A very tidy Butler just hit the Cobracountry site as well:
1965 Butler Racing 427SC Cobra replica. Rich Tangiers Red/black upholstery. The BIG Picture: Click Here! Carroll Shelby once said of his crew chief, “Ron Butler is one of the few Old World craftsmen left.” Under the hood: original Ford cast-iron 428FE Cobra Jet with Edelbrock aluminum heads and Edelbrock intake. BIG Photo of powerplant#1: Click Here! Engine was very recently balanced & blueprinted by a champion engine builder. It's outfitted with: all aluminum radiator with CoolFlex hoses, SS (stainless steel) fuel tank, braided hoses elsewhere. BIG Photo of powerplant#2: Click Here! Electric fan recently upgraded to a Flex-a-lite 'Syclone' high-performance unit. Chromed air cleaner for show and a K&N air filter for go, Lunati camshaft with solid lifters, new high-volume Melling
oil pump and chromed alternator with built-in voltage regulator. BIG 3/4-frontal shot (passenger side): Click Here! Geartrain: Lakewood safety steel 'shatterproof' bellhousing, McLeod hydraulic clutch, clutch disc & pressure plate; rugged Tremec 600F TCET 5008 5-speed [ratios: 2.87:1 first gear, 0.64:1 fifth gear, Jag IRS. BIG Photo of cockpit#1: Click Here! In the cockpit: black leather upholstery and carpeting, heated seats, black leather door panels with a map pocket in each door. BIG Photo of cockpit#2: Click Here! Hardwood-rimmed Cobra insignia steering wheel. All blackfaced Smiths Instruments gauges. Suspension parts: all independent modified MGB front and Jaguar independent rear, coil-over shocks. Rolling stock: American Racing 'Torque Thrust' 10"x15" rear and 8"x15" front shod with BF Goodrich radials [P295/50R15" rear; P265/50R15" front]. BIG closeup of rolling stock and front quarter: Click Here! 4-wheel disc brakes, removable convertible soft top with sliding plexiglas windows for inclement weather. BIG closeup of soft top: Click Here! More good stuff: rear stabilizer bars for the Jag IRS. After recent overhaul, dynamometer testing returned the following results: 363 horsepower with the Holley 670 cfm and 392 horsepower with the Holley 750 cfm. Even more good stuff: space-saver spare and jack in black carpeted trunk [BIG luggage compartment shot: Click Here!], LeMans-style tamper-proof fuel-filler cap and
oil cooler, polished SS sidepipes with heat-treated ceramic-coated headers and a chromed rollbar. Roadster fitted floormats and Cobra badges, roadster-style bumpers, fire extinguisher, w/s wipers and Cobra car cover. In-Your-Face frontal shot: Click Here! Butler nudged back the big cast-iron block 428FE engine to achieve a weight distribution of close to a perfect 50/50. All-rectangular tube steel frame with outriggers. The body is robustly constructed of multi-layered fiberglass. This serpent started life in 1988 and I'm only the second owner; it has always been garaged and carefully maintained. It has logged 29,992 miles [48,200 km] over the years. The car has been restored over time to keep it modern and up-to-date. Since the most recent high-performance engine overhaul it has logged a mere 60 miles on the odometer. BIG rear-quarter shot (passenger side): Click Here! $47,900 USD obo. Contact Richard at 514-630-0335 EDT (home), or email:
RJHallam@yahoo.ca