Superformance


Quick Spin: Superformance MKIII R Cobra kickstarts our hearts

It's mea culpa time. While it's probably best not to begin a review with an apology, I'd be fairly derelict in my auto bloggin' duty if I didn't admit that not only does this review represent my first time in a Cobra – ever – but that I went in wanting to love the car. After all, not only is the Cobra Daytona Coupe the single greatest car I've ever driven, but I'm what you might call a Shelby-head. At least once a week my fiancee is hollering at me to put one of my several Shelby books back in the bookcase. But still, before ... Read more →

From Cobra to Corvette: Superformance to introduce 1963 Grand Sport replica Drew Phillips

Despite its relatively short list of on-track achievements, the original 1963 Corvette Grand Sport is arguably Chevrolet's most iconic racecar. Built to compete with the likewise-iconic Cobra, the ...

Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious Jonathon Ramsey

As much as we enjoy piloting modern machinery, there's something special about vintage vehicles, and that something is the pure, unvarnished connection between man and machine. But it's not always ...

Shelby on Steroids: The Daytona Coupe Le Mans Edition Drew Phillips

The Shelby Daytona Coupe is without a doubt one of the greatest cars in American motorsports history. With an aerodynamic body designed by Peter Brock good for 196 mph, Carroll's Ferrari-slayer ...

SEMA 2008: Yokohama tire dealers compete in blackjack tournament to win Superformance MkIII Cobra Drew Phillips

While many tire manufacturers are cutting back at SEMA this year (come on Michelin, where's our supercar display?), others are pushing forward with new products and generating lots of excitement. ...

Superformance teams up with Roush for special edition MKIII-R roadster 1 year ago on Autoblog

Sometimes good things come in small packages. Other times, they come with a Roush 427 IR crate motor pumping out 576 horsepower. Superformance, the only Shelby-licensed producer of Cobra kit cars, has teamed up with Roush for a special edition version of their MKIII replicar that features the ...

Shelby Distribution to offer aluminum-bodied Daytona Coupe 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the embodiment of classic American motorsports. The only problem is that putting a genuine Daytona Coupe in the garage is nearly impossible. There are only a handful in the world, and the price tag would be in the millions of dollars (if you could find an owner willing ...

Caroll Shelby takes delivery of paddle-shifter-equipped Superformance Daytona Coupe 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high resolution gallery You might expect that Carroll Shelby has quite a collection of cars. He's even put up a few for sale recently, including his personal 1969 GT500 Convertible that he's owned since new at Barrett-Jackson this year and the unique Cobra Supersnake ...

New trio of Superformance MkII GT40s celebrates Shelby and 1966 Le Mans victory 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Superformance MkII GT40 Perhaps the greatest achievement of Americans in motorsports is winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ford and Shelby brought home not only the overall victory, but the Ford GT40 captured the top three spots. It was a resounding ...

Shelby Heaven: Superformance opens new showroom 1 year ago on Autoblog

We are big fans of Superformance, makers of the Cobra, Daytona Coupe, and GT40 replicas that have the blessing (and licensing agreement) of Carroll Shelby. When we heard they were opening up a new showroom in Irvine, CA, we had to go check it out ourselves. Superformance has actually been in the ...

Superformance rebuilds the original GT40 to spec 3 years ago on Autoblog

Most kit cars we come across are near faithful representations of their muse. Unfortunately, there's always something a little off about the design that doesn't quite match up with the way we remember the original, and nearly always they're only skin deep, offering up merely the appearance of ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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