DragRacing

Video: Garage 419 pits GT-R against rented Hertz Corvette... with nitrous

Click the image above to view the gassed 'Vette take on the Nissan GT-R after the jump

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More pics of the new Mustang FR500CJ Cobra Jet

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford Mustang FR500CJ Cobra Jet
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Safety concerns cause NHRA to limit races to 1,000 feet

Ford to launch Mustang Cobra Jet factory drag racer this summer


1968 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet

Ford has a long history of creating factory-built racers based on its regular production cars. Over the past four decades, most of those have have been derived from the Mustang. Since the mid-90s, that has included several runs of Cobra Rs, and today, a couple of variants of the FR500. Later this summer, Ford will revive another Mustang variant from the first generation when the Cobra Jet is reborn. The original Cobra Jet was built as a drag racing special with a high-torque long-stroke 428 cu. in. V8. Forty years later, Ford will be building a new Cobra Jet this summer.

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