Venom Cars was a South African supplier of replica and kit cars, based at Isando, that had been in business since 1982. Its best-known product was the Venom R/T, a replica of the AC Cobra produced on the outskirts of Johannesburg from 1984, originally built around Jaguar XJ6 components; by its fourth generation it used a purpose-designed ladder chassis with modern donor-car suspension, steering, differential and brakes, and mountings for…