Ford Racing offers Cobra Jet 5.4-liter crate engine
Image courtesy of Ford Racing If you’ve been paying attention to NHRA drag racing, you’re probably aware of the resurgence of factory-built racers, currently being produced by both Ford and Dodge. Just...
View ArticleFord unveils two new factory-built racers
Ford Racing has announced it will produce another run of 50 Cobra Jet race-ready Mustang drag cars for 2012 - and you can now choose between red and blue in addition to the familiar white. Those who...
View ArticleRam air-equipped Torino Talladega prototype to cross the block at...
Photos courtesy Jason Thompson Up until the pilot models rolled off the Atlanta factory’s production line, Ford intended the ram air R-code version of its Cobra Jet 428-cu.in. V-8 to power the Torino...
View ArticleHemmings Find of the Day – 1971 Mercury Cougar
In recent years, there’s been plenty of backlash against the “one-of-x” descriptor for mass-produced cars of the 1960s and early 1970s. Sure, cars like this 1971 Mercury Cougar for sale on...
View ArticleHemmings Find of the Day – 1971 Ford Torino Cobra
According to the car’s Marti Report, of the 117 Torino Cobras that Ford built in 1971 with the 429-cu.in. Cobra Jet V-8 and the four-speed manual transmission, only one came in Grabber Blue with a...
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