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The Mustang running gear was chosen for a number of reasons, but mostly because of high performance relative to cost and ready availability of parts through dealers. The earlier Mustang 302 V-8 and the 427 V-8 is exactly the same block that powered the original vintage AC Cobra and Ford GT-40 to World Championships in the 60’s. Over a million ...
Cobra Firearms, also known as Cobra Arms and officially as Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. was an American firearms manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cobra Firearms was distantly related to the "Ring of Fire" companies of inexpensive firearms makers [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and may have been a reincarnation of Raven Arms [ 3 ] and possibly Davis ...
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 ]
A Ford Racing Performance Group FR1 Power Pack increased the GT's 4.6 L V8 engine to 325 hp (242 kW). The cars included a custom Shelby hood and black and gold body styling, incorporating a gold-plated "Hertz" nameplate on both sides. A consumer version of the Shelby GT-H was available from Shelby through Ford dealers, called the Shelby GT.
Post-war production began with 4,999 vehicles in 1946, and increased to five-figure numbers, producing more than 22,500 cars in 1947. Crosley sales peaked in 1948, with 24,871 or 27,707 cars sold, depending on the source; [7] [12] however, the CoBra copper and stamped steel "tin block" engine proved a major misstep. Although it had proven ...
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 ...
Bond Arms became incorporated in 1995 and was licensed by the BATFE as a firearms manufacturer and dealer. Greg's brother, Gordon Bond, bought the company from Greg in 2007 and has since been the owner and president of the company. Bond Arms is the largest manufacturer of derringers in the firearms industry. [1]
Deringer was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on October 26, 1786, to colonial gunsmith Henry Deringer Sr. [2] (1756–1833) and Catherine McQuety (1759–1829). The family moved to Philadelphia, where his father continued work on the Kentucky rifle, both an ornate sporting model and a basic version for the U.S. Army. [2]