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Disappearing in the Distance
Author: Carroll Shelby (more...)
Disappearing into the Distance
Disappearing
into the Distance
Mike Anson, of Motor Trend magazine, wrote about his first sighting of
a 427 Cobra. "I was driving along a Los Angeles freeway one night in the late 60's
when I saw a stock appearing 427 Cobra and a slalom equipped Corvette face off at
approximately 80 MPH. Following in my drag race equipped super light Dodge with 125 mph
capability, I followed their race. The Cobra looked like it was starting from a standing
start - burning the big Goodyear Blue Streaks so that it was fishtailing sideways as it
accelerated. Even with the 4.56:1 gears in the Dodge, I couldn't keep up. The Cobra won,
but the race looked as if it had been from a standing start and that I had been standing
still.
INCREDIBLE! As they began pulling away from me, I chanced a look at my instrument panel
and saw 126 mph at 7200 rpm - but the Cobra was by then disappearing into the
distance." (Quote from Shelby's Wildlife, the Cobras, Mustangs and Dodges by Wallace
Wyss.)
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