![]() ![]() Now he had a way to get Chevy’s 427ci engine installed into the Camaro and the chase after Ford began.įast forward to 2008 and Ford revived the Cobra Jet concept, creating a drag-only version of their new Mustang. Fred Gibb, a Chevy dealer and drag racer, found a loophole where he could use a special kind of order form more typically used for police departments or trucking companies to up-spec their vehicles. The unusual acronym refers to the workaround Chevy dealers needed to combat GM’s head office, who refused to put engines bigger than 400ci in any passenger car not deemed ‘full size’. The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet was born, capable of 11.5 second ETs at 120mph straight from the factory, incredible for the time.Ĭhevy followed Ford’s idea with their COPO, which stands for Central Office Production Order. Ford dealer Bob Tasca Sr (whose grandson Bob Tasca III competes in the Mello Yello NHRA Funny Car Series) wanted a better option, and so used a range of Ford 427ci parts and some bespoke engineering to create a concept that he took to Ford. As rivalries between the factories heated up in the sixties, Ford found its 390ci Mustangs lagging behind the competition from the Camaro and Dodge’s range of muscle cars. ![]() The Chevy COPO Camaro and Ford Mustang Cobra Jet both have long histories. We decided to do some Photoshopping and see what might have been if Holden and Ford Australia had followed the footsteps of their American counterparts. Earlier in the week we reported on a new race car being built by Victoria’s Darren Parker which aims to be the Australian version of Chevy’s COPO Camaro, a drag-only version of their famous coupe. ![]()
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