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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PROPEL A 427 COBRA TO THOSE
HEIGHTS? IN THIS CASE, A PAIR OF PAXTON SUPERCHARGERS
FEEDING DUAL HOLLEY FOUR-BARREL CARBURETORS SITTING

ATOP A CROSS-RAM INTAKE MANIFOLD.
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Those twin Paxton superchargers helped appease
Shelby’s competitive nature, too. As the story goes, he
wanted a 427 Cobra that would keep up with his friend
and former lawyer Stan Mullin, who drove a Ferrari, on
their weekend trips up to Lake Tahoe. After the high-
performance modifications were added to the Cobra,
Shelby tipped Mullin off that he was in for a surprise
on their next Tahoe run. As Mullin remembered, “The
darn thing nearly exploded past 140 mph, and actually
accelerated faster at that speed than from a standstill. It
ate my Ferrari alive.”

The history behind the car is as singular as the
performance of the Super Snake itself. (Not to
be confused with the other Super Snake, the
427-powered 1967 GT500 that was built for
speed runs and to test the concept of a 427
Shelby Mustang.) Originally one of the handful
of Competition Cobra Roadsters built, this car
was initially shipped to Europe and invoiced to

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