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| Company | Services | Address | Tel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers | |||
| Hawk Cars | Makers of the Hawk 289, FIA and Ace | Frant, East Sussex, UK TN3 9EP | +44 (0) 1892 750 282 |
| Kirkham Motorsports | Makers of aluminium-bodied 289 and 427 replicas | Provo, Utah, 84601 | 801-377-8224 |
| ERA | Makers of FIA, 427 and slabside 289 replicas | New Britain, CT, USA | 860-224-0253 |
| BRA | Website with history of BRA cars including 289 | ? | ? |
| Shelby | Information on their current and previous cars - inc 289s | ||
| Shelby Collection | Some great pictures of the Shelby Museum at Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| Talon Sports Cars | Hawk build agent | Loughborough | 01509 842740 |
| Thunder Road Cars | Manufacturer of Cobra kits | Waltham Abbey | 020 8502 4090 |
| Engines and components | |||
| V8 Tuner | Rover/Ford/Chevy parts and services + carburetor parts | Norfolk | 01953 607274 |
| Edelbrock | Carbs, manifolds etc plus downloadable manuals | USA | |
| Powerstop | EBC Greenstuff etc | Chipping Norton | |
| Real Steel | V8 specialists plus engine ancillaries. | Uxbridge | 01895 440505 |
| Redline Performance | Official Hawk service agents | Woking | 01483 766888 |
| RPI Engineering | All things V8, Rover experts, good technical site offering advice and help. | Norwich | 01603 891209 |
| Summit Racing | High Performance parts | USA | |
| The Engine Factory | Ford and Chevy engines out of the box. Watch and listen to them run! | USA | |
| Weber Carburettors | Weber carburettors | Sunbury on Thames | 01932 787100 |
| Electrics, Suspension and Trim | |||
| Branda Performance | Cobra accessories | USA | |
| Classic Car Directory | Links to component suppliers | ||
| Classic Car Spares Directory | What it says! | London | 0870 757 9878 |
| Classic Spares | Classic car spares, oils, electrical, number plates, wheels etc. | Scarborough, N. Yorks | 01723 361227 |
| Cobra Country | All things Cobra | USA | |
| Cobra Spares | Brightwork, instruments, lighting | USA | |
| Europa Spares | Parts, accessories and components | Burton on Trent | 01283 815609 |
| Faulkner Springs | Specialists in springs and dampers | Chichester | 01243 543249 |
| Finish Line | Cobra accessories | USA | |
| Frost Restorers Equipment | Everything you need to build, repair or restore your 289 | Rochdale | 01706 658619 |
| Holden Vintage and Classic | Parts, accessories, clothing | Bromyard | 01885 488488 |
| MWS International | Wire wheel specialists | Slough | 01753 598 384 |
| Polyfacto | Hood and tonneau makers, installers (as used by Hawk) | Hailsham, East Sussex | 01323 841399 |
| Rimmer Bros | Excellent Rover V8 engine, gearbox and parts supply, catalogues etc | Lincoln | 01522 568000 |
| Speedy Cables | Manufacturers of all sorts of cables plus Smiths instruments | Swansea | 01639 732213 |
| Stafford Vehicle Components | Switches, lights, electrics | Tamworth | 01827 67714 |
| Total Kit Car | Links to component suppliers - under Goods and Suppliers | Slough | 01753 549360 |
| Woolies | Fantastic selection of trim, upholstery and fittings | Peterborough | 01778 347347 |
| Retro Classic Car Parts Ltd | Lucas electrical parts, accessories and period clothing. | 01568 616618 | |
| Bodyshops | |||
| F H Ellis | Excellent paintshop | Odiham, Hampshire | 01256 861004 |
| Brooklands Motor Company | Restoration and repair of AC and classic cars | Weybridge | 01932 828545 |
| Sovereign Coachworks | Paintshop used by many Cobra owners | St Leonards on Sea | 01424 854900 |
| Clubs and forums | |||
| AC Cobra Club | Official UK AC Cobra Club | UK | |
| Amis du Circuit de Gueux | Link to the Reims - Geux historic race circuit information | France | |
| Cobra Information Forum (NOW OFFLINE) | American forum | USA | |
| Sporting Bears Motor Club | Driving for Charity. Use your car to help others | UK | 01706 821014 |
| Stratos Owners Club | Link to the Owner Club site | UK | |
| UK Cobra Club | Official Cobra replica site, forums, for sale etc | UK | |
| V8 Register | UK | ||
| GT40 Enthusiasts Club | For owners of replica and original GT40s | Worldwide | |
| Friends of the Rest | A group of enthusiasts who are interested in restoring the old Rest and Be Thankful road as a Scottish motoring sport heritage site. | Scotland | |
| Insurance | |||
| Adrian Flux | Insurance for your Cobra | Kings Lynn | 08700 777120 |
| Hagerty Insurance | Classic Car insurance - and for your classic boat! | Silverstone | 08700 420220 |
| Heritage Insurance | Enthusiasts insurance company, club discounts | 0845 373 4789 | |
| 2Gether Insurance | 2Gether Insurance are one of the UK's largest independent specialist insurance brokers and they offer a discount to club members. | Wisbech | 01945 586220 |
| Tours and Ferries | |||
| Brittany Ferries | Ferry service between Ireland, UK, France and Spain | UK | |
| Channel Tunnel | For those not wanting to be on water | UK | |
| Classic Car Tours by Bill Telford | Glasgow Lochs, Glens and Distilleries Tours Le Mans 24 hours & Le Mans Classic Tours | Scotland | 01355 260422 07876 211785 |
| Classic Car Tours International | UK and European Car Tours | Kendal | 01539 728832 |
| Le Mob | Le Mans 24 hours and Le Mans Classic | UK | |
| P&O Ferries | Ferry services from Dover,Portsmouth, Hull | UK | |
| Other links | |||
| Classic Car Magazine | Online classic car magazine. | UK | |
| Motopix | Great images of Le Mans Classic and some Cobras | 07958 417911 | |
| DVLA SVA site | Useful information on completing the SVA | London | 020 7944 8300 |
useful_links.txt · Last modified: 2017/12/12 14:08 by amulheirn
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