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AC Owners Club Forum => 428 Frua Forum => Topic started by: cmaddox3 on March 24, 2008, 13:50:53

Title: Off[AC, Frua but not Ford]-Topic Torino King Cobra
Post by: cmaddox3 on March 24, 2008, 13:50:53

Howdy gents,
   
   Just spotted this article on NASCAR.com's site about some exceedingly rare NASCAR Prototypes being on display...
   (http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/motorin/ford_torino_king_cobra.jpg)
   
   http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/03/23/nascar.prototypes.lowes/index.html
   
   I had heard stories about the 1970 model year FoMoCo NASCAR prototypes, but I don't remember seeing pictures of them before...
   
   Thought I'd pass it along...
   
   Enjoy!
   
   --  Chuck

Title: Off[AC, Frua but not Ford]-Topic Torino King Cobra
Post by: runt on March 24, 2008, 19:12:33

Hi Chuck,thanks for this story, wonderful to see a car correctly kept for 38 years in original condition, I had never seen one of these before, dramatic shape to say the least!
   
   Paul.[:)]

Title: Off[AC, Frua but not Ford]-Topic Torino King Cobra
Post by: Emmanueld on March 25, 2008, 01:33:51

It's one big mother! The rear looks standard!
   
   Emmanuel

Title: Off[AC, Frua but not Ford]-Topic Torino King Cobra
Post by: strada5300 on April 19, 2008, 22:55:00

Larry Shinoda might have designed it. He was Bill Mitchell's "private" designer at
   GM doing the '63 Corvette, etc. but followed Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen over to Ford
   to do Ford high performance cars, among which he did the Boss 302. He quit the day
   Knudsen was fired by Henry Ford II.

Title: Off[AC, Frua but not Ford]-Topic Torino King Cobra
Post by: TLegate on April 20, 2008, 21:48:37

I'd expect to be fired if I ever 'designed' a car that looked like that.. :-(

Title: Off[AC, Frua but not Ford]-Topic Torino King Cobra
Post by: ak1234 on April 22, 2008, 03:58:13

it looks like a giant whale shark ... that was the days of extensive marijuana smoking.  LOL
   
   ROn