| Steve Gallegos |
07-09-2012 04:40 PM |
First 427's cobra built
I have been trying to find in my COBRA The first 40 years book when the first 427's came out but can't seem to find it . Was it in 1965 or 66:D
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| Nedsel |
07-09-2012 04:52 PM |
mid 1965.
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| rpatton3 |
07-11-2012 04:25 PM |
It was not Shelby's Wildlife, was it? WEISS was author.
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| MGlad |
07-18-2012 07:44 AM |
Wikipedia says production started in January, '65. Supercars.net says the first one built was March, '65. Shelbyautos.com says the S/C debuted in '66. I don't know how accurate the Wikipedia article is but there is a comprehensive article on AC Cobra history at AC Cobra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| ERA Chas |
07-18-2012 07:50 AM |
Ned has been the SAAC 427 Registrar for 100 years. He'll be pissed that you cited 3 bogus sources...
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| MGlad |
07-18-2012 08:15 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
(Post 1200800)
Ned has been the SAAC 427 Registrar for 100 years. He'll be pissed that you cited 3 bogus sources...
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I apologize, didn't mean to step on any toes :o |
| computerworks |
07-18-2012 08:33 AM |
Nedipedia trumps Wikipedia on any day.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by computerworks
(Post 1200806)
Nedipedia trumps Wikipedia on any day.
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LOL!
"Nedipedia"... Love it!
Larry |
| MGlad |
07-18-2012 03:53 PM |
Could we get Nedipedia to chime in on this?
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| Rick Parker |
07-18-2012 06:22 PM |
He did, look up, post #2.
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| MGlad |
07-18-2012 06:44 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Parker
(Post 1200896)
He did, look up, post #2.
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Oooops :o |
| Nedsel |
07-19-2012 08:35 PM |
AC Cars started production of the coil-spring chassis in the late summer of '64. Shelby received the first bare prototype chassis in October of that year. The first 427 race car was a prototype which used an alloy skin cobbled together from a race 289 with added flaring around the wheel openings, and this car first appeared in late '64/ early '65 during initial testing. So one could say 427 production started then. The first 427 Cobra production car wasn't finished until the spring of '65, and delivery of the cars really didn't get ramped up until April/ May. I hope this clarifies things somewhat.
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Ron...did you run thus by Snopes?
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| computerworks |
07-20-2012 07:15 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamo
(Post 1201082)
Ron...did you run thus by Snopes?
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Didn't have to...I was there in 1965. :cool: |
| MGlad |
07-20-2012 07:12 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nedsel
(Post 1201068)
AC Cars started production...
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Crystal Ned, thanks! |
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