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On January 28, 1968 Hubert Platt introduced the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang to the racing world during the AHRA Winter Nationals held at Lions Drag Strip near Los Angeles. He drove one car in C/Stock and red-lighted a 12.62 run in the first round of Top Stock.
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Limited 428 Cobra Jet Mustang production began with a run of 50 (enough to qualify for NHRA stock racing classes) non-GT fastbacks (body style 63A) that were scheduled for assembly at the Dearborn assembly plant on December 30, 1967. The VINs were serialized consecutively starting with 8F02R135007 and ending with 8F02R135056.
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DEARBORN - The storied Ford Mustang Cobra Jet dates back to 1968—to a time when the muscle car era was in full swing and production-car drag racing was all the rage. Horsepower was king and enthusiasts wanted the most powerful engine in the lightest cars. Manufacturers fed the beast with special packages designed to out-match the competition.
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Like all of the first 50 Mustang Cobra Jets Ford built in 1968, this one features an all-black vinyl interior. Ford's engine package consisted of its own modified version of the 428 PI. Though over-square with a 4.132 bore to a 3.984 stroke, the 428 still produced a flatter torque curve than the high-strung 427, an admittedly stronger engine.
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Ask any knowledgeable Blue Oval enthusiast to name the quickest pure-production Mustang of the muscle car era, and most will say the 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet. Big-block Camaros and Firebirds, and even 340-cid Darts and Barracudas, were kicking Mustang's tail on the street.
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He may not be a well-known name at a Mustang show, but he has become a legend among his peers, with a tenure a year shy of 50 campaigning a "135" series 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet—one of.
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09/23/2018 Magazine In This Article Category: Magazine Fastbacks accounted for just over 10 percent of total Mustang production in 1968, but that was still a relatively high proportion, considering previous years' sales.
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Used for one year only, the '68 Cobra Jet's hoodscoop and air cleaner setup was the first fresh air intake system ever fitted to a production Ford. A conventional-type, single-snorkel air.
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ONE OF THE FINEST 428 COBRA JETS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE! 1968 ½ FORD MUSTANG FASTBACK 428 COBRA JET. Built to be the quickest factory drag racing car in 1968, the Cobra Jet was conceived by Bob Tasca of Tasca Ford and pushed into production at the urging of customers. Tasca s service department took a 428 short block and equipped it with 427 low.
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25 Greatest Mustangs: 1968 1/2 Cobra Jet. With all due respect to Steve McQueen's Highland Green costar, Mustangs were actually getting creamed on the street by Chevys and Mopars, and it took a car dealer to fix the problem. Tasca Ford in Providence, Rhode Island, was a hub of Blue Oval performance.
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The Cobra Jet Mustang Returns in 2008. Four decades after its initial release, and 34 years after it was discontinued, Ford brought back the Cobra Jet badge in 2008.. Ford released the original 428 in 1966, and in 1968 the Cobra Jet variant was born. The following year, the Super Cobra Jet became an option. The Cobra Jets are very similar to.
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1968 NHRA Mustang GT Cobra Jet (135 Series) n the late '60s, Ford built the Cobra Jet, a factory-produced drag racer. Six of these Mustangs entered into the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) Winternationals in February of 1968. Of these, four of the cars made it to finals, proving the impressiveness of the Cobra Jet engine.
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1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet Dearborn's bid to stay out in front of the competition Terry McGean 10/09/2018 Magazine In This Article Category: Magazine Make: Ford Model: Mustang cobra It might have been interesting to observe the internal machinations at Ford while the '67 Mustang was being developed.
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The Cobra Jet V8 is one of the greatest high-performance engines Ford created in the golden muscle car era. And the Ford Mustang and Shelby GT500KR are its most iconic recipients. But the mighty.
