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Aurora GRX Slabside Cobra replica goes to auction with no reserve
A 1980s Aurora GRX Slabside Cobra replica, chassis #85 of roughly 170 built, is offered in California at no reserve after a recent refurbishment.
By Eleanor Ellington · 3 min read
A Cobra-style replica built by Aurora Cars Limited of Ontario, Canada, is being offered in California with no reserve, meaning it will sell to the highest bidder regardless of price. The car is chassis #85 of a production run that the seller and listing describe as roughly 170 examples, built over about two years in the early 1980s.
The car wears a slabside fiberglass body produced by C&C Yachts Custom Division. Its mechanical specification follows the classic recipe of its inspiration: a 302 cubic-inch V8 fed by a Holley carburettor, a four-speed manual gearbox driving the rear wheels, and a tubular steel frame with independent front and rear suspension. Coilovers, rack-and-pinion steering and four-wheel disc brakes complete the chassis package. The V8 was rebuilt under the current owner, and the dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers was fabricated recently.
The seller acquired the car in 2022. Work carried out between 2020 and 2022 included a repaint in red and a black vinyl interior, and a further round of roughly $15,000 in additional work was completed in 2025. The car was previously listed on Bring a Trailer in July 2026 and is now back on the market. Its title is held by the seller's LLC in Montana, where it is recorded as a 1983 Aurora Tudor.
The odometer reads about 11,000 miles, with roughly 500 added during the recent period of use. A Carfax report shows no accidents or reported damage. The listing is equally direct about what is missing or unverified. The car has not passed a California emissions test, its air conditioning has not been tested and its function is unknown, and the top and tonneau cover are absent. The power antenna does not work. Claims about the total production count and the length of the production run have not been independently confirmed.
For buyers, the no-reserve format means the final price will be set entirely by competing bids, with no minimum the seller must meet. Prospective purchasers will need to weigh the unresolved emissions question and the untested climate control against a car that has already had substantial mechanical and cosmetic attention.
Source: bringatrailer.com
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