corvette Grand Sport war.

There were originally five 289 'FIA' Cobras built with the intention of dominating the FIA World Manufacturers’ Championship in 1964. They all had modified 289 bodywork, principally to accommodate wider wheels and tyres, the widening being more subtle than the 7 litre 427s. The enlarged wheel arches required a cut-back door (a reverse radius to the rear door edge). A more subtle tweak is the pair of dimples in the boot lid. An FIA regulation specified that a piece of control luggage must fit in the boot, but these five cars had 37 gallon (165 litre) fuel tanks, pushing the suitcase back a couple of inches. Legend has it that the first dimples were created by the aluminium boot lid being slammed on the luggage by a mechanic. Click here to read more.

If you are interested in having a custom 289FIA built, please get in contact.
 
 
 
 
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