1965 Shelby Cobra Powered by a Ford 427 V8 Engine - 1965Shelbycobra427gry170196
by Frank J Benz
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1965 Shelby Cobra Powered by a Ford 427 V8 Engine - 1965Shelbycobra427gry170196
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Frank J Benz
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1965 Shelby Cobra Powered by a Ford 427 V8 Engine
The 427 powered Shelby AC Cobra is a powerful yet manageable street vehicle. How fast can you get from zero to 100 miles per hour and back to zero in a car? There has been a somewhat arbitrary standard of 25 seconds to make the zero to 100 and back to zero trip. How about twenty seconds? How about 18 seconds? Those indeed would be great times for making the zero, 100, zero run. How well did the 427 Cobra do when challenged to this task using its regular 8.15 X 15 Goodyear Blue Dot street tires. The little Cobra quite handily made the zero to 100 to zero trip in 14.5 seconds. One of the Cobra test drivers actually was able to get the time down to 13.8 seconds ! One wonders just how quickly this could have been completed if the car did not need to be equipped for street use and was fitted with special racing tires. When Carroll Shelby came up with the Cobra concept he created an iconic automobile that proved to be more than worthy in any of the competition arenas that it raced in throughout the world.
Considering that this was in 1965 with a street legal machine the performance of the Cobra was quite amazing. Now take a 16 cylinder engine that produces at least twice the horsepower, and many times more cost, than the 1965 427 Cobra, the street legal 2006 Bugatti Veyron can perform the same zero to 100 to zero test in 9.9 seconds. Taking into account all of the technological wonders involved in the creation of the Bugatti Veyron that little Cobra was indeed one superbly impressive automobile.
Automotive photos look great displayed in a den, family room, office, garage, auto service shop waiting rooms, tire stores, parts stores, hot rod shops and upholstery shops. If you are not interested in one of these photos for yourself do not forget about your friends or other family members that have an interest in the automotive field. Photos make marvelous gifts and are suitable for numerous occasions ! ! !
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March 31st, 2017
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