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more about #accobra more comments → Mobius: For pure, back to basics driving pleasure, I bet the Cobra is unrivalled by modern supercars. But the Cobra is hardly a car you'd use when it's wet, w... more » Comrade Clockwork: I don't see the problem. A lot of people build cars for cheap that could outdrag a ZR1, Enzo, Veyron... When you don't care about things like a stere... more » BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: There was this certain guy, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman, who could have explained this phenomenon. more » Deartháir II: Hey, kids, please go RTFA. The Cobra is not an old classic Cobra, it is a new version with the Corvette engine, Porsche suspension, etc. Okay, done? N... more » scroggzilla raids again: On the otherhand, the ZR1 will stop and go around corners in an entertaining, but mostly non-threatening, fashion. The 427 Cobra will try really hard... more » Flathead Smith: There’s a guy that lives on Look Out Mountain that drives an actual 427 AC Ford Cobra as his daily driver into Chattanooga, weather permitting. more » layabout: The AC Cobra is just like a lot of the TVRs,you need a big of nuts to drive them on the limit,because it will kill you in the face more » pauljones: I drove a replica 427 Cobra once, and it shall go down as the only time I have ever driven one. That thing scared the bejesus out of me. It was simult... more » Jo Schmo: I bet a case of Brefass Scotch that Ru Paul could out-drag both of these without leaving the house. more » leavethegun-takethecannoli: Hmmm. Neither one has saran-wrap lips. I don't understand. Oh- drag-racing. more » CobraGuy: hehehe....launch control is no match for a thousand pounds of weight more » bmoreDLJ: You can't out-drag anything if your car is stolen by a baddie! The ZR1 has an anti-theft alarm and engine immobilizer...the Cobra...has no roof. more » jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware: 3352/638 = 5.25 (Assuming 427 engine) ~2300/425 = 5.41 In the hands of a skilled driver, I just don't see the big deal. more » skaycog was here: Now, this is what I'm talking about! more » Theimbellis: Devil knows how slow Corvettes are compared to real supercars. more » -
#dragracing
AC Cobra Out-Drags Corvette ZR1
Maybe they didn't know how to use the Corvette ZR1 launch control or maybe they just didn't have Ben, but England's Autocar managed to beat GM's finest with an AC Cobra up to 100 MPH. [Autocar] More » -
#danicapatrick
Danica Patrick Straddles A Cobra In New SI Swimsuit Issue
These mostly-SFW photos of Danica Patrick straddling a Cobra for the 2009 SI Swimsuit Issue join the showering Danica commercial in providing more buzz for her brand and more eye candy for teenage boys.
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#customcars
Datsun 260Z With The Face Of A Snake And The Tail Of A Stallion
A true Jalop in every sense of the word; CoyoteGary has built what may be the world’s first Datsun 260Z with a fiberglass Shelby Cobra front fascia. Pictures and video below.
