| Web Extra: Technical Specs for the Original 427 Cobra® |
From "Build a Kit Car"
episode BKC-102 |
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Technical specs for the original 427 Cobra
(street version)
Engine :
- High-performance Ford V8 with pushrod-operated valves
- Bore and stroke: 4.24 x 3.788 in.
- Piston displacement: 427 cu. in.
- Compression ratio: 11.5 to 1
- Basic carburetion: Two four-barrel downdraft Holleys
- Output: 425 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Torque: 480 lbs/ft at 3700 rpm
Drive Train:
Four-speed Ford all-synchromesh transmission with floor shift.
Gear ratios: - First: 2.32 to 1
- Second: 1.69 to 1
- Third: 1.29 to 1
- Fourth: Direct drive.
Clutch: Single dry plate (11.5 in.) with hydraulic actuation.
Chassis and Suspension:
Tubular-type chassis based on two parallel main members. Front and rear suspension: independent coil springs with parallel arms.
Brakes :
Girling discs on all four wheels.
- Front: 11 5/8 in.
- Rear: 10.3/4 in.
Steering:
Rack and pinion.
General:
- 12-volt electrical system with alternator
- Wide-based, 7.5 x 15 in. wheels
- 18-gallon gas tank.
Weights and Measures: - Wheelbase: 90 in.
- Overall length: 156 in.
- Overall width: 70.5 in.
- Tread (front): 56 in.
- Tread (rear): 56 in.
- Overall height: 49 in.
- Ground clearance: 5.5 in.
- Curb weight: 2150 lbs.
Standard road equipment: - Full instrumentation
- Safety-glass windshield
- Folding top and side curtains
- Turn indicators
- Genuine leather upholstery
- Aluminum hand-formed body
- Colors available: red, maroon, white, black, bright blue, princess blue, silver.
Technical specs for the original 427 Cobra
(racing version)
Engine:
- Output: 490 bhp at 6500 rpm
- Torque: 510 lbs/ft at 3700 rpm.
Cylinder heads were aluminum for the racing version, as opposed to cast-iron for the street version.Optional gearbox ratios: - First: 2.32 to 1
- Second: 1.54 to 1
- Third: 1.19 to 1
- Fourth: Direct drive.
Wheels:
Wide-based alloy. - Front: 7.5 x 15
- Rear: 9.5 x 15.
Optional Equipment:
- Special racing bucket-seats
- Shoulder-harness
- Quick-change brake-pad kit
- Dry sump kit.
RESOURCES :
The Cobra Story: A Man, His Dream and His Automobile
Author: Carroll Shelby and John Bentley
1965, Trident Press
Carroll Shelby website
The Carroll Shelby Web Site
The official web site of the man who created the legend.
Includes biographical information, a historical timeline, information about new Shelby cars and products, news, links and more.
Web site: www.carrollshelby.com
Shelby Cobra: The Shelby American Original Color Archives 1962-1965
Model: 0879387572
Author: Dave Friedman
(1994)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Motorbooks International (MBI Publishing)
Essential AC Cobra : The Cars and Their Story 1962-67
Model: 1870979850
Author: Rinsley Mills
(1997)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Motorbooks International (MBI Publishing)
Shelby Cobra Gold Portfolio, 1962-69
Model: 1855200236
Author: R.M. Clarke
(1990)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Motorbooks International (MBI Publishing)
Carroll Shelby's Racing Cobra
Model: 0850454573
Author: Dave Friedman and John Christy
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Motorbooks International (MBI Publishing)
Shelby American Inc.
Carroll Shelby's company specializing in manufacture of a new series of authentic Cobras.
6755 Speedway Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89115
702-643-3000
Web site: www.shelbyamerican.com
or
"http://www.shelbyamerican.com/cobra/">www.shelbyamerican.com/cobra
Shelby's Wildlife: The Cobras and Mustangs
Model: 0879380454
Author: Wallace A. Wyss
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Motorbooks International (MBI Publishing)
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