The Cobra I raced for Ford Motor Company back in the 60's was the 289 cu.in./271 horsepower aluminum car weighing in at around 1800 pounds... Car & Driver's test driver clocked mid 12 second quarter mile runs but I guess they weren't tryin' too hard 'cause got into the high 11s with it at 112-115 mph... Not too shabby fir the tallish (350ish) rear ratio... I reckon a 411 rear would have gotten it into the high 10s, low 11s...

Not too sure what the top speed was... I think I mighta touched 140 or so a couple times on the John Cabot Bridge between Maryland and Virginia which was long and straight...

BTW, the 289/271 original Cobras are now at least a quaretr million $$$ but the replica cars are $30,000 to $35,000... They are fiber glass and built on Mustang frames... There are lots of them out there... What ain't out there are the 427 AC Cobras... I think there were only about 50 made and if one could find the right combination of rubber (tires) I'm sure those cars will run well over 200 mph but, then agin, why??? I mean, an origina 427 Cobra is worth half a million $$$ so why would anyone want to takle a chance with that kinda investment???

B~