Cobra -

SHELBY COBRA SUPERSNAKE S/C 427 CSX4881

Korina Kirkhamin valmistama täysalumiinikori joka käsin kiillotettu ja harjattu raidat.

Runko CSX 4000 sarjan kilpakori vahvalla teräsrungolla ja vahvistuksilla.

Moottori 5.4L modified '08 Shelby GT500 Supersnake modular V8 sekä KenneBell Mammoth twin-screw supercharger.

Kuivasumppu takaluukussa.

5409 cc / 330 cid

850 hp

1003 Nm torque

6 gears Tremec TR-6060 manual

Dana 44 rear axle

Baer brakes with Shelby calibers

Haliband pin-drive wheels with centerlock

Length 3.96 meters

Width 1.72 meters

Hight 1.25 meters

Weight 1 140 kg

Weight balance 50-50 with full tank and driver

0 to 60 mph 3.1 sec

Vain yksi rakennettu maailmassa näillä spekseillä.

Cobralla ajettu vain 3 800 kilometriä

Rakennettu 2008 Sema näyttelyyn Sean Hyland Motorsportin osastolle vetonaulaksi.

Sieltä tuli Suomeen näyttelyyn ja ostin sen itselleni vuonna 2009.

Rekisteröintikatsastettu muutoksineen 10.3.2014 maatieliikennekelvolliseksi.

Uusi rullaava alumiinikorinen kiillotettu Cobra maksaa tällä hetkellä 361 795 dollaria USA:ssa.

Tässä kisatekniikalla varustettu valmis paketti kilvitettynä/verotettuna heti ajoon / keräilyharvinaisuudeksi / sijoituskohteeksi.

Auto nähtävissä sopimuksen mukaan ja myöhemmin kelien salliessa koeajettavissa.

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In English the history of Cobra's

The big block Shelby Cobra is considered by many to be the most iconic American sports car in history.

When GM began to work on a new big block Corvette and Ferrari increased the power of the V12 powered GTO's, Shelby and Ford Motor Company decided to shoehorn the mighty 427 FE motor into the Cobra.

To fit the 427 into his Cobra, Carroll Shelby completely redesigned the frame, body and chassis. Shelby developed a new independent suspension, fortified the frame to handle the increase in torque and modified the body to fit bigger wheels and tires.

Original Cobras was made from 1965 to 1967 and in that period Shelby produced 348 copies.

The original Cobra 427's are one of the most sought after and expensive classic cars, often cherished and preserved by their owners. The prices are well over 1 million dollars for a perfect example, but original Cobras rarely are for sale.

Shelby American resumed the production of the 427 S/C csx 4000 series in 1997 with the original blueprints and measures. Continuation cars are still made with fiberglass or aluminium.

Rolling polished aluminium chassis is priced 372 000 dollars. Customer then adds engine and gearbox.

History of my car csx4881

In 2007 Canadian company Sean Hyland Motorsport bought a rolling Shelby Cobra CSX and started to make it a unique one with 1000hp.

Sean was the first outside USA authorized Shelby mod shop. Combined with mad scientists it is easy to understand why it got itch to see what a modified 5.4L Mustang GT500 powertrain - including its Tremec TR6060 six speed - could do in one Shelby's venerable two-seaters.

And so the surgery began.

First Sean replaced the iron block to company's own aluminium version PN SHMRB-2 knocking out 100 pounds in the process.

The stock supercharger was abandoned in favor of a Kenne Bell "Mammoth" twin-screw blower kit, displacing 2.8 litres of air with every revolution, while breathing through inlet hardware of unparalleled airflow capacity.

Fitting the engine to the cobra was not the hardest problem.

Challenge was in the tranny tunnel and firewall area, thanks to the substantial girth of the modular's bellhousing section. This required reworking the belly pan to significantly widen the tunnel and, as a result, the pedal assembly was shifted about 4 inches outboard, making the driving position that takes a little getting used to.

Obviously, custom engine and transmission mounts had to be fabricated, as did a shifter and a complete header system connecting exhaust ports to the stock CSX side pipes. The overall length of powertrain resulted in a driveshaft that is only about a foot length - a good 8 inches shorter.

And taught a stock-style oil pan might have been modified to work, Sean instead opted for a race-style, billet dry-sump system, with its reservoir tank housed in the trunk.

On E85, Sean was able to run as much as 23 psi, a result of both the alcohol's higher-octane rating as well as its natural cylinder cooling tendencies. This result in the aforementioned 1000hp and 925 lb-ft on the brake dyno.

Incidentally, a recalibrated GT500 processor is used to run everything, with suitable alternations to the wiring harness.

Car was ready to be shown in 2008 SEMA show as a star of SHM.

With only 500hp, the original 427 Cobras had deserved reputations of being more than a handful to keep pointed in the right direction. With about double that power on tap when 42-gallon fuel cell is topped with E85, SHM's Cobra has the irascible disposition a modern-day Super Snake with an alcohol addition.

After Sema show 2009 this Cobra was a star in Finland, American Car Show, where I saw it first time.

My friend had helped to get the car to Europe show tour and even to St Petersburgh. I had previous history with Sean Hyland when he rebuilt my 1967 Shelby G.T.500 and also with help of getting some parts to my track Mustang Cobra SVT.

I could not get my eyes out of this Cobra and had to ask if it would be for sale.

Answer was yes after the tour.

So deal was made and car moved into my garage 2009.