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The original 289 Cobra, for me, is the prettiest car to ever come out of the Shelby American and AC Cars Limited Partnership. It is the quintessential 60s sports car and represents the start of Carroll Shelby's partnership with Ford which resulted in Shelby American's legendary victories in the SCCA, FIA, and LeMans. While most enthusiasts and replica builders prefer the wide fenders of the 427 Cobra, the "Slab Side" cars have an understated elegance that the big block cars fail to capture.
This Cobra Sports Roadster, offered by RM Private Sales, was shipped to the US on November, 7th, 1963 to Shelby American's Venice facility where it was fitted with its 271 hp, 289 Hi-Po V8 and four-speed manual transmission. The car invoiced to Pearson Ford in San Diego in January 1964 with an MSRP of $6,747.50 with options, license, and tax (about $55,600 today adjusted for inflation).
The 289 was a game changer for Ford. It is/was a middle kid. Big brother to the 221 and 260, little brother to the 302- the 302 is now the 5.0 in the push rod engine- I remember reading about somebody, probably in California, in 67? IMS, that had built one that made something nearly or just over 400 HP which was lot for 289 cubic inches- the article made note that the magic number for internal combustion, naturally aspirated engines, was 2 hp/cubic inch- I had a buddy that had a 64 Fairlane 4 door sedan with a 3 speed over-drive Hi-Po 289 from the factory. I bet that thing would be worth fortune now- as is this Cobra.
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Check this out-
The original 289 Cobra, for me, is the prettiest car to ever come out of the Shelby American and AC Cars Limited Partnership. It is the quintessential 60s sports car and represents the start of Carroll Shelby's partnership with Ford which resulted in Shelby American's legendary victories in the SCCA, FIA, and LeMans. While most enthusiasts and replica builders prefer the wide fenders of the 427 Cobra, the "Slab Side" cars have an understated elegance that the big block cars fail to capture.
This Cobra Sports Roadster, offered by RM Private Sales, was shipped to the US on November, 7th, 1963 to Shelby American's Venice facility where it was fitted with its 271 hp, 289 Hi-Po V8 and four-speed manual transmission. The car invoiced to Pearson Ford in San Diego in January 1964 with an MSRP of $6,747.50 with options, license, and tax (about $55,600 today adjusted for inflation).
The 289 was a game changer for Ford. It is/was a middle kid. Big brother to the 221 and 260, little brother to the 302- the 302 is now the 5.0 in the push rod engine- I remember reading about somebody, probably in California, in 67? IMS, that had built one that made something nearly or just over 400 HP which was lot for 289 cubic inches- the article made note that the magic number for internal combustion, naturally aspirated engines, was 2 hp/cubic inch- I had a buddy that had a 64 Fairlane 4 door sedan with a 3 speed over-drive Hi-Po 289 from the factory. I bet that thing would be worth fortune now- as is this Cobra.
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