It was the rarest of the Shelby Cobras that brought this more modern version to life in little old Allentown, Pennsylvania. Something was brewing down in Allentown and waiting for the inevitable to take place because ten years ago, Highland Daytona Racing had already been working on a completely different approach to replica car production. Their philosophy had come down to a hand built, high end Cobra replica that has been created by a man who has both a race car fabrication history and an aviation background.
Rick Ellis was a tremendously talented individual with degrees in both structural airframe design and advanced aerodynamics. He was not messing around when it came to his dream of making a high performance car with both style and nostalgia to boot. Even though he had worked as a commercial airline pilot, Rick left the aviation industry to make this Cobra Daytona Coupe Replica fly like an eagle instead.
Before Rick came along, the replica kit market had been dominated by lower-end to mediocre kit car-type products. He figured that the market was ready to support a new high-end car that, albeit more expensive, would be a fully completed, turnkey replica car. With this dream, he took Highland Daytona from a little 20-acre property in Shepherd, Montana to an even better outfit in Allentown, Pennsylvania. With a long history of great performance and a unique, world-champion design, Highland Daytona Racing took the original Cobra Daytona Coupe and replicated the body. Then they modernized the underpinnings with precision-engineered frame and suspension geometry.
This modern Cobra Coupe stands out in any crowd and beams a nostalgia and romance of a bygone era. What’s more, the Highland Daytona designers bring more than 60 years of collective experience in mechanical systems maintenance, design, fabrication and engineering. Terry Satchell is a premier racing engineer who has made it possible for the Cobra Daytona Coupe to accelerate to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds with braking back to a standstill in 106 feet. It also does 1/4 mile turns in 11.4 seconds at 126.4 mph. If you think you are ready for that kind of performance, check out Highland Daytona Racing at http://www.hdrcoupe.com and take a look at the Cobra Daytona Coupe Replica. It’s going to make you fly like an eagle.
