Ken Miles Driving Shelby Cobra at the 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
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Shelby American built fewer than 1,000 Cobras from 1962-1967. But CSX 2196, seen here, was unique. It was the only Cobra equipped with a 390-cubic-inch Ford V-8. Built under the direction of race driver Ken Miles, CSX 2196 proved that a big-block engine could work in the small, lightweight Cobra. Subsequent big-block Cobras used Ford's 427-cubic-inch V-8.
Shelby American built fewer than 1,000 Cobras from 1962-1967. But CSX 2196, seen here, was unique. It was the only Cobra equipped with a 390-cubic-inch Ford V-8. Built under the direction of race driver Ken Miles, CSX 2196 proved that a big-block engine could work in the small, lightweight Cobra. Subsequent big-block Cobras used Ford's 427-cubic-inch V-8.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
29 November 1964-06 December 1964
Subject Date
29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
Creators
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.641207.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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