Is the GT350 a cobra?

PP0001 said:

If someone was lucky enough to get their hands on one of the 36 Competition R models back in 1965 the list price from SA was $5,950.

If you couldn't get your hands or could not afford one of the competition cars you could try to secure one of the 8 GT350 Drag cars ('65/'66) for $5,441 plus $200 for an AFX lift kit and $90 for a .450 lift cam.

The '65 GT350 Drag cars came with a 5.13 ring and pinion but was reduced the follow year in '66 to only a 4.86 rear end ratio!:eyebulge:

I believe these cars held the AHRA record for the B-Production class!

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Tomster said:

Yep, I know. Recently I met someone with an original that has been with the family since purchased. I offered to trade both my '17 R models for it and without batting an eye, he said NO!

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Norton961 said:

I’m gonna settle this once and for all.
Ford has cool car and chassis names.
GM DOES NOT!
I’ll never understand GM’s codes and names.
Zl1, 1LE, Z06, LT1, LS1-2-3-4 etc.
ZR1, LT, LS, Z28, SS etc.
to many damn Z’s, L’s and numbers. Stupid.
It goes from the cars to the trucks. Nobody can keep track of them all.

Everyone knows what a F150 FX2 or FX4 is or a Mustang GT or GT350/500 or Mach1.
You tell someone you have a camaro zl1 1le with a LT4 they’ll look at you like wtf.
Stupid sub models GM!

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Houston Kid said:

The only GM unique cool name I know of is the COPO cars. I am not a GM guy at all so there maybe many others, but that's the only one that comes to my mind.

Yenko does not count because it was a dealership that did those, not GM.

I agree with you on the naming of Ford cars. Much better marketing. Even none car people know Shelby, Cobra, Boss, and Mach 1.

Dodge and Plymouth had some cool names also. Roadrunner, Super Bee, Baracuda, etc.

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galaxy said:

So here’s something on a similar topic. How do you respond when asked what kind of car you drive, when not necessarily around car people? Shelby, GT350, mustang, depends?

I have discovered that I feel awkward and unable to feel humble when the subject comes up because most people at least have an idea what this is. The words Shelby or GT350 usually garner the same response...”oooohhhhhh...aaahhhhhh...bla bla bla”. Sometimes I’ve just passively responded “Mustang” just to avoid the awkwardness.

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