Pictures: Backdraft Racing Facebook

Thanksgiving weekend was more than just turkey and football for car people in Daytona, Florda, because it is also a tradition to attend one of the biggest car shows on the entire East coast – the Turkey Rod Run. After the show each day, the cars are paraded to a huge swap meet at the Belair plaza and folks line up along A1A in their lawn chairs, blankets and beverages to watch the cars make their way down the strip and into the plaza. The actual show takes place inside one of the most famous race tracks, Daytona International Speedway with awesome cars, contests and giveaways.

Inside the Speedway walls among the shiny rides are vendors displaying their many different products. One place really stood out featuring a whole line of Shelby Cobras with very modern power trains. The first one had a brand new Coyote 5.0-liter V8 engine stuffed inside, complete with carbon fiber accents inside and out. The Cobra sitting next to it proudly displayed “Powered by Roush 427R” along the hood scoop. The name of that company is Backdraft Racing, based out of Boynton Beach, Florida, and they are more than willing to build your dream car out of their four models: BDR Roadster, BDR RT3B, BDR TD, and BDR RTX. BDR Standing for Backdraft Racing, of course.

The Backdraft Racing (BDR) vehicles all have the 60’s styling with modern gadgets throughout the interior. They are built to a high standard in regards to performance, handling, comfort, and provides excellent stopping power. It’s a turn-key minus rolling chassis with rear multi-link suspension and the consumer is able to build their exact dream car and power train whether it be a Chevy or Ford V8.

Pictures: BDR RT3

The BDR RT3B rolling chassis has a super slick fiberglass body with the B standing for Black Label. It’s influence came from the modern supercar despite it’s 60’s styling. It has advanced ergonomics and plenty of room in the cabin, believe it or not. It has an independent rear suspension with coilovers in the back as well as the front. It also features leather seats, premium carpet with bound edges, 18″ Alloy wheels and tires, custom gauges by BDR, stainless steel roll bar, four wheel disc power brakes, engine mounts for 302, 351 Windsor, FE or 460, and of course, that stainless steel exhaust with a ceramic coated option. There are also options such as a soft top, passenger options, hard top, audio system, among other things.

The BDR TD comes ready for the track. This is the super high performance but still affordable for the races. The car features a fully integrated roll cage still capable of carrying a passenger, plus it’s lighter and comes with suspension that can be fine tuned at the track.

BDR RTX

The BDR RTX is a crossover. It can drive on the street while still be competitive on the track. The body is one-piece glass reinforced plastic molding, or GRP, that is then hand laminated with extra reinforcement at the wheel wells. After the body is cured, it is inspected, added to the chassis and then fitted with a roll cage. After all of that, it then hits their state of the art paint facility, for some rockin’ custom ordered colors.

So, would you rock one of these cars on the track? Check out their Facebook page and give them a like and check out the inventory.