AC Cobra vs. Shelby GT350

[@Tom-Lahaye]

This is so more exiting than modern F1, and I could listen to this sound the whole day.

[@jacklarson6281]

i agree.. i feel the same about NASCAR. sure they are way faster.., but just going round and round an oval track gets boring to watch.

[@badlydrawncars6460]

@@jacklarson6281 Watch some road course races

[@jacklarson6281]

@@badlydrawncars6460 yeah man, love it. as a kid my dad would take me to the track a couple times a month during the summer. it was great. we would find a cool spot to kick back and watch, usually on a fast corner,. walk the pits between heats, breath in that beautiful smell of oil and gas..., some good times.

[@dandavis497]

Me too Especially the cobra . They r quite fast

[@bempartington4299]

As long as the car lasts the whole day; maybe it does

[@centralbears3010]

Best video ever. Really nice to see what all the talk is about. The 427 Cobra is handling the curves well with the heavy V8. The 289 is keeping up well.

[@barrystein8834]

289??? Ha Ha. 347. Irrespective of that, it's still a pretty awesome film...

[@AccessMotorSports]

It is really a 289. Legit motor

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@barrystein8834 Many guys have forgotten, or just plain didn't know, that the new Corvette Stingray had its glory surpassed by the 289 Shelby GT 350. The Stingray, with a 327, was in the same SCCA B Production Class and got its ass whooped for the Championship for 3 consecutive years, '65, '66 and '67 by the smaller engine Mustang. Great feat of accomplishment since the Mustang was never built with the intent of racing against the mighty Corvettes. Shelby made the difference! 🤠 🏆 🏁

[@mikecianelli9144]

That Cobra is a 289!

[@colehara]

I could actually feel my heart rate increasing while I watched that. Excellent!

[@quickdeuce]

Ohh yeah!! Me too brutha,, me too! Listening to these FORD's going thru close ratio trans is one of the sweetest sounds on this planet. Yeah, Chev SB's sound cool too BUT there's a unique sound ONLY the Ford engine makes and it is AWESOME!

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@quickdeuce that’s so true brother, there’s no mistaking a pissed off SB Ford, it’s those magic heads.

[@booifojoe]

3:14 With pipes like that, a Cobra will never sneak up on anything.

[@galaxywolf4895]

A GT350 and a AC Cobra, can't get much better than that.

[@pondmonserfox]

What a sound. What… a… sound… That is the sound of circuit racing in the 1960’s, pure and raw.

[@motox947]

that is some seriously skilled driving by 3 outstanding drivers in 3 well-made race cars! well done!

[@AccessMotorSports]

These are two brothers racing. The Cobra was set up for street and rally, not race, hem e to body roll. It was a late substitute for a 289 Tiger that had a mechanical issue. 427 is street tuned for pump gas, low compression, a torque motor.

[@loganisraelwilliams5915]

Oh man i thoroughly enjoyed this video man, thanks a million for posting this, got my heart rate reving higher than the GT 350 youre driving. And most of all i am a huge Ford Shelby fan, i love cobras to the very debth of my heart but that barking and snarling 289 you got in that beautiful GT350 sounds amazing, i wonder what you did to it to have it sounding and revving mike that.

[@AccessMotorSports]

Logan Israel Williams Cobra Automotive in Wallingford CT preps the cars and the motors. The motors they build sound awesome and run strong. The 427 Cobra was a last minute substitute for a 260 Tiger that was DNS. The Cobra was really in street trim. All that was done to the Cobra before the race was to dial up the stiffness on the shocks (rebound) and put on race tires, hence it seems to lean a lot.

[@loganisraelwilliams5915]

@@AccessMotorSports oh i see. Is the cobras 427 a side oiler? And also the Tiger you speak of, is there a facebook page or some platform where i might be able to see these Wailingford CT cars.

[@dandavis497]

Me too I love the sound of a 427 cobra.

[@RobertEHunt-dv9sq]

excellent video. Great racing and I know Ken Miles is grinning watching you two race. Thanks for posting. Cheers from Texas and another 427 S/C owner.

[@gtracer6629]

I love how they Lotus Super 7 keeps up with everybody. They were especially good on a short tight track.

[@kencamella3223]

EPIC racing! The sound.......the bumper to bumper action. It doesn't get any finer than that!

[@billcohnen6326]

Thanks for posting this AWESOME race with your brother, reminds me of the times when my brother and I would race at 140+ on the highway, love the screaming engines, Thanks again

[@thestraydawgs]

Excellent video and a great example of amateur and vintage racing. The best kind. These guys are not racing for money. They are just going balls out because that is what they love to do. Very good and competitive throughout the race. Three totally different kinds of cars going for the same position. REALLY good!!!!!

[@pookiecst]

Man thanks for the best 20min of my damn day could listen to that all day.

[@johnnyturbo8460]

Great racing, she sounds good! Nice save keeping it out of the tire wall when you went off track.

[@sandyvalentin3072]

What a cool race .. Battle of the 3 Cobras 🐍 Thank you so much for posting this video can’t wait to go to Road America next month for the Brian Redmond vintage classic races . 😊

[@LarryDon-kx1ez]

Great Race….my Mustang can take my Brothers Miata….

[@FullTimeGT]

I keep watching this video again and again, the sound of these engines is so addictive. Good show! All nice cars, but I really love the orange Mustang.

[@mjcmustang]

Those Hi-Po 289s are really something to behold. Very impressive

[@gorflunk]

Every 289 I've owned over the years ran strong and had that nice Ford rumble. Legendary engine.

[@heinzbaron9129]

Shelby himself said the 289 W-code Cobra was his favorite car.

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

But surpassed in every aspect with the introduction of the 302. The 302 did to the 289 what the 289 did to the 261. Made it obsolete.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 - Didn't matter as the 302 came out in 1968, 3 years after the 289 Cobra was done. FYI, the predecessor to the 289 was the 260. No doubt Shelby would have used the 302 had it been made then. In any event, the venerable 289 won him more than its fair share of races in its time. In the Daytona Coupe, it registered 197 mph at Le Mans with the late, great, Bob Bondurant driving! It actually was beating even the prototype Ford MK II and Ferrari for a good portion of the race in '64! That 289 with 4 Webers put out just under 400 hp, huge numbers for a carbureted small block at that time.

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

Hi revers !!!

[@dischargedarrowgetback4322]

One of the best engine sounding videos in the world.

[@AccessMotorSports]

The 289 really sounds great - winds up to 8,500 RPM. 1/2 the sound is is in getting the crossover pipe configuration just right. We have another GT350 that sounds even better - sounds like it is turning 10,000 RPM - unbelievable sound from a small block Ford

[@58Rev]

YeeHaa! I was cheering when you passed that Lotus 7 at the end there, sad to see the Cobra lose to a mechanical. That was exhilarating, thanks for the ride.

[@redmule02]

that gt350 sounds like a beast..............i love it

[@MFE92]

I can'tt even imagine how fun this was for all of you! Seems like you know each other and your driving styles and you're comfortable running close.

[@edge2sword186]

The guy in the Orange Mustang can really drive I would just follow him until he made a mistake .

[@gregsmallwood77]

Shows you that a properly tune small block mustang can keep up and out race the baddest car ever built. Great job FOMOCO

[@freeyourmind8849]

that gt350 rips. what kind of small block you got. its so happy in upper revs.

[@phelipelinstrom7557]

Great Gt 350 track vid I’ve seen yet. You got better every lap.

[@sfm5s]

Nice ride guys. The vintage races are the best.

[@jacklarson6281]

man..., just love that double downshifting exhaust note... its music to my ears. i tried to explain the beauty in the V8's roar to my old lady.., but sadly she just dosent get it.. maybe its a guys thing....

[@loganisraelwilliams5915]

Bro you took the words out my mouth, i know the feeling, too much excitement, got to have another car nut next to you with this kinda thing or you will just feel like you going crazy all by yourself

[@jacklarson6281]

@Enzo 1965 your joking right? with a name like Enzo you gotta know how to double clutch

[@skyburner694]

I never heard of double downshifting. I think what your referring to is the heel and toe method of downshifting where the driver still uses the left foot for the clutch but works the brake pedal with the toe of the right foot while bliping the throttle with the heal of the right foot to make the RPM's match up to prevent unnecessary clutch & pressure plate wear and tear. This also prevents the rear tires from losing traction and making the rear end of the car unstable. New super cars that still have manual transmissions use computers that can auto blip the throttle for you, but most now have fully automatic transmissions or paddle shifted semi-automatic transmissions. Double clutching is only used for non-synchronized transmissions, like in really old trucks and cars. This means letting the clutch out between shifts (in neutral) then shifting to the next gear, and letting the clutch out again to continue. This is an extremely slow process and not practical for a racing car!!!!

[@johnkemple]

Its a great video actually, reminds me of an old race movie with great clouds in the sky. Perfect day for the performance. all it needs is a speedometer.nice to know how fast some of the turns were

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

Pure and raw. Nothing like it again. Keep it going..

[@gordonipock9385]

Highly enjoyable. Racing at its best. That Lotus 7 was steady.

[@frasert1993]

What a race 🔥🔥 best old school race av seen on here

[@Ericdz302]

This just made my day! Thanks for posting!

[@hanshoogendyk5783]

20mins of real driving is much more enjoyable than a 9 second drag race.

[@timhenderson2643]

Awesome finish man!!! Great driving too!!

[@drew7223]

Such incredible sound.

[@joyceoliver3881]

Nice driving my friend,it's not easy hanging on to one of them .Although I have to admit,you make it look easy.Well done!

[@dreyn7780]

Wrong. Read my comments. He's too scared to push the acceleration and won't let the engine do its job of slowing the car down. He should be driving a Porsche instead, which is built for his driving style.

[@generalpatton8468]

Two of Carroll Shelby's greatest inventions racing against each other

[@bempartington4299]

The engine sound is glorious.

[@CobraEuphoria]

This is awesome. Can’t believe I never saw this before

[@davsquaredo79]

As soon as the race started just badass sound man

[@ernietheattorneycom]

Great vid thanks guys! Shelby sounds fantastic

[@evans3304]

Mate what a great race. It was good the see the cobra improve his line through the corners a couple of laps in. Your car and driving very impressive. It was good to see the little guy come back into the picture as I was wondering where he was. Thanks for the video, loved every second of it.

[@heinzbaron9129]

I was going to say, the guy in the go-kart was killing it.

[@johnnycee5179]

Had me on the edge of seat, good race

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

And THAT's what a proper Shelby was designed for and how it should be driven!

[@dreyn7780]

Wrong! He's gutless on the acceleration and won't let the engine do its job of breaking. He doesn't straighten out the corners so he can jump on the accelerator, which is what his MACHINE IS DESIGNED TO DO. His driving style is suited to European car models NOT big engine fast revving USA model cars. When he tried to pass the car, he began to use the car how it was designed to be used. Early acceleration and BIG acceleration and early breaking and big engine breaking before entering corners.

[@billdouglas6561]

@@dreyn7780 Why do you think the mustang has a big engine !!! It's only 289 cubes . WTF !!!

[@dreyn7780]

Humans are famous for changing the rules each year. In the 60’s that size was large enough. Racing rules only make sense for 1 year. 289 size motor doesn’t make any sense in 1970, so forget about 2019.

[@rolandrodriguez3854]

Actually turns right! Brilliant! Now thats Car Racing ! ! !

[@MotocaribeDR]

Great video! Seems the real story is how the Super 7 kept up with those big motored Fords...

[@puychenin]

.. probably because it weighs the same as a chicken.

[@TanNguyen-hg7yy]

They were made to

[@elementaljosh]

*Miata based kitcar gang has entered the chat*

[@nickmorris9383]

Good lord!!....great work boys!

[@1381greg]

That was Kick Ass....Excellent..

[@joeespo177]

This is the best type of auto racing imo

[@mikeholmed7029]

Nothing like the sound of a screaming V8! Killer footage, felt like l was right there with you.

[@steveclemens8488]

I love the guy in the Lotus 7 giving them a very hard time.

[@gkess7106]

That kit-car looking thing? With the white hatchback?

[@sniffinclose]

Severly underpowered 7 that just dont leave those 350s behind... 🤔

[@francisdrelling4060]

That Lotus was just blocking the track.

[@twasbrillig33]

@@francisdrelling4060 lol

[@hankdagmar2167]

@@francisdrelling4060 Blocking? Kinda looks like he could walk away from the 350 at will.

[@dieternugel1745]

I lovn´it: music and real, analogue action. Old petrolheads hard begins to sing. Greetings from Switzerland.

[@AccessMotorSports]

Glad you liked it. The Ford small block really sings when put together right. That motor turned 8,200 RPM and 575 HP. The Cobra was worn out and needed to be rebuilt after that event. It was pulled from the barn for that race when another Shelby broke, the 427 was set up as a street and rally car.

[@hansauer8454]

Extremely cool video. I enjoyed it.👍👍

[@curtistaverner3418]

A symphony to the ears! Whiskey for the soul.

[@jure224]

Today over 45 years it s my Dreamcar For so Long

[@troyh3628]

It should be evident from all of the body roll, and then knowing a Cobra will break the wheels loose pretty much whenever you tell it to, but if you want a prime example of why it takes balls of steel and knuckles of iron to race a Cobra look no further than 8:10

[@skeetersaurus6249]

Love the 60's Vintage Racing...and the Cobras are always an amazing 'grand prix' type to watch! That said, the blue-and-white Cobra sure had a LOT of sway in that rear suspension! I'd just so happened to have watched Bill Shepherd's Nurburgring run in the 63-hardtop...an actual Cobra...and it pulls G's like a Lamborghini...I'm amazed the Goodyear Eagles don't just give up and let-go, on some of those corners! I'm assuming this one is a 'replica'...and if set-up for the track, someone really over-compensated for 'squish'...

[@brianpdolan]

Street set-up on the Cobra. Not tuned for track at all. Last minute add to the event.

[@maxbeast1611]

I’m always amazed at how badass those 289’s were

[@timothyjerry1177]

That was a video I saved. Thank you for sharing this! It’s was the best race sound and perspective I’ve ever seen. What was that open seat car with roll cage? Thanks

[@KensGarage1]

Could have watched this without video the audio is so damn good. Great video. Looks like a ton of fun.

[@EugVR6]

Epic racing and Epic noise

[@patrickGforce]

wow wow and wow! it was a full pleasure

[@ibamarcel4577]

this is the better than any modern cars race .....after 2005 cars industry goes wrong

[@adrianhetmanski1832]

WOW , scary off the track moment there. Recovered it beautifully =)

[@PitchUpCampsiteReviews]

Close call with that little overshoot, feel really sorry for the guy in the AC, just when he'd got a clear road ahead of him his engine starts playing up. I don't think getting stuck behind other cars and not putting a move on them sooner probably wasn't helping him, constantly running in dirty air. The 350 had the right idea shame they couldn't have raced to the end, I still think the 350 would have taken the win, seemed to me he was the better driver of the two. Good race.

[@kingracho863]

I love cobra!!!

[@2098elk]

Great video! Thanks

[@captjim007]

What a beautiful track

[@happytimes724]

There just something about an American V8 reving to the sky. Music to my ears.

[@gmonsen]

Quite a bit of agricultural research going on.

[@iggyfritz7150]

In my opinion the 289 hi-po is the best all-around engine and it's music to my ears

[@kenmoelhoff3122]

This is just awesome!

[@andrelima5124]

Brothers going at it.....aways personal 👍

[@lastup4170]

I've done some crazy shit on motorcycles.. I'd 😍 to be in this mix! Get outta my way!

[@Blue.aka.Sharky]

Great racing man

[@Loulovesspeed]

Looks like something was wrong with the Cobra and/or driver as it should have destroyed the GT350 Mustang - lighter and much more powerful.

[@Shelby-racer]

Is the camera car the #76?

[@cdolan135]

Yes

[@wallywick]

So inspiring!! I pray I get mine.

[@stuartdorfman782]

The sound of this engine is sublime. Is it a 289?

[@AccessMotorSports]

Yes 289 Holley w/4bbl.

[@Miatacrosser]

Is this Pittsburgh International? If so this is the first in car I've seen from here. It looks a lot like a track in England who's name escapes me at the moment. Would love to have a go at it. Looks pretty challenging. Great fun you two. My brother and I use to run a 64.5 pony coupe in the early 70's. Those 289s could see north of 7g in the low gears and never nose over if you know how to keep em fed. PS: 8:00...You could see that off coming from #28 for laps. Nice near miss on your major off. I'll bet that puckered the ole poopshute.

[@AccessMotorSports]

Yes Pittsburgh International. Great track, lots of elevation changes, long straights, great “esses”. Those 289’s now turn 8,000 in race form. Sound fantastic.

[@bosshoss2386]

What's the name of the track, layout is perfect??

[@alpeena]

great vid...that caterham/lotus is hanging tough w/ the big boys

[@mikepucek4217]

That was awesome

[@lesfaust9634]

That was awesome 👌

[@hiramabifffromsirius146]

I thought at first the 7 had a passenger but then I realized it was just his balls.

[@loganisraelwilliams5915]

Hahahahahahaha i said the same thing in my mind, he got mad ball playing with the likes of 427 cobras and 289 GT350s

[@Miatacrosser]

The Cobra drivers got tired.

[@OLMEQ]

Cobra needs a 289 with track set up and that would have been even better !!!

[@bobt471]

Where was this ???? Nice track!

[@brianpdolan]

Pitt Race in Wampum Pennsylvania

[@VIPceom]

Hello friends! Did the original British AC Cobra 427 have a V8 from the British house AC Cars? Please, if anyone knows where something is to corroborate on this subject, please illustrate a bit, thank you in advance. Cheers...

[@AccessMotorSports]

Best source of info on the Cobra is the Cobra Registry printed by the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC.com). It has the histories on all the Shelby cars. AC Cobras came with 289 Ford motors. The big block were completed in the USA by Shelby.

[@VIPceom]

@@AccessMotorSports Thank you very much for taking the time and serving me friends! Greetings and I subscribe! I am inquiring about the AC cobra because we have a dispute in a group of games about the engines that it uses in this race, if they are or not the Ford V8?

[@alpeena]

@@VIPceom ac cars had 260 iirc

[@johnlightbody9942]

Gorgeous sound!!

[@anzerepse269]

Races with 60s and 70s cars are the best

[@MS-xi7zg]

This is definatly not the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. At least not the Schenley Park circuit were the race is normally run.

[@peterdolan2347]

PVGP has become a 2-weekend event. One weekend with big bore cars at Pitt Race, and a second weekend with the traditional Schenley Park race in smaller cars.

[@stewartw.9151]

Give it up for that little Lotus 7 - Jack the Giant Killer!

[@CHACO_SUGAR]

冷静な アクセルワーク コブラ 同士の一騎打ち 素晴らしいですね でもスピン クラッシュの事を考えるとゾッとしちゃいます！

[@dylanhale7300]

What track is this? It's a real roller coaster

[@AccessMotorSports]

Pittsburgh International Raceway. 2.89 miles long about 100 feet of elevation change. Excellent track

[@kranson8514]

WOW at first i didn't think you wanted a position, just care of the brakes. Mustang being harassed by the 28 Cob but the Cob being challenged by you turning him to jelly too much to think about. Mistakes started to happen i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't brake fade on his, Lotus's power to weight kept in the game. Just passing at the line I'd like to say I was right there pushing my seat forward all the time😏. Brilliant 👏👏👏👏 i miss my Cob.

[@nickmorris9383]

Jesus!......the guy in the 350gt can FUCKIN drive!......😁

[@BaldVulture87]

for some odd reason i feel like playing forza now.

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Cool Ass Video! Great Save!

[@onceANexile]

2 brothers,...I like that.