[pderouss]

The plagiarisation problem is the bane of all history books on any subject. It's a great shame that Friedman appears to stop photographing Cobras so soon after the 427 was introduced - otherwise there would be a much more reliable record.

From his photos is there any dispute that the competition cars had a single? If you follow a certain logic then singles (Le Mans type) should produce more power and be less prone to surge on corners. As a result many of the S/C's may have been converted to them. My own car was originally subject to surge after hard right hand cornering. I can assure you that there is nothing more frustrating than nailing the throttle (as soon as you dare) only to have the engine splutter on you. Many people would soon want to eradicate this problem if it shows up when driving on duals. Does anyone have current experience of how on they perform under hard cornering conditions?

By the way, remember that one of the advantages of winning wars is that you get to write the history books.