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Cobra ?

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Posted by: MsM8tress

Where did the "Cobra" name for Mustangs come from????

Teasing ya now LVC Hotties

MsM8

Posted by: pepperman

I believe it came from Carrol Shelby!!!!!

Posted by: MsM8tress

ummm daayeah......

Posted by: pepperman

It started 1970 with the Shelby Cobra GT500!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Nakoa

i have always thought that since the cobra is one of the fastest striking, most deadly snakes in the world, they thought it would be an aggressive name for what is supposed to be a great muscle car.

am i right am i right?

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nakoa

i have always thought that since the cobra is one of the fastest striking, most deadly snakes in the world, they thought it would be an aggressive name for what is supposed to be a great muscle car.

am i right am i right?

Posted by: buddylee

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepperman

It started 1970 with the Shelby Cobra GT500!!!!!!!!

I would think a few years earlier AC cobra.

Posted by: pepperman

I looked it up and that is what i found!!!!

Posted by: torquemonkey

Goldberg on "Automaniac" reported that Carroll would go to bed with a note pad by the bed to catch those "midnight" ideas that sometimes get lost by morning. As legend goes . . . he awoke one day and found the word "Cobra" written on his paper! It was for his penned for his AC Cobra. And the legend goes on . . .

The original British aluminum (al-u-minum) body less chassis, weighed 85lbs. WOWSERS!

Posted by: pepperman

Well i got Carrol Shelby right!!!

Posted by: MsM8tress

Salute Torque!!! Hottie Your Smokin Hot!!!! Dead on it! Isn't that something...Ive heard so many people do that Im gonna try it startin tonight....hehehe look for my book this time next year!!!! lolololo

SEE RICH! "quote"The original British aluminum (al-u-minum) body less chassis, weighed 85lbs. WOWSERS!" end quote

Yes, it weighed 58 lbs.

Shelby used to race till he was 37 Dr told him heart was not good....ummm broked heart drove a man to create that tantilizing engine....yummmm

MsM8

MsM8

Posted by: torquemonkey

O.K. Car Crazies, where did the "Cobra-Jet" name originate?

Posted by: pepperman

It originated with Bob Tasca in 1967, and the first first production engines were introduced by Ford's Mustang division on April 15 ,1968!!!
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/thehis.../173_0306_jet/

Posted by: torquemonkey

YOU ARE CORRECT!
Give yourself, twenty dollars and buy yourself something nice.

Bob Tasca, a Ford dealer who had a history of experimenting with Ford big-blocks for his dealership-sponsored race cars. He had been involved in the Thunderbolt program back in 1964. His cars had been very successful, and word on the street was Tasca’s cars were working very well. Ford execs got the word. Tasca had bolted 427 Low Riser cylinder heads on the 428, which really woke up this mill and gave it much better breathing capability while retaining the low-end torque the big FE was already noted for. The big-block Chevy had the edge in breathing ability, but this move closed the gap between the two engines a great deal. According to the excellent Boss and Cobra Jet Mustangs by Dr. John Craft, this is how the Cobra Jet was born.

Posted by: torquemonkey

But who came up with the name? And why? How? Is it as interesting as Carroll's story?

I had mis-spoken above; the weight of the AC Cobra aluminum body was 50lbs. Thanks MsM8, for catching that.

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemonkey

But who came up with the name? And why? How? Is it as interesting as Carroll's story?

I had mis-spoken above; the weight of the AC Cobra aluminum body was 50lbs. Thanks MsM8, for catching that.

AC Cars of Ditton, England came up with the Cobra name. The Why is in the article!!

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ar_196...272179,00.html

The story of the Cobra name is in the article!!!

Posted by: MarkVIII93

I have a question for you! What does the 40 in "GT40" stand for?

Posted by: torquemonkey

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepperman

AC Cars of Ditton, England came up with the Cobra name. The Why is in the article!!

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ar_196...272179,00.html

The story of the Cobra name is in the article!!!

I'm not following you on this one. I was asking about the "Cobra-Jet" name as a whole. As you pointed out about Bob Tasca, developing the FE variant. Who named it?

Posted by: torquemonkey

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkVIII93

I have a question for you! What does the 40 in "GT40" stand for?

Thus Ford began working closely with the Lola company, the resulting car was named GT40 after the Gran Turismo category it was intended to compete in (in fact the car was never homologated in GT) and its overall height of 40 inches (1.02 m) measured at the windscreen.

Next!

Posted by: MarkVIII93

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemonkey

BINGO!
Next question! Who was the first of the big three to have an overhead cam engine?

Posted by: buddylee

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkVIII93

BINGO!
Next question! Who was the first of the big three to have an overhead cam engine?

? ford with it 427 SOHC that made GM and Dodge run and cry to Nascar that it wasnt fair and keep it out .

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemonkey

I'm not following you on this one. I was asking about the "Cobra-Jet" name as a whole. As you pointed out about Bob Tasca, developing the FE variant. Who named it?

I read the question wrong!!!!

Posted by: MarkVIII93

Heres a hard one! What car did the Ford modular 4.6L DOHC V8 make its debut in?

Posted by: MAllen82

Here's one, how many cylinders did the first Mustang have? What color was it?

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAllen82

Here's one, how many cylinders did the first Mustang have? What color was it?

The first Mustang to roll off the assembly line had a - 170 C. I. 6 cylinder
and the color was white!!!

Posted by: Psychostang

Which was purchased by a man who resided in the netherlands. It was subsequently purchased back by ford and now resides in the Henry Ford Museum.

Posted by: MarkVIII93

Quote:

Originally Posted by AHD

Which was purchased by a man who resided in the netherlands. It was subsequently purchased back by ford and now resides in the Henry Ford Museum.

Henry Ford Museum is a few minutes away from my house!

Posted by: torquemonkey

I had an "old time" picture taken on a metal plate with my grandparents and uncle at the Henry Ford Museum.

56 posts! My old football number.

Next Q; Did Mercury ever put out a truck something like Lincoln's Blackwood or Mark LT?

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemonkey

I had an "old time" picture taken on a metal plate with my grandparents and uncle at the Henry Ford Museum.

56 posts! My old football number.

Next Q; Did Mercury ever put out a truck something like Lincoln's Blackwood or Mark LT?

Recently no idea, but the first Mercury truck was a 1946 Mercury half ton

Posted by: torquemonkey

Two for two! Well done Pepperman. I like the photo.

Hmmm, . . . What to quiz next . . . Maybe . . . What high profile Italian car company did Ford try to buy back in the sixties? Naw, too easy.

Q;What is the legend behind how the "Torino" had gotten its name?

MsM8! MsM8! Don't be late! Your answer here would be great!

Posted by: MAllen82

ACtually you folks are wrong about the Mustang. The first PRODUCTION Mustang had a 6, but the first mustang was a white with two blue ford heritage stripes and had a 4 cylinder. It looked nothing like the Mustang of which you think of. It was a two seat mid engine car in the spirit of european roadsters.

Posted by: MAllen82

Did you also know that the original 64 1/2 Mustang was actually called the Mustang II before they ever came out with the 1975 mustang?

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemonkey

Two for two! Well done Pepperman. I like the photo.

Hmmm, . . . What to quiz next . . . Maybe . . . What high profile Italian car company did Ford try to buy back in the sixties? Naw, too easy.

Q;What is the legend behind how the "Torino" had gotten its name?

MsM8! MsM8! Don't be late! Your answer here would be great!

The Link will answer the Question - http://www.dearbornclassics.com/torino.html

Posted by: torquemonkey

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Originally Posted by pepperman

The Link will answer the Question - http://www.dearbornclassics.com/torino.html

Yes, that is the history of the car. But who created the name? Why? Think of this in the theme of the original question posted by MsM8,about the Cobra. I left a hint in my last post, albeit a small one. It points to the direction of the legend.

I had built a '72 formal roof w/a 351C 4V Cobra jet. I ran across the tale in my research.

Posted by: pepperman

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemonkey

Battista Pininfarina created the name and the story of the legend is in the linkhttp://www.speedace.info/pininfarina.htm

Posted by: torquemonkey

As I have come to understand the Torino name legend, is this; Henry Ford's [II] wife was form Torino Italy, the car was named in part to honor her.

Posted by: Stack

Wow... you guys are s-m-r-t I mean s-m-a-r-t