Correspondence between George Haviland, John Breeden and Walt Taylor regarding the Ford XP Bordinat Cobra, December 1965

01

Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Correspondence

Subject Date

08 December 1965-10 December 1965

Location

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