09-18-2002, 10:26 AM
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I clearly remember seeing an interview (TV) with CS and his commenting about "a brick wall" at about 150 mph. That was in reference to the 289 cars. He then stated the Ferraris they were racing at the time had a good 20 mph top speed advantage over them (putting them at about 170 mph)?. This was a major factor in deciding to go with the 427.
The year he was referring to must have been what,,,,,,1963-4 or earlier? It was surprising to me that the Cobra competition of that "time frame" was not hitting 200.
The "nose" shape was also lowered and made more areo. Put a 289 and a 427 nose to nose and it's quite noticable.
What year was the infamous Dick Smith run made?
It seems to me that "Mercedes" has recently (a couple of years ago?) captured the top speed "closed course" record.
The "confirmed" answer to the "original question" in this thread has NOT yet been posted!
Ernie
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