1969 The Year of the Snake

[Steve Shauger]

Ford making racing venture translate to street sales!

[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Tracker1]

HaHa. Nope it was not.

[Lee Stewart]

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[Sportyworty]

The midsize (Torino/Fairlane) 428 CJ cars received a hood scoop in 1969. A few of those pre production for 69’ pics include 68’ flat hood 428 CJ cars.

[Lee Stewart]

The Cobra was Ford's attemp to duplicate what Plymouth did with the 1968 Road Ruuner. Keep it simple - keep it cheap. But the Cobra did not have the success that the Road Runner had.

Cobra 2-door hardtop - 3,786
Cobra 2-door sportsroof - 11,099

In 1968 Plymouth sold 45,000 Road Runners. Maybe the Beep Beep horn was the magic sales item. Or maybe getting to market first may have helped.

[ScottG]

Ford bought the Cobra name from Shelby . They still use the image today.