million dollar car

I've done a bit of driving, most at club events at Willow Springs Raceway. Much of the driving has been done in vintage mustangs like the 1965 & 66 flavor of the G.T.350 But when given the opportunity to drive a 1965 427 full-race Cobra, well that's worth leaving the office a bit early for.

Gently leaving the driveway.

An acquaintance of ours owns two of these beauties and rarely does he get to show them side-by-side. Hans and I left the west side and headed for the mountainous east where we met the owner and began our journey to Bob's Big Boy in Teluca Lake.

In traffic.

This particular Cobra is a series 3000 CSX car. The power plant is a race prepared 427 ci Ford side oiler, backed up by a 4-speed top loader transmission. One the dozen or so full competition 427 Cobras produced, this car raced at Sebring and Daytona in 1966.

Loud pipes saves lives.

I was surprised how well the car handled and how easy it was to drive. Rated at just over 500 bhp and equally the same in torque, there is no lack of response from the throttle.