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1. That doesn't matter to me. Or how about "I don't care." Whatever works for you. The car is a beautiful work of art, IMO, and the 600+ HP in a 2,100 lb body doesn't hurt either. 2. Mr. Kraus is who exactly? One person who writes a blog on the Internet. Wow. Cool. BFD. BUY A SAAC WORLD REGISTRY VOLUME NO. 1 FOR $245 AND READ IT. And there are many other entire books on the subject by real experts. I'm not a historian, so I'll let any experts tackle questions of the Cobra's racing history. |
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Enzo stole the '64 FIA season with his race canceling stunt denying Shelby a likely victory sparking Shelby's famous remark "Next year Ferrari's ass is mine". Enzo had no interest in racing the GTO in GT again in '65 knowing he would likely lose to the Cobras. Enzo didn't like playing without a stacked deck. If Enzo couldn't win he didn't play. He in essence threw in the towel and ceded victory to Shelby in '65. The Cobra lore and legend is well desrverved and hard-won. It is a true & real Americana story of guts, grit and determination. |
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The displacement will depend on whether you want an aluminum block, cast iron block, and whether you want to donate extra cash to a custom crankshaft. The Shelby blocks come in two flavors, small bore and big bore. They are only offered in aluminum, and the big bore block will go up to the 4.375-4.400 range. Pond aluminum blocks will go to a max of 4.310. Pond cast iron blocks will go to a max of 4.400. RPM crankshafts offer a forged crank with a 4.375 stroke. I think you can go a tad bit longer on the stroke since there's not a pesky camshaft for the connecting rods to bump into, but if you wanted to go that route, it would be a custom piece from Scat or another manufacturer. With off the shelf parts, you have the potential for a 532 inch engine. |
This is pretty embarrassing . . . there are members all over the world reading this. Not a very good representation of America.
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I posted this piece because I thought there would be some discussion of some of the more important Cobras. But I see some will talk about anything other than the original post. Actually I think the author had some pics of Cobras and decided to do a piece on what he had. I just think when it came to the Continuations not much space to write and what was written not very good.
What do you think are significant Cobras. Since real1 mentioned Turd(fliptop)lol I thought that may be one of them. What about the newer version of the Cobra built by Ford? |
Why don't you two take it back channel and trade insults. I tried to get the topic back on track but obviously both of you must get a last word in.
Remember your ads AL don't pollute this thread. Go take it to your Chevy thread and pollute. |
I'm all for getting this back on topic, as I said before I agree they got the Continuation Cobra pretty much wrong ...
Yep, they botched that one up - Falacy: The first reproduction of the Shelby Cobra, CSX 4000 gave birth to the kit-car legions of Cobras all over the U.S. Fact: According to Hemmings there were only 998 original Cobras built - 655 of the 289 models, and 343 427s - all starting with this one here. Since then the trade in Faux-bras has been such a lucrative draw that even Carroll Shelby himself got in on the act, producing a series of 'continuation cars.' Why? Because money, that's why. Falacy quoted right out of the opening post link. _ |
Everyone cool it...now.
Blykins and AL427SBF...get off this thread and stop "talking" to each other everywhere else at this site. |
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I find Dick Smiths Cobra one worth to mention because of the top speed.
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