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427 Shelby Cobra Replica - Body and Chassis by Cardiac

Owners: Dal & Pat

Exterior:

This car is painted with BASF medium blue and silver base clear metallic.  Power and hand polished.  Chrome over brass windshield.  Tempered glass windwings.  Bumpers and body hardware are exact t original.  Cockpit tonneau cover included.

Chassis:

Very strong rectangular tube section set up for Art Morrison front suspension with urethane bushings and Aldan Eagle coil over shocks Center section Cross membered to withstand the torque of a high horsepower big block engine.  Rear of frame is set up for Jag suspension that has been modified with rear torque rods to accept high horsepower.

Engine:

Balanced 460 completely re-machined, zero balanced, blueprinted and assembled with heavy duty connecting rods and Keith Black pistons.  Heads are aluminum Cobra Jet with large ports at 10:25:1 compression ratio.  Competition Cam camshaft with Crane roller rockers.  Enlarged oiling system with windage tray.  Intake manifold is a large port Blue Thunder to match the CJ heads.  Carb is a Barry Grant vacuum secondary unit that flows 920 CFM.  Chromed aluminum turkey pan, original chromed surge tank.

Transmission:

Large shaft close ration top loader 4 speed with NASCAR finned cover.  Hurst Indy 4 speed shifter.  McLeod 11" clutch assembly.

Rear Axle:

Jag IRS with #:31 gears and power lock, lower control arms are modified to withstand high horsepower.  Four Aldan Eagle adjustable coil over shocks.  Chromed cover and torque rods with Aircraft quality hiem joints.

Interior:

Black leather original styled seats, padded dash and door panels.

Black Wilton wool carpet and trunk.

Wheels & Tires:

7 1/2x15 and 10x15 Centerline polished wheels with ERA cast aluminum inserts and Halibrand wing nuts.  235x60 and 295x50 Goodyear Eagle tires.

Body:

Built to original dimensions and is constructed of hand laid fiberglass with integral cockpit.  Plus it was heat cured prior to assembly.  Hood has an authentic aluminum scoop which is riveted on as original.  Roll bar is attached directly to the frame and is fully functional.

1965 – 427s/c Shelby Cobra Replica - By Superformance

Owners: Rod

2000 Superformance (Not a Kit Car) Factory built in South Africa at Carroll Shelby's authorized assembly plant!

It's a replica of a 1965 427semi/competition Shelby Cobra, Built to dominate Ferrari on European road racing circuits, Shelby never meet homologation requirements of 100 units and the 427s/c never turned a wheel in anger against Ferrari, consequently the 31 original 427s/c where sold as street cars!

This factory replica of those fantastic road racing cars features a 427w 540hp, Tremec TKO 5spd, Aluminum 3:73 posi-independent rear, Knock-on Hlibrand pin drive indy wheels, New Goodyear 235/60/15 and 295/50/15 tires, Bilstein coilovers, f/r stabilizer bars, Wilwood 4 piston calipers, 304 grade Stainless steel 22 gallon fuel tank with BG electric fuel pump, Aluminum rad w/ dual electric fans, Leather interior, Wilton wool carpet, Crow 3" five point racing harnesses, Soft top, Tonneau, S/C style Dash that has been personally signed by Carroll Shelby!

Washed and polished weekly using Zanio Bros. products with over 100 coats of polish, stored in a heated garage, Red Line lubricants used in the engine gear box and diff, used primarily as a show car and for trips into the mountains.

1965 – 427 Shelby Cobra Replica

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1965 – 427 Shelby Cobra Replica

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