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The Superformance MKIII is a replica of the third generation 427 Shelby Cobra and is available in both semi-competition and street roadster body styles. The SPF MKIII makes up the bulk of the company's sales. The SPF MKIII is also one of the few Shelby Cobra replicas built under license from Carroll Shelby. When the Customer purchases a MKIII ...
The AC Cobra, sold in the United States as the Shelby Cobra and AC Shelby Cobra, is a sports car manufactured by British company AC Cars, with a Ford V8 engine. It was produced intermittently in both the United Kingdom and later the United States since 1962.
Meanwhile, AC went on producing a milder version of the 427 MK III Cobra for the European market fitted with the small block Ford motor. The car was called the AC 289 and 27 were produced. Carroll Shelby sold the Cobra name to Ford in 1965 and went on to help develop the famed racing Ford GT40. AC 428 Frua 1971 AC Frua
The Shelby Cobra concept features an all-aluminum, V10 engine, displacing 6.4 L (390 cu in) that produces 645 hp (481 kW) at 6,750 rpm and 501 ft⋅lbf (679 N⋅m) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The engine redlines at 6,800 rpm, and Ford claims it is capable of reaching 207 mph (333 km/h), though the car is reportedly electronically limited to only ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 August 2024. American sports car (built 1963–1966) Cheetah number 002, aluminum-bodied An original 1964 Cheetah on track at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed The Bill Thomas Cheetah was an American sports car designed and engineered entirely with American components, and built from 1963 to 1966 by ...
Weineck Cobra's body is a modified Shelby Cobra replica body. The engine used in Weineck, is a proprietary Weineck V8, though its parts were manufactured by Donovan Engineering. It used an entirely unique Tube chassis , because the original Shelby chassis could not hold up to the torque of the motor. [ 1 ]
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In around 1965 Fiberfab released the Centurion — a replica of the 1959 XP-87 Corvette Stingray Racer. Fiberfab's body was designed to be fitted to a Corvette chassis from 1953 to 1965. [31] [32] Estimates of the number of bodies produced ranges from five to seven, with only five bodies remaining.