This is a real man's car! Created by Carrol Shelby & this has a 1967 Ford 427 CID V8 which is 400+ HP and the chassis weight is 2,200 lb (1,000 kg).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_Shelby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra
This is a photo of the orginal 2 seater sport car originally from England "1961 AC Ace" however nothing is the same in the model to the original 4 cylinder.
Back in December putting in the motor. The blurred guy is Benny!
427 CID Blueprinted Wayne Calvert of Denton, Texas used his dynamometer to develop 400+ HP.
More Progress but took some time!
Just about ready to start. We have just a few checks before bring this car to life!
427 CID 400+ HP
Disc Brake were rare in the 1960's and his has no power brake just your strong leg.
Manual steering.
Roll bar for driver only! But safety belts for both driver & passenger.
Speedometer, tach, water, amps, oil, gas & oil temperature.
A real man is not afraid to put everything he has into getting the job done!
More Later...............
Saturday, May 15, 2010
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Tom & Nang