I just came across this article about the old Aurora Cars company which produced its own federalized Cobra-esque roadster in the 1980s. It's an interesting read. Enjoy!
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The Aurora GRX: Canada's Cobra
A little-known homegrown sports car success story that ended in bankruptcy — and conspiracy
December 30, 2012, by Joe Knycha
It was, and still is, regarded by many as the best production replicar ever built on the legacy of the Shelby Cobra.
You know, the Cobra — the small, iconic, over-muscled roadster that in the 1960s won races and hearts everywhere it went, and which just might be the most imitated car ever.
The made-in-Canada Aurora GRX was no slap-dash “kit car.” It indeed offered the Cobra the most sincere sort of flattery.
At the same time, this modernized, high-quality reproduction of the original 289 two-seater—hand-built on a unique tubular chassis—qualified as a new car according to our government regulators.
As the only Canadian automobile to ever be included in the late Canada-U.S. Auto Pact of the 1960s, the Aurora is as much a business story of Canadian significance as a tale for auto enthusiasts and connoisseurs of exotic cars....
Read the rest of the article HERE.
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The article also has a nice gallery of old photos.
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