What if Chevrolet had said yes to Zora Arkus-Duntov and built 1100 Grand sports ?

[rodneym]

Rodknock,
That sounds like fun but aren't the SPF GS's lookalikes? Or are they true to the originals?

Bad question for a forum like this.

rodneym

[Mark IV]

The SPF Grand Sports are true to original. they have the tubular chassis and modified suspension as opposed to the standard C2 stuff. Keep in mind there are two levels of SPF GS: the street cars that have some creature comforts added and the "race cars" which are built by Duntov Motors based upon the GS design.

Either is potent, but the "race car" would not be a fair comparison to a street Cobra. However let us tweak an SPF MK III up and then lets go!

[BT SNAKE]

Rodknock, I got a feeling that's going to happen at
Run & Gun sooner or later.

Rodney, I see what you're saying and it makes since.
Chevy just didn't follow through when it counted.

Hersh

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

The SPF Grand Sports are true to original. they have the tubular chassis and modified suspension as opposed to the standard C2 stuff. Keep in mind there are two levels of SPF GS: the street cars that have some creature comforts added and the "race cars" which are built by Duntov Motors based upon the GS design.

Either is potent, but the "race car" would not be a fair comparison to a street Cobra. However let us tweak an SPF MK III up and then lets go!

Sounds like a nice article for a future issue of Kit Car Builder, Road & Track, Car & Driver or Classic Motorsports.

I think once you outfit the SPF GS race car and the Cobra to like-raced specs, then let's see what happens.

Having owned a '66 Corvette Convertible with a 540ci BBC (600+ HP) and the Kirkham Cobra (600+ HP), the Kirkham would win hands down, but then at 2,128 lbs, it's about a 1,000 lbs lighter than my old Corvette.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by BT SNAKE

Rodney,ated
I think it has to be said that the GS were not classed with the Cobras as they were not production certified with 125 units.

Here is a blurb found at Mongoose Motorsports...


Early on, the Grand Sports showed brilliantly at times while racing. When they ran head to head against the Cobras, they showed that they were both faster and better handlers than Shelby's snakes. The Cobras, having met the 125 minimum were certified as production cars while the Grand Sports were not. That was an important distinction. Since it wasn't classed as a production car pursuant to FIA racing rules, the Grand Sport had to compete in the prototype class where it ran against the likes of Chaparral, Porsche RS-60, and "Birdcage" Maseratis. The Grand Sport wasn't competitive against those full blown racers.

I'm guessing that when they refer to cobra's, they are referring to small block cars, not the turd or the big block cars.

As you may remember, the 427 cobra also had to initially compete in the proto class as well, due to the same reasons. I'm guessing that the Cheetah had a higher potential than the GS vette, but again, it had to compete in the proto class, and as we know, a fire at the shop put the end to its production.

[mdross1]

No big deal we would not know the difference.A Semi Hemi would not be a bad thing.My first thought was install a 454"

[gsharapa]

Better than that, What if Chevy would of said yes to Shelby....which he approached prior to Ford...

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by gsharapa

Better than that, What if Chevy would of said yes to Shelby....which he approached prior to Ford...

A L88 or a ZL1 in a Cobra. Damn.