Mostly ford and mustang articles but many great vintage articles and test drives. Find 1966 shelby cobras for sale on oodle classifieds. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified preowned car listings, and new car classifieds. There are 3 1966 shelby cobra replicas for sale today on. Even if you dont know a thing about cars, you know that this 1966 cobra replica is a fast car. Comparison car and driver test, december 1993 pony wars. I wanted it to be the fastest, meanest car on the road. Chevrolet has replaced last years topoftheline 396cu. We have an excellent selection of cobra 427 custom parts, like body kits, carbon hoods, custom seats, and rims, to name a few.
This interim edition of autocars reproduced roadtest reports covers twenty sixpage accounts, of cars ranging from the austin minicooper and hillman super imp to the a. Contrary to popular belief it was not the first car to combine a lightweight european chassis and aluminum body with a big american v8 engine, but it is possibly the most famous. Roadkill roadkill garage dirt every day hot rod garage adam carolla goes racing engine masters best drivers car week long road to monterey put. Gorgeous ac cobra superformance mkiii texas titled as 1966 ac cobra perfect condition overall finished in jewel green no stripes with perfect black leather interior with black carpet in cockpit and trunk, black side pipes, roll bar, quick jacks and spare tire new engine block installed and is still in its running in period cobra style shifter, chrome parking braker and. In stock form, the 390 mustang was a lowtomid15second performer, as evidenced by most of the road tests. Son of a gun just what the corvette needed, more power. Carroll shelby says this of the 1966 shelby cobra 427 super snake that he created. Snapping the throttle open at any speed jams the low setback into the small of your back. This car has been garage kept and well taken care of. Senses are bombarded with sounds the painful scream of tires against asphalt, the belligerent roar of a 289 fordand smells.
Misc scans ford magazine test drives, ads and articles for. Learn more about the 1965 shelby cobra 427 article. Windsor v8 w 4bbl carb, 5 speed manual transmission, tremec 5 speed manual transmission, ford 8. Vintage, collector and antique auto value trends, model history and vin decoder. Despite the 289 cobra proving to be immensely successful during its racing career, the original ford 289 v8 reached its limit of reliability at just under 400 horsepower. Autocar magazine declared it to be the fastest car tested in 1965, and the cobra held the fastest 0 mph time for a road car in the guinness book of records for some time. It is owned by hearst magazines, who purchased prior owner hachette filipacchi media u. Find new and used 1966 shelby cobrareplica classics for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you. The first publisher was bill quinn, and first editor was ocee ritch. In cds cobra 427 test in the november 1965 issue, brock yates wrote that the cobra s performance may have to stand as a highwater mark in performance cars that are readily available to the. For owners like mary treat, who want vintage cool in a strong, easygoing driver, the mach i 428 cobra jet delivers.
Lots of great classic automobile ads from the 50s 60s and 70s. When you build your cobra replica, create the car of your dreams. Ac cars ltd is one of the first automobile companies of great britain, which specializes in the production of by the sports car, which always stood out among the other representatives of the automobile industry of excellent dynamic and racing signs. Fast and sporty my 1966 cobra is easy to handle, quick acceleration. It was the suggestion of shelbys leading driver and race engineer, ken miles to. As far as road tests go, the gto was at the top of its class at the time, clocking in a 060 mph time of 6.
Shelby 060 times shelby ac cobra, daytona coupe and. Cobras are special to just about everyone and seeing one on the road is always. The cobra has often been copied but never bettered, even after 53 years. Misc scans of ford test drives and articles found in magazines. The later, largerengined cars are still among the highestperforming road vehicles ever sold. Ford tests new product to help workers stay 6 feet apart aside from the ventilators, respirators, and face shields the company are working on, it was also revealed to be testing a wearable socialdistancing device for people still working in their facilities. Car and driver cd or cd is an american automotive enthusiast magazine.
Yet the development process shifted into an even higher. Originally headquartered in new york city, the magazine has been based in ann arbor, michigan for many years. At andy s auto sport, we carry a huge selection of ac cobra 427 parts. I know those tests were for factory stock production cars but we had a 66 cobra 289 car that was some 2200 lbs. How fords budget supercar the 1969 cobra compared to the competition thomas a.
When all systems are fully functional, its time to conquer your favorite road, road course, or quartermile. Shelby cobra replica, 1966, kit car, reproduction, for. Gm stood smugly by in 1964, expecting fords mustang to fall flat on its face. Fast cool cars z28 vs gt, car and driver comparison test. With nearly 500 horsepower for just 2,500 pounds, the cobra 427 was awesome, spellbinding, said car and driver. This 1966 shelby cobra roadster for sale has a 351c. What started out as an interest in building his own dream car, turned out to be a year odyssey of mishaps, personal setbacks and various surgeries 6 different surgeries including kidney cancer, tumor removal, and. It appears mr quinn closed down motor sports illustrated in november 1964, then used the same staff to create road test in december, 1964 the magazine was essentially a buyers guide and published objective road test results. Chevys pony car quickly established itself as the mustangs most bitter rival, and the two have been brawling ever since in. According to the factory, horsepower remains unchanged. Cobras are special to just about everyone and seeing one on the road is always an event. Quotes extracted from some great magazines like hot rod, car life, motor trend, car craft, road and track, car and driver and more. Julian balme reignites a lifelong love affair by driving a brutal cobra 427 and the earlier 289 photography tony baker.
Learn more about the 1966 ford shelby mustang gt350h article. Does have a few stone chips in the paint from the road. Its important to note, not all of these tests were conducted with street tires and closed exhaust. At the 1963 nassau speed week competition corvettes were lapping more than nine seconds quicker than the small block cobras. One saturday, he took his seven yearold son to thames. The founders of the company ac cars ltd were john weller and john portvayn. There was a brief period when the ford cobra, also built by shelby, was thought to be a fair and equal competitor to the vette, but a. Fords team had to work super hard from the autumn of 1962 until the spring of 1964 to turn the falcon into americas favorite pony car. Unfollow 1966 cobra kit car to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Our shade of house of kolor stratto blue is a modern interpretation of that caspian blue ford hue from 1965 and 1966. Ford is also producing face shields, as well as ventilators and respirators, for. This 1966 shelby ac cobra kit car is a labor of love.
Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. View the most accurate shelby 060 times and 14 mile times for all shelby models from the most popular car magazine sources. We have everything from affordable cobra 427 aftermarket parts to highend ac cobra 427 performance parts. The ac cobra was an angloamerican sports car built in the 1960s.
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