It's done. We drove it, we beat on it, and it stayed together. We're talking about the Project Sidewinder Factory Five Roadster build, and the little car is a brutal handful in the best possible way.

If you visited the Classic Car Competition at the Cleveland Auto Show last weekend, or went to the I-X Piston-Powered Auto-Rama this weekend, chances are you have already seen this 1965 Cobra with the ...

We’ve talked about kit cars before—mostly documenting the average project’s slow grind into anxiety-inducing garage filler. While that’s a common problem for kit cars, it doesn’t mean that your ...

There are several choices of which Cobra kits you want to purchase. The vendor we have found is Shell Valley, a company that has been producing Cobra Replicas for over 40 years. They offer kits that ...

Based on the improvements found in the Type 65 Coupe, the Factory Five Racing Roadster Mark Five has revolutionized the original kit car for more people. Since 1995, Factory Five Racing has been the ...

Factory Five Racing began in 1995 and Kit Car magazine was there at the very start. Former KC editor Steve Temple, wrote that first article, "Horse Trader," letting folks know about a small company ...

The adage "too much power is just enough" can be attributed to just about any go-fast classic Ford with enough power to go sideways in every gear and melt the tires down to the cords, but there's ...

We have revisited this article to update prices, specs, and provide more context around the fascinating, yet small world of kit cars. Building your own car is quite possibly every car guy's dream.

Those who never stopped playing and are looking for new challenges would surely be interested in the easiest and cheapest kit cars to build. But let’s just put a reminder here first: neither kit car ...