427
needed
a new chassis. Shelby
worked
with Ford to develop
a
new chassis
(internally called the
Mark
III) with
101.6 mm (4 in) main chassis
tubes (up
from 76.2 mm (3
in))
coil spring
suspension. did.
This new Cobra
was powered by his
7.0-liter
Fordside Oil
FE engine with a single
Hawley
780 CFM
4-barrel
carburetor.
The
engine
produced
425 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 480 lb-ft of torque at 3,700 rpm
A
standard Cobra 427
he propelled
to a top speed of 164
mph.
The S/C
(semi-competition)
model
made
485 horsepower and
had
a top speed of 185
mph
which made the music even more interesting.
Visually,
the Cobra 427
attracted attention
with wide
fenders
and larger radiator
openings.
In January 1962, AC
began a
Cobra deal with Carroll Shelby
on a prototype VIN CSX2000.
In 1966, Shelby
rebuilt
the chassis
of his
CSX3015 Euro
his promotion his
tour into what he
called
the
Cobra, ending
all Cobras
Originally
a racing
his roadster, this Cobra His Eater has been converted to a road-legal Cobra with twin His
Paxton Superchargers (TPS) and
modifications to the muffler, bumper, windshield
and
more.
However,
not
all super snakes were handled "legally".
For example, the
race-proven rear end, headers
and brakes
were left intact