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Shelby Cobra 427
With a 0-60 mph acceleration time of just 4.3 seconds, the Shelby Cobra 427 was the fastest production car in America in the ‘60s. Putting the biggest Ford V8 engine in the lightest roadster body was as equally extreme as it is today. But there’s one thing you must know.
The Shelby Cobra 427 has the 7.0-liter V8 delivering around 400 HP in a tiny roadster body that weighs just 2,000 pounds. So, with around 400 HP sent to the rear wheels in a body that is so light, the Cobra 427 spelled trouble form the moment Ford debuted it.
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