Vehicle Description
*1964 Ron Butler (Butler Racing) AC Shelby Cobra Replica
*Texas titled as a 1999 Kit Car - Full Butler Body and Chassis
*Ford 351 Windsor V8 Stroked to 393 cid
*Manual 4-Speed Transmission with Hurst Shifter
*Holley 750 CFM Carburator
*4-Wheel Disc Brakes
*Wilwood Clutch Master and Slave Cylinder
*Flowmaster Exhaust
*New Torque Thrust Wheels
*New BF Goodrich T/A's
*Over 50 Pages of receipts and parts information
Ron Butler was the former crew chief for Carroll Shelby in the 60's
and is considered to have built some of the best reproduction
Cobras still available. When Shelby Cobras whipped Ferrari and
captured the 1965 World Manufacturing Championship, that same year
Ron Butler was awarded the Sebring 12-Hour 'Best Mechanic's
Trophy.'
Butler melded his racing skills and knowledge of Shelby's Cobra
into creating his very distinctive replica chassis, which boasts a
50/50 weight balance distribution for superior performance and
handling.
"I've counted the number of companies (worldwide) making the Cobra
and there are 87," said Shelby, now head of Shelby Automobiles Inc.
of Whittier, a high-performance consultant for Dodge. "But his
(Butler's) Cobra is a good one. Ron doesn't do anything that isn't
first class and he is one of the few Old World craftsmen left."
-LATimes 1988
