Correspondence between George Haviland, John Breeden and Walt Taylor regarding the Ford XP Bordinat Cobra, December 1965
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Created under Eugene Bordinat, director of Ford Motor Company's design efforts, the Ford XP Cobra proposal suggested a sleek new body for Carroll Shelby's Cobra sports car. The prototype featured the 289-cubic-inch V-8, but with room to accommodate the larger 427 engine. The XP proposal wasn't adopted, and Cobras continued to use British AC roadster bodies.
Created under Eugene Bordinat, director of Ford Motor Company's design efforts, the Ford XP Cobra proposal suggested a sleek new body for Carroll Shelby's Cobra sports car. The prototype featured the 289-cubic-inch V-8, but with room to accommodate the larger 427 engine. The XP proposal wasn't adopted, and Cobras continued to use British AC roadster bodies.
Artifact
Correspondence
Subject Date
08 December 1965-10 December 1965
Keywords
Bordinat, Eugene (Gene), 1920-1987
Haviland, George A., 1922-2011
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
99.1.1251.35
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Multicolored
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.750 in
Width: 8.500 in
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