1/4 Mile DRAG TEST !! 1968 428 Cobra Jet Mustang !! Road Test TV®

[@johnstafford2402]

How is this not one of the best things ever? A stock 428 GT 68 Coupe. It’s even a good color.

[@Bbbbad724]

That was really good. Consistent 13.64 99mph. That was respectable. It needed 3.70s or 15s

[@persico9017]

Back in the 80's I owned a 428CJ Torino. It had a C6 and an open wheel nine inch with 3.50 gears. Never made it to the track but it would burn one wheel all the way down the street. I sold it a short time later for a very low sum. Wish i had it back now. Awesome job guys!!!!!

[@classicmusclecarexhaust1988]

Drag tests of unmodified, never rebuilt, original muscle cars are the best. It's like being there 'back in the day'. F.A.S.T. and Pure Stock are cool, but this is REAL stock. I really wish more owners of low mileage, 100% original museum cars were willing to race like this. It would make for a great race series. R.I.P. PBIR. 25 years ago work would bring to that area once a month, and I would always take my rental car to Test N Tune night. 4 cyl Oldsmobile Achivas' went 17.7 and a 3.8 Taurus would go 16.8 @ 82mph. Never had so much fun going so slow! Guys in the staging lanes would go nuts when they found it it was a rental. Just had to remove all traces of shoe polish lettering from the windows before returning the car! Awesome video!!

[@walterzook7751]

🤣🤣😂😅👍

[@jimardizoni3453]

The reason people don't is because you throw a rod through the block and you not only lose your motor and your resale value, smart people pull and keep the original. Race a motor that doesn't matter

[@stickman-1]

Brings back memories. I drove a 67 GT 390 for years. Same exact color too.

[@birdsnestfishing698]

Just awesome that back in the day you could just go buy that car put a full exhaust, cam and some big tires and run 12s if not 11s! Love it!

[@nathanmcdonald610]

I love how Ford V8's sound. They have a very distinct growl to them under full throttle I never hear from GM or Dodge V8's.

[@gordocarbo]

13s was a quick st car even in the 80s and 90s. Cant believe guys believe making a few runs is bad for a car. No different than flooring it up an onramp....only no irregularities in the road. Doesnt hurt a thing

[@stevesabbagh793]

In the early 1980's my friends older brother bought a 1968 R code mustang GT notchback 4 speed car missing the engine for $800. It was black with a gold c stripe and it had 40K original miles with a totally straight body and rust free! He threw a 351C 2V in the car and sold it for $2500 but kept the ram air scoop setup. I offered him $3000 if he included the ram air but he wanted the ram air for his 1967 fastback so he didn't sell it to me. Looking back on it I should have offered $2500 and not have asked for the ram air setup! He thought it was a 390 GT and had no idea it was a 428 CJ.

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks for sharing, Steve. Great story. I feel your pain. I think all of us missed out on some muscle cars when they were cheap and want a Time Machine !! Thanks for watching !!

[@freedomfirst5420]

Just seeing that Mustang going down the track, was awesome!

[@deansapp4635]

It was great to see this car at the track. In 1978, I bought my favorite car, a black 69 Mach1 with white interior, 351W and FMX trans. Still miss that car to this day

[@roadtesttv]

@Dean Sapp Agree. There is something special about old school muscle cars. Not as fast as the new cars, but definitely very special to own and drive. Thanks for watching !

[@dukedavis8950]

Wow it runs and looks awesome it'll do a little better with a better reaction time. So sorry about your race track here in frederick, MD we lost our track a number of years ago it sucks. Thanks for the video.

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks, Duke. We’re sad to see the track go as I’m sure you were with your home track. Thanks for watching !!

[@timsharpe3498]

Reaction time has zero effect on ET.

[@roadtesttv]

100% correct. Clock doesn’t start ticking until you roll through the staging light beams on starting line during the launch. Thanks for watching !!

[@frankmarinojr3178]

Very nice video and the car did very well! I bought a Fairlane Cobra new in 1969 and use to race it at Fremont Drag strip and the also use to run in the high 13s stock. Ford did a great job building the 428 Cobra Jet engine.

[@dbc105]

Nice car. I saw several Tasca Ford Mustangs at the 45 years of Mustang and the Nashville Speedway several years ago. Before that I'd only saw them in magazines. LOL, parked next to Saleen and they Tasca got all the attention.

[@badgerbait8351]

Well, that was therapeutic!

[@briancenti5423]

been a fan of this channel for many years. love the cobra jet cars. quick story, as a kid, i found a '71 Mach one with i believe the 429 super cobra jet with ram air. love at first sight for me. went to that dealership, put a huge amount down, said i would be back in a day . went back, car was gone, someone came in and offered them more than they were asking for it ! got my money back though. the '67-71 mustangs were some of my favorites. thanks for this great video and that beautiful car.

[@roadtesttv]

Thank you, Brian. We hope you’re doing well and always appreciate your support. Sorry the dealer didn’t keep its word on the 71 429 SCJ Mustang you put a deposit on. Unfortunately there are a lot of bad actors in the dealer world …. some good ones too. As always, thank you for your support !!

[@fernandochaves9665]

That 428 plays beautiful music.

[@KensGarage1]

Very consistent passes with that beautiful Mustang!!! Great video.

[@josephsambrana2211]

Love that Mustang. I had a 428 CJ also but in a Mercury Cyclone 1969. Some exhaust and tires will easily get it into the 12's.

[@roadtesttv]

Agree 100%, Joseph. Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching !

[@Tommy_Mac]

Great video! Sad to see that track close up. Friends had a 69 CJ, 4 speed convertible. One of 3 built I found out later. I helped with it back in the 70s and started a lifelong love of drag racing. It was originally run as a stock class car and had a national record in H/S. It was moved up into SS/HA, converted to auto, tubbed, huge ladder bars and won class a few times. That car had to run against Bob Reed's Hemi Cuda in NED points and eliminator. We never did beat him, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. Rich Baldassari (RIP) drove it and owned it with a guy named Terry Dubowick. Great guys and memories! That car was sold to a Ford racer named John Pressing who had it for many years. I saw it was auctioned a few years ago, after being returned to stock condition, for over $100K. Probably worth more now. Thanks!

[@roadtesttv]

@TommyMacDaddy1 Thanks for sharing that story. Your buddy’s 69 Cobra Jet 4 speed must have been an incredible car. Thanks for watching !!

[@fortyshooter1]

Very impressive for a pure stock 428 CJ! That is right at how they ran back in 1968-69, Have several of the period car mags that tested them. Sweet Mustang that is and the way I would have ordered one. I was only 14 back in 1968 so just a bit young to buy a new one!

[@roadtesttv]

@fortyshooter1 Agree. We were very impressed with the times it ran. Thanks for watching 👍

[@MarkRoberts-bj2me]

The stock 68.5 R Code GT was the fastest Mustang in the quarter Ford ever offered for sale. It did exactly what Bob Tasca wanted, won races.

[@jesseerickson662]

Man I love that car. I have a 65 I'm working on.

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks, Jesse. 65 is also a great year for the Mustang. Thanks for watching !

[@MiguelRamirez-nj9di]

Nice. Consistent!

[@docholliday1970]

Beautiful Mustang 🧡 Loved the video, and Great track times , Thanks for Sharing

[@thomasdaum1927]

My 69 Fairlane cobra ran 13.93 @ 103 going through the lights in 2 nd gear ( C 6 auto ) with 3.25 s back in the day ! Lions drag strip !

[@fernandochaves9665]

I will love to see a video of it.

[@thomasdaum1927]

@@fernandochaves9665 This was a Sunday or Wednesday evening in 1970 , sorry no video . Lions drag strip in Wilmington Calif , close to Long Beach . It’s been closed for a long time. I think it’s a shipping container staging area now .

[@fernandochaves9665]

​@@thomasdaum1927 Wow. Glad to see you rided a Ford when all was mopar o chevy.

[@fernandochaves9665]

@@thomasdaum1927 yes, 1970... who carried a camera back then? Sorry

[@puka5939]

In the late 70's I bought a 68 mustang GT 390 for $1350.00 at a Chevy dealership, trade in. It had 91,000 miles, blue with white hood stripes and working A/C. Why so cheep? The C6 transmission was slipping badly so I took it to a transmission shop to get it rebuilt, $320. When I picked it up that night I took it to the track and with the G7014 tires and no positraction I was able to turn 13.92 with the tires chirping 2nd and 3rd at the end. I ended up selling it in 81 with 138,000 miles due to the connecting rod knock and started smoking. I wish I still had that car it was lots of fun to drive. Thank you for the video i it brought back fond memories.

[@roadtesttv]

@Puka59 puka59 Thanks for sharing, puka. Love to hear great stories like yours. Hard to believe how cheap these old muscle cars were in the 70’s and 80’s. Thanks for watching !!

[@grabir01]

Wow!! Awesome car. Fast and fun!!

[@beameup64]

I was running 325 rear end and went 113 mph in my fastback back in 1969.

[@wintermachine]

I had a 67 s code coupe that I raced. I put a 428PI, PI auto trans also in it with it's 3000 stall converter. To drive the car I put my left elbow on the armrest left hand drives, elbow position helps to keep car straight. As on your car mine didn't have enough traction either in beginning. So I pedaled the car (or babied) pushing at traction limit until 65mph at which time gas pedal goes to floor (I could feel the car flex/twist) I am 3 car lengths behind other guy at this point. At 5800 I shift to 3rd and by end of 1/4 I am usually 3-4 car lengths ahead. I had 3.31 gear, 715 single pump vac. secondary holly, headers, TRW cam .500 lift 300 deg. 58 deg. overlap. At end of 1/4 i am doing 115. Top speed of car was 135 or speedo pointed straight down.

[@2429scj]

You sure you were racing a ford, they never put 3.31 gears in a 9 inch rear!!! 3.00, 3.25, 3.50, 3.70 (truck gear) 3.89, 3.91, 4.11 and 4.30. 3.31 sounds like a chevy ring and pinion!

[@wintermachine]

@@2429scj as I am 62 years old. As I sold the car in late 1983, I have no way to verify this. This was door tag many years ago.

[@lorenzomaximo1818]

A friend of mine had a 68 and a half Cobra Jet Coupe. It was white with a black vinyl roof. Also an automatic. He ran the hell out of that car and never checked the oil finally it detonated. What an idiot.

[@RaiderX948]

Just what we need, another Walmart. Glad you were able to send it one last time, beautiful car.

[@rader1175]

Great video, so glad to see you do whats needed to honor that wonderful car. Drove it perfect, just cleaned the tires, and let her go, that pony knew what to do ! Didn't do any harm. others should be so bold. Miss my old 69 428 CJ torino W/ Toploader. But have 4 old Chevies to ease the Pain.

[@davidkendall6801]

Love the Mustang. I have a 65 2+2 and 2011 stock GT. Amazing that a 5.0 beats a 7.0.

[@mickangio16]

What's so amazing about that? 45+ yrs difference in age and it STILL don't fly!

[@JerryM-p2v]

Car is 100% stock. Pretty decent for a base platform. Start throwing parts at it now, Gears and a converter sticky tire. Car is beautiful, I wouldn't mess with it too much.

[@johnharper2016]

Had a 1968 Cougar XR7 428 back in the mid 1970's. Ran it at Tri State Dragstrip, Hamilton, Ohio (now closed) and Edgewater Dragstrip, Cleves, Ohio. Ran consistent low 14's. It was my everyday driver. Paid all of $1,000.00 for it in 1974! Super nice condition and loaded with options. Miss that car. Sold it in 1984 for $4,000.00 and thought I made a killing. STUPID!

[@roadtesttv]

@John Harper Awesome story. Love the 68 428 CJ Cougar. Rare car. When you sold it in 84 for $4,000 I suspect that was all the money for that car. Crazy how things have changed. Thanks for sharing your story and for watching !!

[@hotrodray6802]

$18,000 today's $

[@deniseb3897]

After the 1973 oil embargo by OPEC the price for muscle cars dropped out. Insurance costs didn't help either. I got my first car at 16 yrs old in 1976. My Dad had worked on cars most of his life and he checked out the drivetrain and gave it a pass as not worn out. It was a 1970 340 Dart Swinger with only 42,000 miles. It had the 727 Torqueflite and the 8 3/4" with 3.23 gears and Sure Grip. I never got it to the drag strip, but at the measured 1/4 mile in our town of Pasadena, Tx it would do 96 mph. Watching the Pure Stock Drags the same cars were doing 14.6 at 96 mph. Oh, I got it for $350 plus TT&L. 3 years into the OPEC BS.

[@roadtesttv]

Denise B389 Thanks for sharing. We love the 70 340 Duster. Thanks for watching !

[@johnharper2016]

@@deniseb3897 In mid 1974 purchased a 1972 Dodge Demon 340, 4 speed, no PS or PB, No A/C, Spinnaker white, Black Houndstooth Bench Seat with 17 k miles on it for $1,200.00!!!! God it was fast! 6000 RPM and sidestep the clutch and let it scream though the gears. Never lost a street race (Opps, not supposed to do that!). After 6 months my Dad came to me and said the Demon had to go. Away it went. Bought the 1968 Cougar 428 to replace it. He thought it is OK since it had an Automatic. LOL!

[@Msflamingo-wl4qo]

Love your channel! Solid passes in that beauty. They can't take away your memories👍😎

[@roadtesttv]

@MsFlamingo2008 Really appreciate your support !! Thanks for watching !!

[@Msflamingo-wl4qo]

@@roadtesttv Always! Thank you for your great content!

[@jerryhablitzel3333]

Mid 13’s and not even beating on it. I’m impressed. Looks better with a little rubber on the quarters. Some guys polish them with a baby diaper but I like to drive ‘em!

[@roadtesttv]

Agree that the rubber on the 1/4 panel adds character. Thanks for watching !!

[@anthonytomaro8278]

Very impressive running those tire and through a C6. Those C6 transmissions really eat up a lot of power.

[@64fairlane305]

C6 steals 40hp compared to a C4

[@hotrodray6802]

No C4 behind FE

[@jeffnorbert1871]

@@hotrodray6802 100% correct. Factory never installed a C4 behind an FE engine. No C4 ever had that bolt pattern.

[@edge2sword186]

@@jeffnorbert1871 Aftermarket manufactures make adapters for a C4 Fe swap, Now.

[@danielb5215]

I was thinking the same thing. An auto shouldn't even had been an option. 4-speed ONLY.

[@LI-FLKayakFisherman]

I had one of the fastbacks with the C6. Bought it new picked it up January 1969 and took it to LI National dragstrip on Easter Sunday. Pure stock with stock Goodyear polyglas it ran 13.6 at 98.6 mph. Changed out exhaust to Thrush mufflers, put a set of cheater slicks on it and it ran 13.4s at around 101 very consistently. Nothing could touch it on the street until the 427 Camaro showed up. 7-10 mpg. Should have never sold it.

[@jeffring1222]

Beautiful mustang, gold on gold has to be a rare color combo. Loved the second gear tire chirps.

[@roadtesttv]

@Jeff Ring Thanks, Jeff. The color combination is very rare. Not sure I would have ordered it that way, but it sure looks good. And yes, the C6 was doing a solid job on the 1-2 shift. Thanks for watching!

[@davebuck86]

What a nice video! Very cool car! Great job guys!

[@roadtesttv]

Thank you for all of your support !!

[@jeantetreault132]

What a sad day indeed. The demise of a long historical drag strip speedway, on the account of another rising Walmart. Sorry for bitching, but how many McDonald’s and Walmart’s to we still need on this earth? Thank you! for this magnificent presentation on the KZbin channel. Johnny, Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦

[@roadtesttv]

Thank you for the support and thanks for watching !!!

[@jeffschwartz5199]

Awesome 👌. With 391s should yield 120 mph @ 6,000 rpm . Don't blame you for not ringing it out , but they also came with 430 gears as well .

[@donnie6178]

Great looking Mustang. Very informative video, sad to hear your track shutdown.

[@1iconicb]

This is very cool to see! 👍🏼

[@fredchapman879]

Had a 68 GT conv. Same nugget gold paint loved that car

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks, Fred. Love the color as well. Thanks for watching !

[@billypater5287]

Awesome thanks for letting us know that there was not many but aleast we Saw the RARE ONE AND A FRIEND OF MINE DROP A 428COBRA JET IN THE SAME 68 MUSTANG KEPT BLOWING DRIVE SHAFT'S TO MUCH POWER A REAL SLEEPER

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks for watching, Billy.

[@Stucifer]

My 1st car was a 67 Mustang coupe. My 2nd was a 69 Torino Cobra Jet. If I could've had the best of both cars, this car would have been it.

[@dougjustdoug6391]

I was hoping it would crack 100mph on it's last pass- it was so close at 99.97!

[@herman452]

Trap speed was limited by its rear gear ratio. Motor was wound out 1200 feet from the finish line, and so quit accelerating at that point. The eighth mile trap speed ordinarily would indicate a quarter mile trap speed between 105 and 110. Like the guy says, taller gear or taller tires would have let it accelerate the full quarter mile, and both trap speed and ET would have been better.

[@roadtesttv]

herman452 Thanks for the comment, Herman. You’re exactly right. I didn’t want to hurt the motor by overreving it through the traps. It needed a taller tire or 3.50 gear. Thanks for watching !

[@jerryhablitzel3333]

Coulda played with the tune up and let a couple pounds of air out of the tires been in the twelves.

[@frankbranstrom5048]

I had the same car new . Color was gold lime black vinyl roof .black interior...

[@ZacLowing]

Flip the air filter lid close

[@aphil4581]

One of my friends in Mass had this same car in high school. I had a 70 440 SIXPACK Challenger I bought still under Chrysler warrantee when I was 17yrs old in 74. We wanted to race really bad but he was afraid to race because he had already had a problem with one of his rods and he just got it back from being fixed. Looks like it would have been a really close race! Great seeing that 68/428 GT again. I haven't seen one since. I think his was a dark red. I still wonder what ever happened with him and that perfect Ford GT?

[@roadtesttv]

@A Phil Thanks for sharing. We need to get people to post some pictures of their old muscle cars. If you ever find out what happened to your buddies Cobra Jet, let us know. Thanks for watching !!

[@donaldkinder6716]

426 hemi cuda or challenger would smoke that 428 cobra jet mustang back in the Day

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@donaldkinder6716; Impossible! There were no 440 HEMIS Donald Kindergarten.

[@timmebruer5205]

​@@donaldkinder6716would depend on the car owner and whether they knew how to tune them

[@davidbarrus6542]

That is one beautiful mustang. Sweet ride

[@roadtesttv]

Thank you, David.

[@BLACKLACDTS]

Damn that’s impressive! Love the Big block 428 coupe!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@TIREKILLERZ - You can thank the late Bob Tasca for the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. He came up with the idea for it and sold Henry Ford ll on it. The rest was history!

[@brian4544]

Consistent! Very nice!

[@lindamcentaffer5969]

In the mid 60s I had a '63 Rambler Ambassador 990. 327, 4bbl, 3Spd Stick shift, .410 Posi. White 4 Door. Made LOTS of people mad. 14.9 @ 92 mph average. 1st time I ever raced it was at Puyallup, WA Drag Strip (History now) Grudge Races. Won 12 in a row. In a Street Race, it was equal to a Rally Pak Mustang, 383 Mopars & others NEVER lost to an Impala. Lotsa fun.

[@roadtesttv]

Sounds like a great time at the drags with your Rambler. Must have surprised a lot of people that you were running 14’s. Thanks for sharing !!

[@dewightkey6975]

Good test ihave tested that same car with 5 different mustang auto tran and 4 speed my best time 13.o1 106 m.p.h 390 rear gear it was a drag pack car with the up dated valve body all from ford auto magic were faster then the 4 speed thanks for the test.l.d.k.

[@bmasontv]

Very impressive times. And what a pretty car!

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks, B Mason. We were also surprised it went right into the 13’s with fresh plugs and going through the carb after sitting for years in a garage. Feel very fortunate to have found this Cobra Jet Mustang. Trying to be a good caretaker now.

[@bmasontv]

@@roadtesttv I love that it's not a fast back. It is extremely cool to see It in action in such a real world state of tune. Great job!

[@dangogo1129]

Wow that's a good runner.

[@barryratner255]

Super cool!

[@graybailey6015]

Had the same car but mine was green with black vinyle top and 289.Nice car.

[@SouthernCrossMotors]

That was awesome...and how consistant? Brillant. Thank you for sharing

[@MichaelJones-ci6hq]

Hell yeah I’m gonna send it!

[@roadtesttv]

Absolutely… thanks for watching !!

[@markw208]

Thanks for the video. 13.7 is very good considering the skinny 70 series “wide ovals” and 3 speed C6

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks for watching, Mark !

[@robertsnyder5149]

First time to the track for my 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Six-Pak I ran13:80 in the quarter on mufflers and G-70/14's. I had to back peddle most of the way so next pass I decided to open upon it and ran a 17:08 but spun the wheels for the whole quarter mild. On the way back I heard the announcer say, "Boy if he ever gets that car to hook, he'll have a rocket ship. My olast day at the track with it I ran a 10:93

[@robertsnyder5149]

@Zippy Knowitall I installed headers,McCreary drag tires and ported,polished and relieved the heads,that's all.

[@chuckselvage3157]

My favourite Mustang.

[@ervinthompson6598]

Looked like he was soft-shoeing it off the line.... but breakage on a rare bird like that one gets expensive quick, so I don't blame him !!

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks Ervin. Was definitely pedaling it out of the hole. Thanks for watching !!

[@timmebruer5205]

More likely trying to keep the rear tires from going up in smoke

[@dannyskeeters9385]

That is a gorgeous muststang 😊

[@johnwilkerson2195]

nice car

[@sstevocamaro]

All of our tracks are slowly disappearing thru out America. Very sad..

[@TheChevy496]

Milan Dragway has a new owner, was rebuilt and opens up this weekend. It's in Milan Michigan, about 30-4] minutes from the Ohi/Michigan state Line.

[@roadtesttv]

That’s great news. We’re hoping something similar happens here in South Florida. The area needs a dragstrip. We lost Miami Hollywood Speedway years ago. Thanks for watching !!

[@pvsheridan]

Gorgeous!

[@jamesblair9614]

The MPH reminds me of my 69 340 Swinger, 3.23 automatic, it was consistent 99.98 to 99.99 mph all year long. I figured at some time through the year I’d pick up a bit of a tail wind and finally see 100, but it was not to be.

[@m.pietro9087]

It is fast. Thank you for sharing with us. It’s a shame the Dragstrip is going to give place for a supermarket. 🖖🏻

[@roadtesttv]

Thank you, Mr. Pietro. We’re sad to lose the track. Appreciate the support !!

[@brucesavor1251]

I don't feel so bad, had an old 68 Mustang in 73-74. Just a warmed over 289 with a 3 speed manual with stock rear gear and fat tires that ran mid 15's at Lakeland raceway in Memphis......

[@LITTLE1994]

Mean old Mustang, here!

[@FordMan-pe7sm]

I'd love to see the car run with the factory cast iron C80E-9510-C intake manifold. The times would probably be the same or a little faster because the original intake flows better than the aluminum Police Interceptor intake. The only advantage it has is the around 35 pound weight savings. Also check to see if maybe the gears were changed out since the intake was changed. The 4.30 gears would cause the issue you had. Back in the day, people in the know knew the 3.91s were the way to go.

[@roadtesttv]

@Ford Man1968 Thanks for the insight. We have the original cast iron intake and man that thing is heavy. We’ll check the gears next time it’s up on a lift. Thanks for watching !

[@aquatecpoolservice4547]

Sad news. My first SCCA drivers school was at Moroso. But palm beach property is very very expensive.

[@roccojerome8143]

I had a fastback 68 cobra jet 4 speed with 4.56 headers and a 29 inch 7 inch slick ran 12.1 at 115 mph

[@jaysetchell5769]

Having been an ardent drag racer both street and strip in the very early 70s through about 74, (after getting back from Vietnam and out of the Marines) when listening to what he said about regular exhaust manifolds through the mufflers, I don’t know that I can recall one car that didn’t have a set of headers and most ran straight pipes if they ran anything except mufflers bolted to the collector of the header, traction bars were almost always used and a necessity, and those who did not use them usually lost the race before they started it most times. Other “slight“ modifications were virtually standard on every “muscle car“ in the day.

[@roadtesttv]

@Jay Setchell Thank you for your service. We agree, most of these cars would have headers with a muffler bolted to the collector, 90/10 shocks up front and 50/50’s in the back as well as a set of sticky tires and a cam swap. That’s why we were surprise that this car made it through the years without those modifications. Also, with the mods I just mentioned, it’s clear this Mustang would easily run low to mid 12’s. Thanks for watching !!

[@lawrencet.mcguilicutty7447]

Pretty damn sweet

[@kylevantassel7259]

Intake , headers , cam and converter and the car is 12.00 all day long ...I did it with a stock CJ coupe.

[@lukemeier1853]

You need to advance the timing and put racing fuel in it, that makes a gigantic difference. Also, those Cobra Jets are severely under carbureted... Would have really been nice if you would have put some slicks on it....

[@wymple09]

Why slicks? I didn't see any lack of traction.

[@lukemeier1853]

@@wymple09 he said he had to feather the throttle on launch. Also, if you advance the timing with the race fuel it makes a gigantic difference. My buddy switched to race fuel and advance the timing and would smoke the tires halfway down the track.

[@donaldkinder6716]

Those engines sure Didn't run like the bbc or bbd engines back in the Day

[@lukemeier1853]

@@donaldkinder6716 Clearly they did, but not with factory tune. All they needed was a proper tune, proper carb and good fuel. The Cobra Jets of the day set the pro stock records. I could easily shift my 428 at 7200 RPM and ruled the streets in my town. Only thing that would even hang with me is a BBC with nitrous.... And I would still pull away...

[@donaldkinder6716]

@@lukemeier1853 lmao yeah right seen plenty bb engines at race tracks fords were not even close too running with bbc or bbd engines that's why you see most ford racers using Chevy ENGINES

[@raymondblasee1048]

That was a very good test video of a super rare unmodified CJ coupe with ETs to boot! Sorry the track is gonna close to make room for a Wal mart distribution center....Aaaawww!😨😭

[@roadtesttv]

@Raymond Blasee Thank you, Raymond. Appreciate the positive words about the Cobra Jet test. We’re all very sad about losing the track. Thanks for watching !!

[@PrivateEyeYiYi]

I don’t know if modern tires are allowed (being non stock) but they would close the gap between old muscle and new cars.

[@mackan67an]

How many was made with manual gearbox? I remember here in Sweden in the 80s a man Key Edstrom drive a 68/1/2 428cj mustang on the strip, high 10s aways!

[@460duck]

What was the numbed on the spark plugs you installed?

[@mikemeiring6710]

I love this tells the truth about those dogs 🐕

[@muskcoder6367]

I had a 69 GT(last year for the GT) coupe, 4 speed, 3.91 gears, 'R' code, no air or power steering. that ran similar times. The 69 Mustang was a little heavier car than the 68.

[@roadtesttv]

@muskcode R Thanks for sharing. Your 69 is very rare being an R code coupe with 4 speed and 3.91 gear. This doesn’t have power steering or A/C either. Thanks for watching !!

[@taylormayberry4826]

I hear ya I’m a south Florida native it hurts to see this stuff close up I seen Hollywood speedway close then county line now this

[@roadtesttv]

@Taylor Mayberry Agree. Sad to lose both tracks …. Thanks for watching !!

[@rondye9398]

Wow, there was another second waiting on the green!

[@johnpeters9793]

No there wasn't......could have sat there for 10 minutes and it wouldn't have affected the time.

[@rondye9398]

@@johnpeters9793 Incredibly rare and desirable car. Joking about the start!

[@cobracharmer6178]

I'm a bit confused. Are you saying, only 221 1968 GT 428cj "coupes" came in this color?

[@roadtesttv]

Only 221 1968 428 Cobra Jet Mustang coupes… in all colors … period. About 1/2 of the 221 were C6’s the other half were 4 speed. Just 221 total. Thanks for watching !!

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@roadtesttv; That’s pretty interesting. Considering that Ford produced 317,404 1968 Mustangs. 42,581 fast backs. 25,376 convertibles. That’s leaves 67,957 coupes. Carroll Shelby built 4,450 GT500’s. He also built special coupes, the EXP500 CSS for the Mexican market. Either way, only 221 GT coupes with the Cobra Jet 🐍 makes absolutely no sense. I currently own a 1969 Ford Cobra with the original 428cj. 4spd fastback. It’s 1 of approximately 14,000 Cobras Ford built that year. Of those were approximately 3,787 formal roofs.

[@roadtesttv]

@Cobra Charmer Thanks for the response. What you’re not considering is that in 68, 428 Cobra Jet production didn’t start until April of 68. In 1969 Ford made 10 times the Cobra Jets that were made in 68. Long and short, whether or not it makes sense in 2022, in 1968 according to Kevin Marti and Ford Motor Company only 221 428 Cobra Jet Mustang Coupes were built. Do a little research and let me know if you find anything different. Thanks for watching. www.428cobrajet.org/production

[@dougjustdoug6391]

@@roadtesttv And with the production change over for the 1969 models in August it was a short time window indeed.

[@roadtesttv]

Doug You’re 100% correct. Thanks for watching !!

[@thomasbramer8330]

Love the 63 Chev

[@rolandrodriguez7145]

Thank you 'i guess you got to open them up or they just break down parked 'lesson learned

[@davidhughes4728]

I have a 428 Cobra but it has a drag pack gear 350 drag pack and it's very fast

[@larrymagee8758]

Wow, 13:60 et. Great for '68.

[@josephfriedling9190]

Great video - no helmet necessary?

[@roadtesttv]

Thanks, Joseph. I believe if you run 13.99 and quicker, you need a helmet, however, even though I had a helmet, I think since it was the last day the track was open that they relaxed the rules. Thanks for watching.

[@hotrodray6802]

Miss my 68 CJ C6 fastback since '72 🥲🥲

[@roadtesttv]

@HotRod Ray … we can only imagine how much you miss your 68 Cobra Jet Fastback. Awesome car. Feel privileged to have raced this Cobra Jet Coupe. Thanks for watching !!

[@AmericanThunder]

Coupes are lighter than fast backs, so I'm not sure why more performance coupes weren't sold.

[@roadtesttv]

Agree … I think Steve McQueen may have been responsible for more fastbacks being sold 👍

[@carltonsprague7346]

Absolutely we're gonna race it. Are you crazy?🤔 Clinically no. Mustang love? You darn right I am.

[@ragman0696]

We’re u in drive or did u shift it manually?

[@roadtesttv]

Shifted manually at 5400 rpm. Thanks for watching !

[@amjrpain919]

I had a '68 Mustang with a very healthy 351C /4spd that was probably overkill, because getting traction was always a complex affair. This one is a bit of a Unicorn that was saddled for Pony rides...

[@SixTwoHemi]

Solid….FYI your reverse lights didn’t work!

[@roadtesttv]

Lol .. Knew we forgot something….. Thanks for watching …

[@SixTwoHemi]

@@roadtesttv the car is mint!!

[@roadtesttv]

6.2L HemiPower Thank you, brother. It’s a little time capsule. Yes, electric cars are faster; however, nothing like the sound of an internal combustion engine. Thanks for watching !!