The Shelby Daytona Cobra is built by Hi-Tech Automotive under license from Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc. and imported into the UK by Le Mans Coupes Limited.

Hi-Tech Automotive manufacture the coupe at their 270,000 square foot factory in Port Elizabeth South Africa, which is the largest privately owned specialised automotive manufacturing plant in the world. It is where Jim Price and his dedicated team of more than 600 craftsmen and associated employees manufacture the coupe, the Superformance range, the Noble supercar and other branded products.

Le Mans Coupes Limited was formed by Nigel Hulme in 2003 to import the Shelby Daytona Cobra, as a direct result of the passion both he and Jim Price shared for the iconic coupe. He called the company Le Mans Coupes Ltd because it was also to import the GT40, another Hi-Tech Automotive celebration of a famous Le Mans winner, the Ford GT40.

As sole UK importer for both cars in 'turn key' form, Nigel needed to appoint a selling agent to complete the picture. With his extensive knowledge of all things Cobra, Rod Leach of Rod Leach's Nostalgia proved the ideal match, and the first car was brought into the UK in September 2003.

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