1970 King Cobra For Sale

[MechEng]

http://www.talladegaspoilerregistry.com/2013/05/06/1970-king-cobra-for-sale/

Anyone ever heard ANYTHING about these cars? It almost looks like a love child between a Mustang and a Porsche. Curious to see what it goes for, I'd certainly drive it, would you?

 

[72HCODE]

well that would be cool to have in the driveway

 

[hyena429]

http://www.talladegaspoilerregistry.com/2013/05/06/1970-king-cobra-for-sale/

Anyone ever heard ANYTHING about these cars? It almost looks like a love child between a Mustang and a Porsche. Curious to see what it goes for, I'd certainly drive it, would you?

Ohh yes...I seen a few stories about them on speed channel ..rare and powerfull machines...I would drive it..But im not a fan of the styling..hehe

 

[CZ-75]

I've never heard of them. I'm not a big fan of the styling either.

 

[Widowmaker00]

I've seen the yellow one at a big show once. There was only 2 of them ever built that's probably why people have never heard of it. Reminds me of the Dodge Daytonas.

I love crazy stuff like this.

 

[OMS]

Yes I would drive it

But to me that front end is just bad ugly

 

[72HCODE]

yhea but don that butt is sexy, the car is just a butter face

 

[Boss1Ray]

Yes I would drive it

But to me that front end is just bad ugly

yhea but don that butt is sexy, the car is just a butter face

Yes - very rare and U G L Y. If I had it - I'd sell it and get something else.

Cool history but sorry - can't appreciate that front end at all.

Ray

 

[caspianwendell]

I just want the engine

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

Was reading some of the threads that came up at the bottom of the page and saw the thread on the King Cobra. I was at Charlotte at the speedway during the spring swap meet there. I had a couple spots and the guy across from me is known for having lots of Mustangs and HP Ford stuff. His name is Jerry Mason and his shop is on New Cut road in Spartanburg South Carolina. We were talking when it was slow and he pulled out some pictures and some were of the King Cobra he owned. This was in early 80's. His dad had worked for Bud Moore for many years and he got the car from him. He did not call it a king cobra but it had etched in the glass EXP-429 and did not have a VIN#. It had a 4 speed in it and the Detroit locker rear but no engine. He offered the car to me for $3,500 yes thirty five hundred. It was the car with the bubbled out rear window to improve aero and was the only one made that way. I had just bought a house and my now XXX wife would not let me buy anything much less a body shell.

He built all the cars for the movie Days of Thunder and he has done some of the Fast & Furious cars. He has a real thunderbolt and several 427 galaxies and buildings full of cars all Ford. I don't know if he still has his R model Shelby or not. He will sell cars but you will pay big price now.

Had forgot about that car. I saw it in Hemmings a few years later for I think $75,000 and they had put a Boss 9 in it.

I hate my XXX wife missed out on so many great buys during out marriage.

David

 

[Mister 4x4]

Wow - that nose. Kind of makes me think of what that black butt-ugly '71 with all the crazy body work might look like with a paint job. :chin:

Sorry - I'll pass on this one.

 

[TheRktmn]

I had heard that they were built for NASCAR racing to compete with the 'winged' MOPAR cars in '70.

NASCAR downgraded engine sizes for the winged cars along with outlawing the Hemi and Boss 429 so they never went far.

(Looking back, it appears NAPCAR killing their sport isn't a modern era thing after all)

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

I had heard that they were built for NASCAR racing to compete with the 'winged' MOPAR cars in '70.

NASCAR downgraded engine sizes for the winged cars along with outlawing the Hemi and Boss 429 so they never went far.

(Looking back, it appears NAPCAR killing their sport isn't a modern era thing after all)

I worked in one of the racing shops in Asheville during the 60's and 70's and the politics were unbelievable in NASCAR. You had to kiss some serious booty to get anywhere. The stories are true about the rules guys turning their heads for certain drivers.

I was in Roger Ingrams little shop his brother was Jack Ingram now in the NASCAR hall of fame. I think he was 7 time Sportsmans champion and then went to the Bush racing. Before that I think it was maybe 66 or 67 he decided he was going to go big time and run the then Grand National. He built of all things a Chevelle and his first race was at Charlotte. He qualified for the pole. Humpy Wheeler called him to the booth where the head of NASCAR, Bill France Sr. sat him down and told him how it was going to be. They told him that he was to let David Pearson lead the first lap and not him. Well when the flag fell Jack took off and led the first lap and stayed there. Came to the pits for the first stop changed tires, fuel and back out in the lead. During those years you did not have a dozen sets of tires and wheels in your pit you took the wheels you took off and Goodyear put new ones on. Jack was a real low budget guy. When the pit guys took Jacks worn out tires to Goodyear they told them they could not sell them any more tires that NASCAR told them not to. So when Jack wore out his second set of tires and came in boy was he pissed off when they told him what was up, no radios then. He never came back again. Won the pole and led every lap until his two sets of tires were gone. Roger had been trying to get me to start driving but after that I did not even consider it. I went to my last NASCAR race in 1969 when Talladega opened. The drivers had a union then and the track was so bad the union voted to leave so all the big names left and went home on Saturday. In a panic France put the trans am cars on the track with the few Grand National cars that stayed. That is why Richard Brickhouse won he was one of a few that stayed. The 302 Trans Am cars were just in the way. They sent everyone that bought tickets a letter and gave you a choice for free tickets to the next race there or to Daytona. I still have the four unused tickets I never went back.

NASCAR is just a big click and if you are not in you are not going to win.

Well back to detailing the 73 Vert.

David