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Yes, very familiar. I have owned and raced 5 several factory 428 Cobra Jet Mustangs and Fairlane Cobras, of which over 20,000 428 Cobra Jet powered cars were produced, over 3 years , and anybody of the street could walk into any Ford or Mercury dealership, and order one. And by the way, the 428 Cobra Jet engine has had it`s Factory Horsepower "factored" upwards, probably by more than virtually any other REAL (non fabricated "paper" combination). Is THAT the 428 Cobra Jet that you are referring to?
Of course, Ford was not the "Official Car of the NHRA", so it wasn`t afforded some of the liberties that some of the later "official" cars have, like being allowed to use engines, and other components that were not available in certain years of such vehicles,
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The Cobra Jet was originally a "paper car" assembled by Tasca Ford and presented to Ford. It's whole purpose was to give Ford a competitive combination in the very popular drag racing classes of that time. It's low HP rating was not accidental.
Even though you don't seem to like the Supra, it is not a "paper car". It runs the production motor. Everything else is what the current rule book allows.
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Bret Velde 2003 I/SA Coming soon Last edited by BRETV; 06-19-2025 at 01:28 PM. |
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Those first cars may have been conceived by Tasca Ford, but they were actually "assembled at Holman-Moody/Stroppe in California. They were then passed on to specific racers who were deemed to be the bast options for a successful debut. The actual production cars came at a later date. They showed up at the AHRA Winternationals where they were allowed to race in Stock Eliminator. But when they arrived in Pomona, NHRA deemed the potential production numbers were too low, and placed them in Super Stock....Kinda' like those pesky Hemi cars. ...But we should never allow the facts to get in the way of a good story...Should we??? Last edited by Tom Broome; 06-20-2025 at 08:51 AM. Reason: clarity |
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Thanks for adding to the story of how the PRODUCTION Cobra Jet came to market.
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Not being a Toyota guy what older Toyota cars or trucks (like the C10 that was at Indy ) would make a good stocker if they got put in the guide ?
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