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The Cobra is the 60s embodiment of uber masculinity and everything racy.
It has all a performance car could ever wish for: sexy roadster lines, huge capacity motor, stiff pedigree and that unique aura only a handfull cars own.
Thank you Carroll Shelby.
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It has all a performance car could ever wish for: sexy roadster lines, huge capacity motor, stiff pedigree and that unique aura only a handfull cars own.
Thank you Carroll Shelby.
Read more here.
Hope you like it!
"The 70 mph National Speed Limit was introduced as a temporary measure in December 1965. It is often blamed on Barbara Castle, but at the time the Minister of Transport was Tom Fraser.
The reason given was a spate of serious accidents in foggy conditions, but it is often claimed that the MoT had been alarmed by AC Cars testing their latest Cobra on the M1 at speeds up to 180 mph.
It was confirmed as a permanent limit in 1967, by which time Barbara Castle (a non-driver) had become Minister of Transport.There was surprisingly little debate at the time: the fact that the average family car of the time could only just exceed 70 mph perhaps had something to do with this."
AND:
"It has been said as a rumor that Cobra was the reason of national speed limit regulation in UK. It was known that in 1964, Jack Sears and Peter Bolton reached 185 mph while testing Cobra on the M1 motorway in anticipation of 24th Le Mans race. However, the officials from UK denied this rumor, claiming that the main reason they created the regulation to limit the speed in highway is because of increasing death rate."
The reason given was a spate of serious accidents in foggy conditions, but it is often claimed that the MoT had been alarmed by AC Cars testing their latest Cobra on the M1 at speeds up to 180 mph.
It was confirmed as a permanent limit in 1967, by which time Barbara Castle (a non-driver) had become Minister of Transport.There was surprisingly little debate at the time: the fact that the average family car of the time could only just exceed 70 mph perhaps had something to do with this."
AND:
"It has been said as a rumor that Cobra was the reason of national speed limit regulation in UK. It was known that in 1964, Jack Sears and Peter Bolton reached 185 mph while testing Cobra on the M1 motorway in anticipation of 24th Le Mans race. However, the officials from UK denied this rumor, claiming that the main reason they created the regulation to limit the speed in highway is because of increasing death rate."
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/mazda-cosmo-11...
http://iconicmotors.com/
Wow . . . 800 brake @ 7600 coming from a 427 custom that actually looks cool.
Looks like a cracker to me. Over to PH, what do you think?
http://iconicmotors.com/
Wow . . . 800 brake @ 7600 coming from a 427 custom that actually looks cool.
Looks like a cracker to me. Over to PH, what do you think?
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