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Don't forget the early TransAm battles between the Donohue/Penske Camaros vs. the Jones/Folmer/KarKraft prepped Mustangs. No doubt about how much stronger the Mustangs were over the Camaros. And all this was started by Jerry Titus' domination of B/Prod in his '65 Shelby GT350 based on the high performance Mustang. Not too confusing that the GT350 was a Ford product before a few minor mods made it the GT350. Great marketing by the old man.
As for the big FE engine in the Cobra, it was a FORD no matter how it's excused as a way for Ole Shel to go racing. Fact was he won with it. When aero became an major factor, then it was on to the Daytona, which was basically a reskinned small-block Cobra. History of this car speaks for itself.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough HORSEPOWER." Mark Donohue
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