Complete Kit Car – September 2019

32 September 2019 http://www.completekitcar.co.uk

John ‘Cookie’ Cooke in his Hawk. The Cobra first saw the road in 2004 and has only driven 11,500 miles since then.

Cookie has owned two Hawks as well as a Rickman and a Tiger.

Mark’s TC was a well campaigned racer in the ’80s and ’90s...

NG marque celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year.

...it won runner up prize in the Cars and Car Conversions 1991 championship.

FAME

We recently heard from kit car show

man, and all round industry fan

John Cooke, to talk about the sale

of his prized Hawk FIA 289 Cobra

replica. Fitted with all the trick Hawk

and Hoyle suspension parts and an

appropriate 360bhp Ford 302cu in V8,

this replica is one many of you may

remember from the various shows

‘Cookie’ was involved in.

John’s first build was a mini stock

car, but it was this build that pushed

him onto his first kit, a Rickman

Ranger in 1989. This car was

subsequently followed by a Tiger and

First built in 1981, Mark Clough’s John

Eales tuned Rover V8 powered NG TC

won many trophies when it raced in

period under original owner/builder

Alan Dry.

Built to high specification from

all-new parts that included a Quaife

limited slip differential, Rover SD1

5-speed gearbox and MGB V8 rear axle,

it’s still quick to this day.

COOKIE’S COBRA

NOTORIOUS NG

a couple of Hawk Cobra replicas – the

latter being the FIA he still owns

today. Always passionate about kit

cars, in 1991 John began promoting

the scene through his shows at venues

which included Exeter, Peterborough,

Detling, Harrogate, Chatham, Ashford

and Lydd. By the end of his 11-year

stint, in 2012, John managed to host

an impressive 98 shows – 75 of which

being kit car focused.

For those interested in purchasing a

Cobra built by a kit car juggernaut, it

is priced at £40,000. Interested parties

can call John on 07976 415106.

Since purchasing the car in 2014,

Mark has continued to press the

38-year-old car whenever he can.

While the TC no longer races

competitively, it isn’t averse to the

odd track day at either of Mark’s

nearest Knockhill or Kames circuits.

However, Mark mostly likes to take

the classic racer on country runs

when the weather permits.

SHOW US YOUR CAR

TO SEE IT HERE!

[email protected]

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