I had the incredible fortune of pulling up to a light this morning next to a pristine 1966 AC Cobra with 427 badge on the side. This was misleading since he said that he had a 351 in it, but it wasn't a kit car. The thing sounded awesome coming through the header side pipes. I really didn't expect him to run, but when the light turned he took off in a "spirited" fashion which caught me by surprise. Of course, I responded in kind with no chance at all. The dang thing was freaking fast. It was just a short sprint, but oh so much fun to actually see one of those things run. So......race, not really, but we did have a short friendly run together. The new and the old Cobras had a fun time.

 

Weighing in at only a little over a ton, it doesn't take much to get a Shelby A/C Cobra to accelerate like a scalded rabbit. I ran one(kit) with a 427 a few years ago from a 45 mph roll, and he ate my lunch.

 

Man, I love those damn things. They usually do run out pretty good. I'd be more than happy even with a kit Cobra.

 

Yep the cobras are sweet. I work with a guy that has a factory 5 kit. All it has is a gt40 5.0 in it and it's pretty impressive.

 

My neighbor has one, a kit car of course. I'll snap a picture of it soon

 

*sigh* The old fart keeps forgetting about my smart phone. I could have snapped a pic when we were chatting.


It was silver with black stripes and black side pipes like this one

 

That would have been fun to see or participate in! Don't see em on the street very often!

 

Love those cars.

Ran one a few years back. He had nothing for mine :!

 

My father's friend has a Factory Five with a beefed 5.0 that pulls wheelies