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Now that the Ford v Ferrari movie has brought the late Caroll Shelby even more attention than before, among others, we can talk about a Cobra that's extremely different from the ones the Texan gear head built back in the day.
Now, before we dive any deeper into this tale, I need to point that that we're dealing with a set of renderings here. However, purists might have a thing or two to worry about, since the comments section of the Instagram post showcasing the adventure is loaded with this needs to become a build thoughts.
The digital project sitting before us sees the Cobra being given a gasser conversion. This is a drag racing class that came to be in the 50s and played on the prepped surface throughout the following decade. Unlike race fuel guzzlers, these toys ran on gas. The genre features exhaust pipes that leave the car at the front, while they came with lifted front axles that would help them deal with the weight transfer that takes place at the starting line.
And the engine compartment of the American toy has left its original Ford V8 behind. Instead, the bay is now occupied by a powerplant coming from a rival faction. We're talking about a HEMI lifted from an Imperial (this was Chrysler's luxury brand between 1955 and 1975, as well as between 1981 and 1983). And the massive blower sitting on top of the engine makes sure the go matches the show.
Note that other gasser traits include the flake paint job, as well as the "Viper" nickname you can see on the machine.
Abimelec Arelano, the digital artist who brought us these renderings, went through the effort of adding a certain grain to the images, so we can imagine this Cobra Gasser as it would've been seen back in the day.
The digital project sitting before us sees the Cobra being given a gasser conversion. This is a drag racing class that came to be in the 50s and played on the prepped surface throughout the following decade. Unlike race fuel guzzlers, these toys ran on gas. The genre features exhaust pipes that leave the car at the front, while they came with lifted front axles that would help them deal with the weight transfer that takes place at the starting line.
And the engine compartment of the American toy has left its original Ford V8 behind. Instead, the bay is now occupied by a powerplant coming from a rival faction. We're talking about a HEMI lifted from an Imperial (this was Chrysler's luxury brand between 1955 and 1975, as well as between 1981 and 1983). And the massive blower sitting on top of the engine makes sure the go matches the show.
Note that other gasser traits include the flake paint job, as well as the "Viper" nickname you can see on the machine.
Abimelec Arelano, the digital artist who brought us these renderings, went through the effort of adding a certain grain to the images, so we can imagine this Cobra Gasser as it would've been seen back in the day.
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