From 1965 to 1970 Ford produced the GT500 Mustang which features a much more powerful engine than the standard Mustang the most powerful of all being released in 1967 called the Super Snake with a 427 FE engine produced over 650 horsepower which for it’s time was a massively powerful engine which could take the car to 170 mph. In more recent times the car has been very highly collectable with some pristine models reaching 6 figure prices at auction.
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In 1952 Austin part of the British Motor Company and designer Leonard Lord started production of the Healey which was made up until 1972 when the agreement came to an end. The Healey had many great successes in racing and in later years was also sold in the USA with a larger v8 engine and named the Healey Tiger.
When business plans between Ford and Ferrari went sour ford decided to make a sports car that would break the long running success of Ferrari in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They accomplished the task easily and went on to win 4 consecutive years. In later years moor modern versions of this beautiful car were reintroduced due to cars popularity.
Made as a small family car the Escort was produced from 1968 until 2002 in many variants. It was when Lotus come on board and fitted the car with a 4 cylinder 1557 cc twin cam engine that the Escort took off with many years of success in rallying and specialized hill climbing events.
Aston Martin released the DBR2 with a 4.2 liter engine in 1957 to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, unfortunately it only raced for 1 year due to the change in rules but went on to be sold in the USA to racing enthusiasts.
This was the first convertible touring car ever made by Mercedes released in 1954, the hardtop came with very distinctive gull wing doors. Powered by a straight 6 cylinder 3.0 liter engine which featured the first direct fuel injection system. Although extremely good looking the car suffered major mechanicals problems due to fuel mixing with and diluting the engine oil, this lead to the car needing a 10 liter oil reserve which needed to be changed every 1000 miles.
The original AC Cobra was a British sports car matched with an engine from the USA. The first models features a Bristol straight six engine which was changed to the Chrysler 331 cu in (5.4 L) V8 in 1961 later this was increased to a 390 cubic inches (6.4 L) engine. Considering this car is from the 60’s it’s performance can only be classed as staggering with a 0-60 time in around 3 seconds and a top speed of 185 mph.
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