Street Cobra vs. Cobra S/C

[computerworks]

In that sense, correct. They painted the Comp or S/C to order...explaining the unique variety of strange colors on original-owned cars....Gold, Buick Silver, Orange, Sapphire Blue, etc.

[krkucin]

Originally Posted by PSB

Most street cars had 428 engines, where the S/Cs had 427 SOs.

Pete

Only about 100 of them did.

[mickmate]

Speedometer 160 mph CW street, 180 mph CCW comps. This is fun!

[DanEC]

May be wrong on this but I don't think the S/C cars had map pockets in the doors like the Street Roadsters. Most Street Roadsters with 427s were center oilers. Were most S/C cars side oilers - that seems to be the implication?

[ZOERA-SC7XX]

As most of the replicas are now, I think many original Cobras were a compromise. Very seldom have I seen a pure street or pure S/C Cobras, although some restorations have reverted to one or the other. If I recall correctly, reports of dealers adding, removing, or changing certain parts from the Shelby 427 Cobras was the norm. The SAAC guys have more info on this subject I'm sure. I love the way my own ERA is outfitted, a combination Street-S/C. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by mickmate

Speedometer 160 mph CW street, 180 mph CCW comps. This is fun!

My street car has a 180 MPH clock wise speedo

[mickmate]

Thanks Bruce. I have seen 160's, 180's, CW and CCW's in the street cars. I wonder what was most common, surely an availability problem for high winding speedos back in the day.

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by mickmate

Thanks Bruce. I have seen 160's, 180's, CW and CCW's in the street cars. I wonder what was most common, surely an availability problem for high winding speedos back in the day.

Nick,
My car was an early 427, I suspect that later cars took some liberties with parts since the cars were not selling and Ford was pressuring Shelby to move them at the lowest cost possible Sunburst wheels, 428 engines etc.

[REAL 1]

SC's and Comp cars had diff coolers.

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by REAL 1

SC's and Comp cars had diff coolers.

Not stock, that was an option, SC's did not even come with rear sway bars as delivered.

[RICK LAKE]

What about wet sump verses dry sump setups?? I know the oil filler was in the r/s fender with a small cap. I thought there was a couple of different steering ratios. What about brake ducts for rearend? Wild about wheels had a comp car in red. Rick Ps SC could be
supercharged
super cobra
silly car
Shelbys Crazy
etc,....

[computerworks]

...certainly not "supercharged"

Dry Sump was an option on the Comp cars, and only a handful were ever built that way.

Comp and S/C did have a set of 'glas cooling ducts for the rear brakes.

[mickmate]

Street had soft tops, grease gun, toolkit and jack. I wonder if the SC's came with the toolkit. Dry sumps on two cars I have seen was an eclectic collection of parts a lot of which were fabricated to suit and also borrowed from the GT40 parts bins.

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by mickmate

I wonder if the SC's came with the toolkit.

I have found that S/C's did come with "a" toolkit...may not have been identical to the AC wrap-kit, though.
Lack of consistency on S/C's is understandable.

[CSX3183]

CSX 3183 came with a 180 speedo, normal sweep

[1985 CCX]

Nice.........

[Buzz]

Great thread - really interesting stuff. I've been aware of the major differences, but a good few of the details posted here I never knew.

[Tony Ripepi]

Hello All,

Here is a link to the Sports Car Graphic dual road test of both the Street Cobra and the SC race version with detailed information of the differences from Novenber 1965.

Sports Car Graphic, November 1965, Double Cobra test

Thanks to the guys at ERA, I sent the original magazine to them and they copied it, returned it and posted the article on their web site.

Enjoy,

Tony R.

[rodneym]

Awesome thread!
Nice to people coming together

Hey Ron, aside from a FAQ, how about a 'Library of Skulls' like on Land of the Lost. When someone seeks the truth, like features of a S/C, Street, 289, production numbers, OE, etc, one could go to the subforum with such succinct write ups with pics?

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Awesome thread!
Nice to people coming together

Hey Ron, aside from a FAQ, how about a 'Library of Skulls' like on Land of the Lost. When someone seeks the truth, like features of a S/C, Street, 289, production numbers, OE, etc, one could go to the subforum with such succinct write ups with pics?

Or, they could buy a Registry