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Also called Shelby Cobra Mk III
How to build a Cobra Replica
Specifications
160 units built
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Homologation number: 220
Homologation start: 2/1/1966
Ford Big Block FE 427, V8 (90o), 4 stroke, petrol engine
6997cc, 107.7 x 96.2 mm
11.0:1
550 bhp / 410 KW @ 6700 rpm
640 Nm / 472 ft lbs @ 3700 rpm
cast-iron block with 258.3mm deck height and bore spacing 117.6mm (click here, click here for cast iron, and here for aluminium), aluminium head
forged crankshaft with 5 main bearings 69.8mm diameter, 61.9 big end journal diameter
connecting rod lenght between centers 164.8mm, big end bearing diameter 65.8mm
side camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), 2 valves / cylinder - 16 valves total
aspiration: natural with 1 x Holley double pumper 780 CFM center pivot 4 barrel Carburetor, List-3255-1 model C5AF-9510-BV
firing order 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
water cooled
Wet sump
Muncie M21/M22 close ratio 4 speed manual gearbox
1st: 2.2/1
2nd: 1.64/1 or 1.66/1
3rd: 1.28/1 or 1.31/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 2.27/1
limited slip rear differential, 3.54/1, 2.72/1, 2.92/1, 3.03/1, 3.3/1, 4.1/1, 4.56/1
aluminium panels on steel tubular chassis. 4" diameter of main tubes
double wishbones, coil springs over telescopic dampers f/r
rack-and-pinion Steering
discs, all-round
Length 3960 mm (155.9 in)
Width 1720 mm (67.7 in)
Height 1240 mm (48.8 in)
Wheelbase 2286 mm (90 in)
Track (fr/r) 1422 mm (56 in) / 1422 mm (56 in)
8.15 - 15 tires
975kg
Results in WSCC
Season races for Prototypes
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayt | Sebring | Monza | Tourist trophy | Targa Florio | Spa | Nurb | Mugelo | Rossfeld | Le Man | Reims | Freiburg | Ollon | Bridgeh | ||||||
| Team | 2000km | 12h | 1000km | 500km | 1000km | Hill climb | 24h | 12h | Hill climb | Hill climb | 500km | ||||||||
| Essex Wire Corp, CSX3009 | #91, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scuderia Filipinetti, CSX3013 | #183, 12th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total points 8 |
8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Drivers | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||||||||||
| Essex Wire Corp | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skip Scott | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Thompson | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scuderia Filipinetti | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ettmüller | 183 | ||||||||||||||||||
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