It's Friday, which means it's time to check the clock on this week's BIDR action — what's closing, what's next up, and what's worth putting on your watch list before it goes live. This week's lineup runs the gamut: a licensed Shelby recreation with a checkered-flag pedigree, a sleeper hot rod out of Jupiter, FL, and a first look at one of the most requested silhouettes in the muscle car world.

Ending Today: 1963 Superformance MKII FIA Cobra

The clock runs out at 12:00 PM today on this 1963 Superformance MKII FIA Cobra — and with bidding already past $103,000 on 13 bids, it's shaping up to be one of the more spirited closes we've had in a while.

This isn't a kit car dressed up to look the part. Superformance is the only manufacturer licensed by Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. to build recreations of the 289 FIA Cobra, and this one is built to Shelby's own specifications: the original-style 3" DOM steel frame, transverse leaf spring suspension front and rear, and a composite body finished in Aston Martin Silver ceramic paint over a full black-out treatment. It's brand new — delivery miles only, with no history and no wear to account for.

Under the hood is a BluePrint Engines 347 c.i. small block making 415 horsepower and 415 lb-ft of torque, backed by a Tremec TKX 5-speed manual. A Holley Sniper 2 EFI system means this Cobra fires up and drives like a modern car, without the fuss of a carburetor. Add in Wilwood racing brakes, black 15" knock-off wheels with raw stainless spinners, and an electronic gauge cluster styled after the classic FIA dash, and you've got a car that leans into its race-bred roots without pretending to be a museum piece.

The original 289 FIA Cobras were the tip of Carroll Shelby's spear against Ferrari in the mid-1960s — fewer than twenty genuine factory competition cars were ever built. This is about as close as you'll get to that history without the seven-figure price tag.

Bidding closes at noon today. Place your bid here.

Next Up on the Clock: 1964 Ford Falcon

Right behind the Cobra is a car with a completely different story: a 1964 Ford Falcon that left the Kansas City plant as a six-cylinder commuter and has spent the years since becoming something else entirely.

Today it runs a 306ci small-block stroker backed by a Tremec 5-speed manual and a Hurst-style shifter — a real driver's combo, built to be used rather than trailered. The sheet metal is straight and rust-free, wearing the clean lines of the '64-only hardtop roof, with a red-and-white interior that keeps its original "Falcon" script and gauge cluster intact. It's been with a single owner for the last 20 years, showing 36,808 miles.

Current bid sits at $5,000, and the auction closes Monday, August 18 at 2:00 PM. If you want a hot rod with real driver appeal and a documented ownership history, this one's worth a closer look before the clock runs out.

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Worth a Sneak Peek: 1967 Ford Mustang "Eleanor"

Last but certainly not least — a first look at a build we've been excited to bring to the platform: a 1967 Ford Mustang "Eleanor" fastback, nearly twenty years in the making.

This C-code car has been transformed into a fully realized, Eleanor-inspired build — Pepper Grey Metallic paint, black stripes, and the unmistakable aggressive stance that made this silhouette a cultural icon. But it's more than a paint job and a set of stripes. Under the pinned hood is a 408ci ATK stroker V8 built on a SCAT forged crank, Dart cylinder heads, and a FiTech Go EFI 4 self-tuning fuel injection system, backed by a Tremec T56 six-speed manual and a McLeod twin-disc clutch, sending power to a Ford 9-inch rear with a limited-slip differential.

Wilwood four-piston disc brakes sit at all four corners, with a Borgeson power steering conversion, SPC control arms, and a 1" drop rounding out the chassis work. Inside, black bucket seats, digital gauges, a Shelby-style tilt wheel, and Old Air Hurricane A/C make it as usable as it is dramatic. The car has roughly 1,000 miles on it since completion and just wrapped its break-in period — this is a build that's ready to be driven, not one that's been sitting under a cover.

Bidding opens August 18, with the auction running through August 25 at 7:30 PM. Watch it now so you don't miss the open.

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