The legacy left by Mustang, Cougar, Torino, Cyclone, and Ranchero 428, 429, and 351 Cobra Jet-powered vehicles is indelible. Mustang Monthly editor Rob Kinnan and muscle car expert Diego Rosenberg bring this history back to life in an all-encompassing book that is the first to specifically feature all Cobra Jet cars, including the purpose-built drag cars of today! Cobra Jet: The History of Ford's Greatest High Performance Cars will hypnotize you as the first and complete history of Ford's most famous engines during the era's peak.
Contents: ● Acknowledgments ● Foreword by Al Joniec ● Chapter 1: 1960–1966: From Racing Ban to the Total Performance Years ● Chapter 2: The Tasca KR-8: The One That Started It All? ● Chapter 3: Designing the 428 Cobra Jet Engine ● Chapter 4: The First Cobra Jets and the 1968 NHRA Winternational ● Chapter 5: The 1968½ Cobra Jet ● Chapter 6: 1969 and the Debut of the Super Cobra Jet ● Chapter 7: 1970 and the Debut of the 429 Cobra Jet ● Chapter 8: 1971: The Best of Times; The Worst of Times ● Chapter 9: 1972: The Death Knell Has Rung ● Chapter 10: 1973–1974: Gasping for Breath ● Chapter 11: 2009–2019: Cobra Jets in the Modern Era
