RE: PH Heroes: AC Cobra
Discussion
Thanks, I'm with you!
First time Cheng came to my rescue at my place last year(leak on Holley)I asked him what motor he was using in the big Ford van; "460" he replied, amused me to see a machine like that used in this country as they would in the States, has a DEEP burble as you know,when you visit Thunder Road its clear they all love interesting motor cars, nice vibe there, amazes me that this quiet, laid back guy races a 600 hp car!
Paul.
First time Cheng came to my rescue at my place last year(leak on Holley)I asked him what motor he was using in the big Ford van; "460" he replied, amused me to see a machine like that used in this country as they would in the States, has a DEEP burble as you know,when you visit Thunder Road its clear they all love interesting motor cars, nice vibe there, amazes me that this quiet, laid back guy races a 600 hp car!
Paul.
Some of BossCerb's vids of Spa are here.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljhPgtjNI68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf3JLK7t9OE (this one is long but worth it at 4:52)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNcWZEh9Dy8
2006 was fun!
The open pipes are painfully loud - BossCerb forgot to put his ear plugs in for one session and I am sure there was blood running from his ears when he got out!
It is quite funny - the car draws a bit of a crowd, and then when it fires up people take a big step back, if not actually run! The whole paddock stops in awe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljhPgtjNI68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf3JLK7t9OE (this one is long but worth it at 4:52)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNcWZEh9Dy8
2006 was fun!
The open pipes are painfully loud - BossCerb forgot to put his ear plugs in for one session and I am sure there was blood running from his ears when he got out!
It is quite funny - the car draws a bit of a crowd, and then when it fires up people take a big step back, if not actually run! The whole paddock stops in awe.
Edited by 460 COB on Monday 14th April 22:40
Nice one Dink, interesting wheels on cream car no.200,look like Jaguar D Type wheel?
Always liked that '39 PH' look reminds me of watching 289 racers (including '39 PH') when I was a kid of nine, old black/white TV, my earliest introduction to the wild and wicked AC Cobra..!
Thought the then new E Type 3.8 was my fave sports car.. then I heard that Ford V-8 noise!
Paul.
Always liked that '39 PH' look reminds me of watching 289 racers (including '39 PH') when I was a kid of nine, old black/white TV, my earliest introduction to the wild and wicked AC Cobra..!
Thought the then new E Type 3.8 was my fave sports car.. then I heard that Ford V-8 noise!
Paul.
runt said:
Nice one Dink, interesting wheels on cream car no.200,look like Jaguar D Type wheel?
Always liked that '39 PH' look reminds me of watching 289 racers (including '39 PH') when I was a kid of nine, old black/white TV, my earliest introduction to the wild and wicked AC Cobra..!
Thought the then new E Type 3.8 was my fave sports car.. then I heard that Ford V-8 noise!
Paul.
These are Dunlop racing wheels,they were fitted to the D Types,AC fitted them to the 2 cars built for Le Mans in 1963.Always liked that '39 PH' look reminds me of watching 289 racers (including '39 PH') when I was a kid of nine, old black/white TV, my earliest introduction to the wild and wicked AC Cobra..!
Thought the then new E Type 3.8 was my fave sports car.. then I heard that Ford V-8 noise!
Paul.
Kevin Kivlochan bought this Cobra,had it restored to how it was in 1963 then sold it to Frank Sytner.
dinkel said:
Ooohhhh.....'Cammer'.....dribble, dribble 
Actually, a 427 side-oiler will do 7k......the SOHC was designed to go way past 7.5k
dinkel][pic said:
Were cammers used in racers?
No.They were never fitted in any factory made Cobra. The engine was actually never fitted to any production Ford, it was designed to compete with the Chryslr Hemi in NASCAR, but NASCAR banned it.
It was an over the counter aftrmarket part from Ford.
Most ended up in AF/X class drag racing. It was a feckin HUGE engine, very, very wide so didn't actually fit in that many vehicles.
Here's a single 4bbl carb 'Cammer' stuffed between the fenders of a '66 Galaxie 500. I took this at the Shelby Owners national weekend show at Charlotte Motorspeedway back in 1991.
Edited by aeropilot on Wednesday 9th July 21:47
Edited by aeropilot on Wednesday 9th July 21:50
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