Drift Cobra Racing Car
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Drift Cobra Racing car
Assemble me. Burn tires!
Introducing the Drift Cobra Racing Car—our twist on what may be the most revered sports car of all time: the Shelby Cobra 427. The Cobra 427, produced between 1965-67, had a 7.0 litre 450-510 horsepower engine, did 0-60 mph in just over 4 seconds, and had a top speed of 185 mph. Carroll Shelby, a former race car driver and automotive designer, was hired by the Ford Motor Co. to develop a high-performance racer able to compete with the dominant Italian race team of Ferrari. The Americans' four consecutive victories at the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour race between 1966-69, in Ford GT40s, is the stuff of legend.
The Ugears Drift Cobra racing car has the fastest team of horses under the hood of any mechanical wooden model we know. The model is wound by means of a ratchet knob under the chassis. Before winding your 3-D wooden Drift Cobra model racing car, move the air filter that protrudes from the hood toward the windshield, and flip the switch in front of the passenger-side seat into the Lock position (parallel to the door). Now twist the ratchet underneath the car's body. After 6 to 6.5 turns of the knob the spring is fully loaded, and — vroom! vroom! — your racer is ready to roar! To put the model in "drift mode," turn the front wheels fully to one side or the other, set it down on a smooth surface such as tile, and watch as the model peels out in a sideways skid.
Drift Cobra features:
- Beautifully styled, two-seat mechanical convertible
- Powered by a spring motor
- Reverse, Neutral, Drive, and Drift modes
- Drift mode activated by turning the front wheels
- Covers up to 8 meters (26 feet) per full winding
- Moving parts: doors, hood, and trunk
Wooden car features:
- Pre-laser-cut parts on wooden boards
- Assembles without glue or tools
- Includes step-by-step instructions in 11 languages
- Free spare parts upon request
Excellent
I built this model several years ago which was first experience with Ugears. It was a disaster so now that I’ve done many models I decided to try my luck again knowing the construct and need to understand directions exactly, it was a success! Had one need for glue which is well hidden and coesnt interfere with mobility of car.
Really kool stuff. Relaxing.
It was fun to build and it 'zooms' down the hallway fo+ feet. The spring motor is really good and the parts fit nice and snug with little or no trouble removing them from the boards. Thanks.
I enjoyed build this model, everything fit perfect and no parts were missing and really looks like a real car. It turned out very nice Thank you U-Gears.
The model model was overall great accept the fact that the car for some reason didn't start or drift :(
if the mechanisms would have worked that would have been a 5 out of 5
I found a spot of super glue came in handy at times
Especially on part 13 X 7 that retains the spring
C'est ma 5eme maquette UGear... toujours autant de plaisir à assembler !!! Je ne les utilise pas en.mouvement, juste en décoration, et je dois dire qu'ils sont du plus bel effet !
I received this model as a present. It's the first Ugears model I've built and won't be the last; they're great.
I did have a couple of problems though: the tab on the "lock" handle kept falling out so I glued it in, also the front gear on the drive shaft snapped off. I have a 3D printer so printed a stronger drive shaft and connection to the gear and a new gear. The drive action now works well although I had to print the drive shaft in two parts and glue them together (I didn't want to take the whole model apart to fit it).
Very mixed feelings about this kit. I enjoyed building it, the whole thing is great to construct, but...
Forward drive won't engage and in reverse the car doesn't move. With the bands on the wheels it just remains static, lift the back end and the wheels turn, put it down and nothing happens. With the bands off on a smooth surface the wheels spin and the car moves sideways but goes no where. Now parts in the drive train have started to break.
Shame, could have been fun
