If BOOKR T was 4WD

I forget where I found this photo, but it came from the internet pre Y2K.  It's almost the same color, but about 36" higher than BOOKR T.  AT one time I had thought about looking for a wrecked Subaru WRX and scabbing BOOKR T onto it.  A 4WD MGB GT would be a great rally car.  Here are some pictures of a RWD rally car.

 

driver & co-driver?

The last stage.

Electric Conversion

I have been thinking about converting BOOKR T to electric.  I know, I know.  How could I take the heart out of BOOKR T and replace it with a soulless electric motor?  The 1800 engine is its personality.  It talks to you, it tells you how it's feeling.  It has good days and bad days. It comments on how your driving it. It can even tell you the future, usually prophesying impending doom.
Well.., I am beginning to think those personality traits may be excuses for unreliability, overuse, and worn out parts.  continued later. . . .

Follow Your Dreams

This car is owned by someone I know in Hawaii.  I was looking forward to driving it, but the weather did not cooperate.  We ended up talking for hours about bulding the car, racing, and motors while we stayed dry under the carport.  This car is a replica of the Shelby Cobra 427.  You can get a turnkey for about $80K. This car was purchased for about $9K, and did not run.  Another $9k was put into finishing it.  My friend first fell in love with the Cobra when he was a kid, after seeing one driving down his street.  He collected many Cobra diecast models over the years, but they just couldn't replace having a full size version.  Then one day, in 2010, he saw a classified advert in the local paper for this car.  The owner had fallen on hard economic times and was motivated to sell his unfinished hobby car.  My friend bought it, finished it, and has been driving his dream ever since. 

I was told the car has 600+ HP.
Most of the polished aluminum brackets were made by my friend, in his carport.  A dual electric fan is mounted closer to the radiator, instead of being mounted to the water pump pulley. The engine sounds . . . like a dream.