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Originally Posted by blykins
But it didn't come like that from Shelby, right?
I know there was a Ford 390 FE installed from Shelby into a Cobra....it was actually an aluminum block as well. Nicknamed "The Turd" ?????
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You are correct, it came with a 428 (I think) but never a chevy from Shelby.
When I bought my car I had a Bill Strope engine blue printed prior to Shelby installing it and they were so nervous that I was going to put a chevy in it that I had to sign a contract saying that a Ford 427 was going in the car. Somewhat mystifying because they were doing the final installation and they would never do that. The FE's at that time were all iron and weighed about 670 Lb's so I can understand how a lightweight small block chevy might make them nervous.