by Wallace Wyss - I’ve seen 427 Cammer-powered big block Cobras before but turns out it wasn't until years after Shelby built them using pushrod big blocks, either a 428 or 427 ,that folks began gilding the lily by adding Ford's fearsome … [Read more...]
The Seductive Appeal of Multiple Weber Carburetors
November 3, 2022 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - When I made my first engine painting (GTO engine six dual throat Webers) I picked that engine because it had real eye appeal, and ya gotta love it because each carb has two throats, so basically each of the twelve cylinders has … [Read more...]
Editorial: What Price Originality?
April 28, 2022 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - You see a couple of real Cobras and lots of replica Cobras at cars-n-coffee events on the West Coast, but one that always stops people in their tracks is the original CSX 3047 owned by a LaCanada/Flintridge collector. … [Read more...]
Another Lost Cobra Found Hiding Under the Name Ford Cougar II
October 20, 2021 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - For our purposes, the word “lost” needs to be defined. Usually, “lost” is a descriptor applied to an object that no one can find, or something that hasn’t been seen since its original reveal. But in the case of Ford’s Cougar II … [Read more...]
Editorial: Death In The Afternoon
September 17, 2021 By 17 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I don't exactly know when the crash happened, just that it was September 16th, 2021 in Temple City, CA. I was driving and I heard on the radio the words "Cobra...fatal crash." At first the news media thought it was a … [Read more...]
Restomod, Pro-Touring, Replica Or Something Completely Different
December 23, 2020 By 6 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I suspect that, like me, many of you are attracted to the idea of creating a custom car that is suited to your own tastes and may run on modern mechanicals for a better and more reliable driving experience than the original or it … [Read more...]
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