The flip-top car is also to me the top of the line cobra anybody could want to own
reasons
1 lighter then 427 cobras
2 390 alum cammer ( supposedly cast in aluminum in an 427 mold then sleeved down to 390)
3 faster then the 427
4 sick access to the engine and gas tank
5 mean looks and a wicked hood to "let the air out"
6 4 2bb Webber carburetors
7 thinner gage body to lighten the load
only down side is the older cross leaf spring suspension
but who cares sports cars arnt meant to be comfortable there
meant to go point a to point b fast with marginal creature comforts
Leather seats would help, I think it had leather seats not sure though.
info is really hard to come buy on the car other then the basics
wonder what the hp was, the octane level used was, and what sort of compression ratio was used.
Ive seen only one pic of the engine in
Cobra: The Shelby American Original Archives 1962-1965 By David Friedman
and thats on page 134
to see the page go to
http://books.google.com/books?id=JR3...5las#PPA134,M1
on the next two pages 135 and 136 we see more views of the car..... I like the front view a lot, real real cool....
On a side
note I was comparing these photos to the flip-tops 3 Ferrari nose holes/vent and the car in these photos did not have them also i know at one point the car was damaged were the holes added after or before?
any help here?