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Jeff,
Ford does not make anything that fast. They did not even make the Cobra. But they did sell it and put their name on it. The body is by AC with Ford engines per the influence of Carroll Shelby. Basically only enough Cobras were built and sold to stick it to the Corvette and General Motors as Ford was trying to develop a name in racing. They had to go out of house to do it. They only stayed with it for a few years.
GM on the other hand has consistently delivered in the Corvette the best value for the money in a true American sports car for fifty years. The Cobra was built to best the Corvette but the Cobra did not last.
In pure racing, GM consistently outperforms Ford. GM can build that fast. They just have not choosen to sell street vehicles that have a lifetime total of less than 500 sales.
Part of the attractiveness of the Cobra is the limited numbers of the original. Neither Ford or GM could afford to build such a limited production vehicle again for a long time except at the very high end. When they do it, they will go out of house to have it done, such as GM selling Cunninghams.
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