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Originally Posted by Guido36
engine XHP 260-5 and was this engine fitted to a Cobra
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Engine XHP-260-5 was fitted into a very early Cobra, one so early that it still used an AC Greyhound radiator. A picture of the engine bay day one has been featured in Hot Rod Magazine. When first installed it was like the other XHP-260s from Ford with a Ford 4100 carburetor. There are few pictures of an odd Holley in use on CSX2002 and another early Cobra but I believe Shelby’s works installed them. They appear to be prototypes also. I have hunted very hard for years trying to document those odd Holley assemblies. The main assemblies, body to bowls, are like several 1957-58 models Thunberbirds used. The throttle plate sub assemblies are like a 1960s Ford production car.
Dan
PS. In later years, especially 1964 through 1969, Shelby’s works used quite a few non-production Holley carburetors. Some were modified specials by the Shelby works but most were contracted to the Holley custom shop. If Holley did the work their identification number will be stamped on the main body.