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Old 07-27-2014, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by marcocsx3121 View Post
Too many variables to make a blanket pronouncement. The Kirkham that raced the Ferrari in the video was a lot more than a replica of the original Cobras in that it had a larger displacement engine and a few other hot rodding tricks. Period tests of 427 Cobras had them running around 12.0-12.2 quarters at around 118 mph.
I agree. I think the 12.2 @ 118 mph was a magazine road test of a street car, wasn't it - maybe Car & Driver? A real S/C with another 80 HP or so and bigger tires would probably handily top that I suspect.
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