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04-30-2009, 07:31 PM
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Hank Williams Cobra 289--did he order a two barrel originally?
At Knotts Berry Farm Fabulous Fords show I saw Hank Williams car, and somebodytold me that originally it had a two barrel.
My question is, I know the 260 cu. in. Ford V8 (might have been called The Challenger) in the Falcon Sprint of '62 was a two barrel but I thought when Shelby put the 260 in the Cobra it was a four barrel, with a huge jump in horsepower (the Falcons was 164 hp.). Probably the intake manifolds were interchangable but is it possible old Hank was thinking of gas economy and wanted a two barrel and ordered it that way? Gas back the was like 32 cents a gallon so I didn't think any Americans were thinking of gas mileage (I had a car with a 34 gallon gas tank and I think it didn't even cost $20 to fill it!)
PS that Falcon engine was great.It was higher winding than a 289, and made that Falcon sing...
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04-30-2009, 09:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Historybuff
At Knotts Berry Farm Fabulous Fords show I saw Hank Williams car, and somebodytold me that originally it had a two barrel.
My question is, I know the 260 cu. in. Ford V8 (might have been called The Challenger) in the Falcon Sprint of '62 was a two barrel but I thought when Shelby put the 260 in the Cobra it was a four barrel, with a huge jump in horsepower (the Falcons was 164 hp.). Probably the intake manifolds were interchangable but is it possible old Hank was thinking of gas economy and wanted a two barrel and ordered it that way? Gas back the was like 32 cents a gallon so I didn't think any Americans were thinking of gas mileage (I had a car with a 34 gallon gas tank and I think it didn't even cost $20 to fill it!)
PS that Falcon engine was great.It was higher winding than a 289, and made that Falcon sing...
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Wally,
You're spreading confusion again...Herbie Hancock's Cobra came with a two-barrel carburetor not Hank Williams. |
05-01-2009, 02:24 AM
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Ah but Herbie Hancock could sure play that guitar....
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05-01-2009, 03:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevor Legate
Ah but Herbie Hancock could sure play that guitar....
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05-01-2009, 06:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Snake
Wally,
You're spreading confusion again...Herbie Hancock's Cobra came with a two-barrel carburetor not Hank Williams.
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Not Wally...........................
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05-01-2009, 07:30 AM
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Herbie Hancocks Cobra
Under the hood of CSX2006 was a high-performance 245hp 260 engine and interestingly is the only known cobra ever equipped with a two barrel carburetor.
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05-01-2009, 08:49 AM
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I thought Hank Williams died long before the Cobra was produced, he could have had a Cunningham. Maybe it was Hank Williams Jr......but he would have been pretty young at that time....hmmmm....
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05-01-2009, 09:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodz428
I thought Hank Williams died long before the Cobra was produced, he could have had a Cunningham. Maybe it was Hank Williams Jr......but he would have been pretty young at that time....hmmmm....
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uh...not 'That' Hank Williams, this is a different fellow with the same name.  |
05-01-2009, 11:10 AM
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uh...not 'That' Hank Williams, this is a different fellow with the same name. |
Ah yes, and if you ever met "THE" Hank Williams (Cobra owner) you would never confuse him with the singe by the same name  . Same goes for his "vintage" travel trailer and "custom"  van/tow vehicle......
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05-01-2009, 01:29 PM
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Well, I have not seen much of Bill Murrary in movies since Ghost Busters II. Maybe he is too busy restoring and racing Cobras.
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05-01-2009, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Trevor Legate
Ah but Herbie Hancock could sure play that guitar....
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yeah, A funky boy can survive ;}
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05-01-2009, 03:17 PM
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My Subeam tiger has the 245hp 260 I believe but it's a 4bbl. actually it is fun drive and suprisingly fast.
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05-01-2009, 04:34 PM
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It's all about the "gears". My old and HEAVY Excalibur had a stock 220-225 horse 302 with a 3.5 rear and T5 ultra low first and second gear ratio. Would easily fry the tires, "fast enough" to bring the read end out if you weren't paying attention. 0-60 was decent enough, power fell off real bad as you approached a 100 mph and forget about 5th gear helping at that speed!  |
05-01-2009, 04:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Snake
uh...not 'That' Hank Williams, this is a different fellow with the same name. |
Am I to assume then, that "Herbie Hancock" is also a different one....
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05-01-2009, 04:47 PM
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Am I to assume then, that "Herbie Hancock" is also a different one....
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Nope, Herbie Hancock is indeed THE Herbie Hancock .
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05-01-2009, 07:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmustang
Nope, Herbie Hancock is indeed THE Herbie Hancock .
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Great story when Herbie wanted to buy the car sitting in the showroom and the salesman 'prejudged' the customer.
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05-01-2009, 07:36 PM
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You mean this Hank Williams? Right next to CSX 2006 on the pier in Santa Monica?
Here's CSX 2006 on September 6, 2008.
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05-01-2009, 08:43 PM
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Quote:
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You mean this Hank Williams? Right next to CSX 2006 on the pier in Santa Monica?
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Well, Hank is next to CSX2227 and it is next to CSX2006  |
05-01-2009, 09:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Snake
Well, Hank is next to CSX2227 and it is next to CSX2006 |
OK, I should've then said, Here's CSX 2006 right next to CSX 2227. You got the gist. |
05-02-2009, 06:15 AM
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Just wanted to add that Hank's car is CSX2227  |
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