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Longhorn Man · 01-05-2005, 12:45 AM

I don't think the supercharger was a factory option. I knoe ford sold these over the counter, but never installed them from the factory. Granted, I know this is not a ford product...but I THINK I read that it was the same on the a.c. Cobra also. Shelby did install a super charger on ONE mustang before selling, and instead of blue on white, it was sold with white stripes on daytona blue paint. It was the GT350SC. Only one built. I have the article on it somewhere.
The very first A.C. Shelby Cobras did in fact have the 260 in them. I can't remember how many...but it wasn't many before he started the 289 models.
While the big block cars took all the media attention, many racers said they were too much for the track, and prefered the small block equipped cars. Too much weight on the nose and not enough traction was the #1 complaint.

01-05-2005, 12:45 AM	#34
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I don't think the supercharger was a factory option. I knoe ford sold these over the counter, but never installed them from the factory. Granted, I know this is not a ford product...but I THINK I read that it was the same on the a.c. Cobra also. Shelby did install a super charger on ONE mustang before selling, and instead of blue on white, it was sold with white stripes on daytona blue paint. It was the GT350SC. Only one built. I have the article on it somewhere. The very first A.C. Shelby Cobras did in fact have the 260 in them. I can't remember how many...but it wasn't many before he started the 289 models. While the big block cars took all the media attention, many racers said they were too much for the track, and prefered the small block equipped cars. Too much weight on the nose and not enough traction was the #1 complaint.