As a car to drive, I'd rather have a really nice replica Cobra, too (make mine a slabside 289). But as for the Ferrari, well, the last time I drove up to Road America to watch vintage racing I was dirving down a country road in central WI near the track when a 275 GTB passed me going the other way. So there's at least somebody who's not concerned about its value enough to stop driving it!

You can take the million dollar cobra, I'll take the $3 million Ferrari.


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It would be far easier to get a good Cobra inspired hot rod and have fun. I'd enjoy a replica more than the real thing.

So for me, the choice would definitely be the Ferrari. The Ferrari is also one of the few front engine with rear gear box designs. Which would be a good match my C5 ' Vette, and 944's. It really makes for a sweet handling car, easy to put power down, easy to corner, good braking.

I rebuilt the front calipers on a 1968 Datsun 2000 Roadster about six years ago.

They were Dunlops. Not as busy as the 275 wrt to hardware but it was a stout set up.

Must have been the go-to kit at the time.

Friend of my Dad's friend had a 1967 275 GTB/4 NART coupe. Silver. 9k miles. I have told this story several times here. He was set on fire by a GT40 and I think his big coin came from Ford via settlement.

Aluminum bodywork. Right fender was slightly imperfect from the weight of the dry sump hanging off it's insides.

I got to sit in it and start it at 24 YO while the guy pretended to adjust the carbs for a life altering memory for me.

Anyhoo - in the way back (79?), he sold it and bought a Daytona Coupe for investment purposes.

Jeebus.

An alloy 275 GTB undergoing restoration (not the one in the video)

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Dunlop, along with Girling, were the early pioneers in providing disc brakes to cars that you could actually buy. They didn't invent the technology but they made it work and made it available.

I have a friend that collected sports and racing cars for a long time. At one point he had two 275 Ferraris and two Cobras, along with loads of other interesting cars. Ended up selling all of them and moving into Corvettes, hot rods and other American crap.

This braking system was patented in 1902 for use on British Lanchester autos, although it was proved to be impractical due to rapid wear. The first practical application of disc brake technology came about for airplanes and tanks just before and during WWII. They were first used in motor racing in 1951 when a set of Girling disc brakes was developed for a BRM F1 car.

That sounds like you researched a Wikipedia page...

My old Lamborghini had some brake components on it that were made by Girling. What a pain in the ass it was to find parts for that car...

I'll take the F car...

Me too, I'd take the 'rrari

Isn't it though!

The 275 gtb has it all.

And I would send the calipers to Shaun for refinishing. Seeing as he has already done a set... :)

Informative video...especially about the Cobra - serial #'s, and 427 vs 428 motor and what Ford made Shelby do.

Did normal maintenance pieces like brakes have to come through their dealer network or was it available from warehouses like common cars? Mercedes-Benz used a mix of Girling and ATE at the same time on the same cars in the '70s and '80s, I guess that one or the other could not supply all of the calipers they needed on the big selling cars like w123 and w126, etc.

Annoyingly, they use very similar but not identical pads and you need to know which ones you have when ordering. These parts and components are still widely available today, though, so I guess it's mass produced stuff vs. Lamborghini. :cool:

Yes, I never knew about the 428/427 thing before watching that. I'd be pissed if I bought one back then and got a 428 lump because 427 side-oilers were in short supply.

I think it was the 68 Shelby GT 500's started getting the 428 because of a shortage of 427's. Later in 68 they were called GT 500kr's as they had 428 cj' s in em.

Ohhh and of course the show was a set up. The owner called the Barn guys in to show...advertise what they had. Interesting never the less.

I believe your dates are accurate.
My college roomie's father (lived in another state) told him to go out and buy a car if his GPA was at least 3.0 for the semester. On a Sat. morning we wondered around the dealers and we spied a barely used Red '67 GT500/427, dual quads, and roughly 2,200 miles. Roomie paid more than the original buyer.
Salesmen were peeing their pants...wanting to test it.

Long/short:
Dad was highly pissed but didn't force him to sell.
The car was a monster and a chick magnet.
The spec sheets listed its power as "Advertised at xxxx rpm". Dealer said was manipulation - rated lower by Ford - for insurance.
In '68 they were dumbed down 428's and named "KR" as in King of the Road"
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That's pretty much all that I recall...but bloody damn, that was a honkin' rig.
I could easily say that it was one of the few quickest cars I have ever ridden in/driven.
I could almost feel my nose being smashed across my face on acceleration. Cheeks being pulled back to my ear lobes.
Over 'n out.