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He was truely a Texan.
bigger than life and did it 'just because!'
He hated porshe so bad that he convienced Ford to give hime their new small block V8 289 to put into a rundown 4cyl sports car the "AC Bristol". lot of welding and 4 flared fenders later.....289 AC Cobra. won the world title. 63 64
Then he took the back seat out of the fastback mustang so he could compete as a 2 seater with the GT 350.
Next the BEAST 427 AC Cobra. Was the first car (1967?) to go from 0-100 - 0 in 13 seconds. Held that record for YEARS(20+)
The aero dynamic on the datona coupe were truely amazing for the mid 60s.
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