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The very first Daytona coupe

 

Not mine however this was a 33/34 Ford originally and heavily modified at some stage of it's life. Looks to be a 42-48 Oldsmobile style instrument panel and 40 Ford style headlamps?

 

One bad ass OT Super 427
Factory 427FE with twin paxtons from the factory, the hood gives it away that something lurks underneath (800hp)! Only $5.5M

 

Bill Thomas Cheetahs from Alan Green Chevrolet Extravaganza Today. He owned 4 these shots are of them in various colors.

 

Hey JJ! I just ran across this thread. Wondering if you still have this? Any progress?

 

Shelby built two of them in that configuration, one for himself and one for Bill Cosby. Cosby's car was the basis for the monologue on his classic 200 MPH album. That car was totalled by a subsequent owner.

Roo

 

My all time favorite car.

 

Continuing the Bill Thomas Cheetah Extravaganza

 

The fastest speed of any 427 Cobra in history clocked at 198.047 mph at Daytona International Speedway in 1967.

 

More Bill Thomas Cheetahs Extravaganza

Instant Motion Mopar power

 

old forgotten

 

legene Californian

 

The FIRST EVER cobra

 

More Bill Thomas Cheetahs

 

Magous Blues III

 

"Magoos"

 

One of a few Real Cobra Competition models

 

The ultimate hot rod sports car. With blown fuel burning early hemi power it raced against the funny cars in the early days but was soon outlawed with the NHRA specifying "production bodies only" when they wrote the first rules for the category. Owned by Roger Hardcastle and Pat Akins and driven by Gary Southern.

Roo

 

Production Bodies Only. That's pretty funny considering today's Funny Car bodies.

 

This is exactly the way a Cobra should look. Tasteful and elegant in a badass
sort of way.

 

Real Shelby Dragon Snake

 

Joe Lunati--the early days


Although this may look like an MG at first glance, it is actually a Singer 9. They were built from 1939 through 1956 and actually performed better than an MG as they had both an alloy body and an overhead cam engine while the T series MG had a steel body and a pushrod engine.

Roo