1964 Ford Cobra FIA - Man'l Get'cha

But after Mike took his kit home, he created a jig that would hold the body while he worked on the chassis. Fields also did his own bodywork before spraying his Cobra with a two-stage urethane paint. The twin racing stripes were next, a job he hadn't tried to do before. Laying them out on the body wasn't too hard, but Mike says making them flow onto the roof was a real chore, as everything had to match up perfectly when the roof was on the car, even though it had to be painted when it was off the car.

Fields also did his own interior, using the upholstered bucket seats from Unique as well as their carpet kit. Wiring up the Stewart Warner gauges, Mike also allowed for the plumbing of the Vintage Air heating system he installed, too. A wood-trimmed Moto-Lita steering wheel was also added to finish off the interior. Some of the other pieces Mike made include some of the aluminum work under the hood, as well as the brackets to hold the overflow tank and twin oil filters.

Mike says the best thing about building his Unique Motorsports kit was there were no surprises, and everything fit the way it was supposed to, especially in critical areas like the door gaps. And, though Fields really likes driving his car (to the races as well as on the street), he even liked building it even more. The only downside? At a little over 6 feet and 250 lbs, Mike says the worst thing about building his own car was trying to get his hands and body up under the dash to do some of the wiring. But, other than that, it was an enjoyable endeavor and one that he is glad he undertook.

You might think that since he's built Cobras in his past, that he may be looking at doing another one soon, but that's not the case. Mike says this car is everything he ever wanted, so why sell it? It certainly wouldn't be from getting any speeding tickets-that's for sure! The only time he's been pulled over with his Cobra is when he was towing it through South Carolina and a state trooper pulled him over. Not for an infraction-just so he could take a closer look at Mike's car!