The allures of kit car creation and ownership are many. For those of us who aren't millionaires, the notion that you can build exactly what you want for much less than the original car is appealing.

Whether called the “Essex Wire Cobra” or “Ollie the Dragon,” the car being referred to is revered as the winningest Shelby Cobra of all time. This legendary racer tore up America’s racetracks for over ...

Kirkham Motorsports may have earned a reputation for handcrafting exacting Shelby Cobra continuations that rank among the best in the biz, but the Utah-based outfit still knows how to keep things ...

This article originally appeared in the June 1963 issue of Road & Track. Controversy is the lifeblood of automobile racing, and the sport has recently been given another of its frequent transfusions.

The allures of kit car creation and ownership are many. For those of us who aren't millionaires, the notion that you can build exactly what you want for much less than the original car is appealing.