To: MtnClimber; wardaddy
Click’s collection also includes one of the most successful ‘Competition Cobras’—this 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra, CSX 2473. It was sold new to a Shelby employee but was later passed on to SCCA racer Don Roberts, who achieved 14 first-place finishes in the car in the span of two years. That should go for serious cash. Love the 289 Cobra. Much better balanced than the 427, and plenty fast enough.
5 posted on
05/08/2016 11:55:30 AM PDT by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
Yes, the first two years the GT40 had the 427, then they went to the 289.
6 posted on
05/08/2016 11:57:13 AM PDT by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: Mr. Mojo
“and plenty fast enough. “
Slower than a plain jane 4.6 Mustang GT.
To: Mr. Mojo
Yes and the 289 has a smaller carbon footprint which is really the only important thing in today’s world/s
13 posted on
05/08/2016 12:08:04 PM PDT by
Shark24
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To: Mr. Mojo
That 289 was a great motor. We had a 65 Fairlane (only year of that body style) with a 4 bbl. That car flew.
A friend had a Mustang with the 289 and the 250 lb. top loader 3-speed. Thing was scary to drive.
19 posted on
05/08/2016 12:45:54 PM PDT by
headstamp 2
(Fear is the mind killer.)
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