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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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Wally, You're spreading confusion again...Herbie Hancock's Cobra came with a two-barrel carburetor not Hank Williams. |
Ah but Herbie Hancock could sure play that guitar....
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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. |
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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Bill S. |
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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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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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! :)
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The rest of the story,as they say, is in the Registry;) |
You mean this Hank Williams? Right next to CSX 2006 on the pier in Santa Monica?
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...95_Medium_.JPG Here's CSX 2006 on September 6, 2008. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...6_Medium_1.JPG |
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Just wanted to add that Hank's car is CSX2227 :3DSMILE:
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