Lot details
Registration No: Q726NTM
Chassis No: DAXM3RMA038233
Mot Expiry: Oct 2019

- Professionally built by a garage owner / drag racer and his personal car from new

- Correctly road registered as a 'Dax Tojeiro' and just 3,000 miles

- Tuned Ford Windsor 351ci (5.7 litre) V8 engine and Toyota Supra five-speed manual gearbox

- Halibrand wheels, BF Goodrich tyres, quick release fuel filler, side pipes, hood / tonneau cover

- Recently treated to a new high capacity radiator and fresh battery

DJ Sportscars introduced its Dax Cobra replica at the 1983 London Motorfair. Intended to accommodate a range of Ford and Chevrolet V8 engines, the newcomer's tubular spaceframe chassis was clothed with lightweight fibreglass. Joining DJ Sportscars as a director in 1985, John Tojeiro - the original designer of the AC Ace (which morphed into the Cobra) - brought with him a wealth of credibility and engineering expertise. More than just a name on the company's letterhead, Tojeiro helped rework the Cobra replica, which was renamed the Dax Tojeiro in his honour, and also contributed to subsequent GT40 and Rush projects. The most famous and successful of the British Cobra replicas, the Dax (now known as the Dax 427) has been continuously evolved and remains in production today.

Correctly road registered as a 'Dax Tojeiro' rather than retaining the identity of its donor, this particular example was built by the vendor. A garage owner and sometime drag racer who knew John Tojeiro personally, he ensured that the two-seater has plenty of bite! Thoroughly overhauled and uprated to 280bhp by Basset Down Balancing Ltd of Hungerford, the Ford Windsor 351ci (5.7 litre) V8 engine is allied to Toyota Supra five-speed manual transmission. Breathing via an Edelbrock inlet manifold / Holley four-barrel carburettor and side exhaust pipes, the powerplant sounds suitably dramatic and has recently been treated to a new high capacity radiator and fresh battery following a period of inactivity. Riding on correct-type Halibrand alloy wheels shod with BF Goodrich tyres, the Cobra replica also boasts a snug-fitting hood and tonneau cover, 200mph speedometer, wood veneer dashboard inlays / door cappings, Britax harnesses and Dax pedals. Aluminium spoilers either side of the front oil cooler aperture help reduce high-speed lift. Displaying just 3,000 miles to its odometer and only being offered for sale due to ill health, this fearsome Dax Tojeiro is expected to possess a fresh MOT certificate by the time of sale.