[oprahstheantichrist]

"...built his wife a Cobra with auto trans. Dunno how many of those got built, suspect very few."

Two. The other was built for Cosby:

"It'll have 'automatic shift,' don't hafta worry 'bout no clutch. I'm havin' one built for me..."

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1475714/bill-cosby-200-mph-its-a-real-car

[doorgunner69]

Hmm, I was thinking of the small block Cobras.

Putting an auto behind 800 HP makes sense. I might guess the manuals back then did not handle that much power very well.