The flyby at 1:19... I always come back for that. I love how once he comes out of Eau Rouge, and gets back into it, it just echoes through the whole valley, louder than anything else at the track. Sounds like actual thunder. THIS, is how a car should sound people.
Eidrian111 Ferrari should be scared shitless, Shelby purposely ordered by Henry Ford II to beat Ferrari's ass and he did. Good old American iron V-8's proved that they could beat Ferrari's ass. Enzo never got over our B-17's leveling his Modena Factory. He was a facist who worshipped Mussolini, so he got back at the Americans by killing so many American drivers. Shelby went for an interview and didn't like Enzo's demeanor and didn't drive for him, Shelby was a real gentleman who wouldn't have put up with Enzo very long. When Bob Lutz and Lee Iococca came home after the attempt to buy Ferrari that's when Henry Ford II went after And beat Ferrari's ass.that is when Ferrari kissed up,to Chevrolet and became a rival to Ford. The thing that sealed it for Henry Ford II to end it's racing was when Ferrari pulled it is cars from racing, Henry Ford got what he wanted to beat Ferrari's ass. It was on a sign in the North American's (F-86) factory on LAX-Mines Field that say's," Beat Ferrari's Ass". It was an order to Shelby by Henry Ford II.
As much as i love Ferrari this car sounds like a wet dream. Those others cars sound hopeless compared to it. It just roars into the straight like it came from the bowels of hell. That sound and power are what American cars are all about.
You sir need to Google the weineck cobra. If this gave you an eargasm then the weineck cobra is gang ear rape that ends up breaking you so you don't want anything else but it
+Robert Frias So rarely do we ever get to hear the 289 at a full chat pulling a little over seven grand that we forget that majestic ford sound. In this video the sound is spine tingling. Remember, the coupe ran about 390hp @ 2000 pounds, 190mph could often be achieved
+James Stewart Shelby and his boys had the 289 in race trim dynoing at over 425 HP in '65...the high numbers were all do to the headwork done at the famous head shop in south Cali (I forget the name now)...the race 289's were basically running 351 windsor heads that were reworked/ported....that's what I remember from the old days anywho.
That incredible sound of acceleration and outrageous noise of downshift makes even modern F1's shit their pants. All hail the noise of good old carbureted pushrod V8!
Ford FE blocks have always been my favorite sounding motor. Dad had quite a few built ones growing up and will never forget the beautiful beastly sound they make.
Yes, however the Cobra Daytona Coupe didn't have a Ford FE engine, it had a Ford 289 cubic inch small block. The Ford FE engine is easily distinguished by the thick lower intake manifold, which is actually part of the head. Also the Ford FE engine block has extremely deep side skirts, much deeper than a small black 289.
i can hear it................ it's 1964 ole' shelby and the rest of the ford crew are standing track side............ this beauty of a beast "cruises" by at 90~ 120 mph........... ole' shelby smirks and says "IF they can beat my 289s...................... i've got a couple of 'extra' 427s back at the shop............THAT MIGHT FIT !
Back in the '60s when I was deciding on a car to go racing, a local Ford/Cobra dealer offered to sell me a Cobra Daytona for $12,000. I was afraid it might not be accepted for SCCA driver's school & regional racing, so I declined. We all make mistakes, this was a doozy. Instead I bought a Corvette which took me to a championship & a fairly successful career. Until I ran out of $$$
They always say, money has to roll.... i agree... At 300kmh, wining tires in the corners and downshift like the engine says "noooo, dont slow down! Go harder!"
Sounds great …..I parked next to one a couple months ago in Dearborn, MI at Gateway Classic Motors. I'm very proud of my Ford Racing Exhaust on my 2010 Shelby GT500 but when the 1965 Cobra Daytona took off and left the parking lot …..OH MY GOD! ...it was the coolest sound I ever heard and it was coming out of a Roush 427 crate motor.
The Shelby Daytona Coupes are stunning beauties. Incredible that Pete Brock penned them simply to perform a task. And what true car guy could resist the angry, thoroughbred roar from the Hi-Po 289?? My favorite race car ever, and my vote for most beautiful.
@Snehan Ghosal - FYI, The GT40 MKII had an FE wedge head side oiler 427. The sohc hemi cammer was a variant of this block, and never made it into the GT40.
Without a doubt, the greatest GT car ever built. That is my dream car and I was lucky enough to see them run and win at Sebring in the 60s mor than once. This is what you got when a muscle car engine was coupled to a high speed gear drivetrain and a fantastic aerodynamic body. No one has exceeded this design. The old professor Live Free or Die!
What do you mean, would have been. At about the :55 second mark the Ferrari was having a panic attack. And if the black GT-40 had started it's engine it would had a heart attack . ; )
There are subtle differences that can add up to a big difference in sound. Port shape and symmetry/asymmetry, cam grind, compression, firing order, intake manifold, carburetion or fuel injection, combustion chamber shape, exhaust system type: these all contribute. To me, the roadracing Ford Windsors are the ultimate in musical-sounding muscle V-8's.
Fantastic video -- thanks so much. Those cars were racing around Florida & Europe in 1965 and I was in Minnesota studying biochemistry and had no clue it was even happening! Great to see that beast now Shelby and Brock accomplished a lot.
It's so nice to see an owner of a car like that take it out and do what it was meant to do what it was built to do what it was born to do. That is such a great sight to see a legend in the Auto industry out like that on the track going at it one more time.
Hats off to people who buy cars like this and run them at speed so we can, in a sense, enjoy it with them. Too young to see them in their prime. Daytona is a real legendary beauty.
My dad raced stock cars back in 1974 on the island of Hawaii when we were stationed there.. I could listen to this all day everyday.. Music to my ears..
I'm happy that cars like this are in hothead's hands, who don't do stupid shit like burnouts. Just keep them safe and from time to time show its beautiness on a track.
I don't understand how people would be surprised by this. I get that there are people who will spend this kind of a money as an investment and to have a piece of art, basically, they can show off to friends. While I get that they exist, I cannot begin to understand them. If I dropped 7.25 million on this car, you can bet your lily white ass I'm going to take it out and drive it hard at least once or twice a year like this. I'm the kind of guy that if I bought a Ferrari or Lambo, I'd drive that damn thing to get groceries and down to the corner store for cigarettes and beer on the weekend. I might not commute in it every day, but at least once every few weeks I'd be sure to drive it down to work when the weather was nice.
If you're going to call someone an idiot, at least spell correctly. And who cares if they're rare? If I'm buying a car like this, I can afford not to care about it depreciating.
*Not* the Cobra, just the Daytona. The Cobra is a *different* car with a *different* engine and body, whereas the Daytona was based on the 1964 AC A98 Le Mans Coupé.
Don't kid yourself with comments like for a 1964 car it is fast....This is the real deal, not a Superformance or any other modern remake, this is one of only a handful of real Daytona race cars.
The Mercedes is either CW311 or an Isdera Imperator with Mercedes badging. I couldn't tell if the Isdera's rear-view periscope was on the roof. About 30 of the Imperators were made, whilst a handful of the CW prototypes were constructed. Either way, a rare car.
@Malcolm Lane-Ley - Actually, the Daytonas were 289 cu in small blocks, pumped up to 390 hp and good for 195 mph! To a great extent, it's the headers and side pipes that make it sound more like a big block.
You're absolutely correct of course, when I said big block I inadvertently made a boo-boo by not giving recognition to the difference between big and small block american engines; the underlying intention was to berate the lack of aural drama from the small capacity, high revving, paddle shift turbo cars of today
I agree. I grew up as an American teenager in the '60s surrounded by muscle cars. American cars may not have had the overall quality of many foreign cars, but they produced the absolute best sounds from the classic American V8s. I sure miss those wonderful sounding engines that certainly commanded one's attention and admiration. It's a different world my friend, for better and for worse!
![Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe on Spa Summer Classic + Onboard Emile Breittmayer ! [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/imVAaQ2PZEU/mqdefault.jpg)
The sound of these V8 monsters sounds so much like a tiger roar, I'm in love with that sound. Will never get enough of it.
its even better on the inside.
well said !
@Azhag Dark - A tiny Ford 289 that set 23 National and International speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats!
@Azhag Dark Yeah, Carrol Shelby was in love with the 286 Ford, that is until they built the 427.
A tiger?... If a tiger listens to this VOICE, he will shit his pants!...
1:34 That sound as the driver gets back on the loud pedal coming up out of Eau Rouge...wow. Just wow. That is raw American muscle right there.
Super loud!
Yessir! Sounded brutal!
Raw 4.7L American muscle for sure; but the howl comes from the eight barrels of Italian induction at full song
@@bhaggen I'd really like to hear it run on some Weber individuals, probably a similar sound.
@@jesterokjones4954.....The Shelby Daytona used four Weber 48 IDAs
My favorite car of all time.
Love how it set the alarm off for the pony.
Mine is the gt40... but lets say the same hands made those❤
For the price of one Italian Black Stallion Ferrari 250 GTO you can buy four of those.
The flyby at 1:19... I always come back for that. I love how once he comes out of Eau Rouge, and gets back into it, it just echoes through the whole valley, louder than anything else at the track. Sounds like actual thunder. THIS, is how a car should sound people.
Even after the 10th time, it still gives me goosebumps...
I'd hate to see what a vibrator does to you.
Orgasmic mate
Nat DeBery Gave me chills
You're so right!! I think the Hi-Po 289 is the finest sounding V-8 engine of all time.
OMG THE ROAR IT GIVES WHEN IT HITS THE STRAIGHT! 1:35
I think the shelby made the alarm of the Ferrari go off at 1:00 lol
@Terz 21 - Shhhhh. It makes a great story!
@@DurandalDxD Pete Brock designed it.
The Ferrari is screaming for a faster driver than the one its got 🤣
and who says money doesn't buy happiness
+Brown Trout People who say that obviously bought the wrong car!
+Brown Trout Prius Nerds
HUH? I think this car is amazing...so why Prius nerd?
+Brown Trout Prius Nerds would say money doesn't buy happiness.
+Brown Trout people that never had to survive off of generic brand tuna, and stale dry bread.
1:10 Ferrari scared shitless like in the old days
lol
+Eidrian111 Look for a puddle under the Ferrari when it got scared.
Loved the whole video, but the alarm was the best part. LMAO!
Eidrian111 Ferrari should be scared shitless, Shelby purposely ordered by Henry Ford II to beat Ferrari's ass and he did. Good old American iron V-8's proved that they could beat Ferrari's ass. Enzo never got over our B-17's leveling his Modena Factory. He was a facist who worshipped Mussolini, so he got back at the Americans by killing so many American drivers. Shelby went for an interview and didn't like Enzo's demeanor and didn't drive for him, Shelby was a real gentleman who wouldn't have put up with Enzo very long. When Bob Lutz and Lee Iococca came home after the attempt to buy Ferrari that's when Henry Ford II went after And beat Ferrari's ass.that is when Ferrari kissed up,to Chevrolet and became a rival to Ford. The thing that sealed it for Henry Ford II to end it's racing was when Ferrari pulled it is cars from racing, Henry Ford got what he wanted to beat Ferrari's ass. It was on a sign in the North American's (F-86) factory on LAX-Mines Field that say's," Beat Ferrari's Ass". It was an order to Shelby by Henry Ford II.
Daver G and only because it had British/European bodywork too. A true American tank would never have won a thing.
That sound is pure awesomeness! Great footage Hans.
I love the way it sounds, it genuinely sounds like a warbird flying low : big, mean, loud, throaty, and dominant. What a machine.
I love to see it being used. A lot of people who have cars worth that much money don't use them for fear of crashing them. What a fantastic noise!
I can't see the screen through the tears in my eyes. How can bits of metal and gasoline bring a grown man to tears? It's is a sympthony. Truly epic.
As much as i love Ferrari this car sounds like a wet dream. Those others cars sound hopeless compared to it. It just roars into the straight like it came from the bowels of hell. That sound and power are what American cars are all about.
You sir need to Google the weineck cobra. If this gave you an eargasm then the weineck cobra is gang ear rape that ends up breaking you so you don't want anything else but it
Lord Xantosh i I'm on the lookout for it. Thank you Sir
+Robert Frias
So rarely do we ever get to hear the 289 at a full chat pulling a little over seven grand that we forget that majestic ford sound. In this video the sound is spine tingling. Remember, the coupe ran about 390hp @ 2000 pounds, 190mph could often be achieved
+James Stewart Shelby and his boys had the 289 in race trim dynoing at over 425 HP in '65...the high numbers were all do to the headwork done at the famous head shop in south Cali (I forget the name now)...the race 289's were basically running 351 windsor heads that were reworked/ported....that's what I remember from the old days anywho.
Robert Frias The Shelby Daytona Coupe was made in the United Kingdom; the engine was made in the United States.
That incredible sound of acceleration and outrageous noise of downshift makes even modern F1's shit their pants.
All hail the noise of good old carbureted pushrod V8!
Fileguru :
Fuel injected, mechanical. 8 short stacks.
Sorry, they ran four Weber 2-barrel carbs.
I stand corrected.
That's ok, you can sit corrected if you wish! Lol
1:19 to 1:39 pure music, in stereo & full fidelity no less, thank you Mr headphones!
Ford FE blocks have always been my favorite sounding motor.
Dad had quite a few built ones growing up and will never forget the beautiful beastly sound they make.
Yes, however the Cobra Daytona Coupe didn't have a Ford FE engine, it had a Ford 289 cubic inch small block. The Ford FE engine is easily distinguished by the thick lower intake manifold, which is actually part of the head. Also the Ford FE engine block has extremely deep side skirts, much deeper than a small black 289.
i can hear it................
it's 1964 ole' shelby and the rest of the ford crew are standing track side............
this beauty of a beast "cruises" by at 90~ 120 mph...........
ole' shelby smirks and says "IF they can beat my 289s......................
i've got a couple of 'extra' 427s back at the shop............THAT MIGHT FIT !
BRING ME...
THE "BIG" HOOD!
I keep coming back to this video time and time again just to hear that glorious V8
2:00
Ferrari: Vrooooom!
Daytona: VROOOOOM VROOM GET THE FUCK OUT THE WAY.
HAHAHA
Thatonekid245 boom bitch! get away the way!
Thatonekid245 iiii
"Around the far turn in the straightaway, I was blowing off everything that got in my way."
Back in the '60s when I was deciding on a car to go racing, a local Ford/Cobra dealer offered to sell me a Cobra Daytona for $12,000. I was afraid it might not be accepted for SCCA driver's school & regional racing, so I declined.
We all make mistakes, this was a doozy.
Instead I bought a Corvette which took me to a championship & a fairly successful career. Until I ran out of $$$
damn, that was cloooseee
Wow
Damn. what a close call to be a millionare.
gtracer66 even though it probably was a replica
Monumental mistake my man
Incredible sound!! That is indeed a very rare and expensive find. Awesome job Hans.
I seen it driving on the public road , same exact one , it was an even better and rarer experience
all the other ferraris and stuff are like beeeeeew, beeeeeew, beeeeew. the shelbys like GRRRRRRRRRRRRR GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR GRRG. love it!
nothing beats a good ol 7.0 L big block V8 :D
Warzone, that's s 289, not a 427.
@@rockinredneck57 i must have mistaken it for a gt500 engine whoops xd
Warzone_ wrong again my guy. The GT500 had a 428.
@Agostino Matteucci how about the part where theyre made 50 years apart
The Shelby Daytona Coupe...one of the most beautiful cars ever made!
Those marvelous downshifts at 2:15. Just a glorious engine
Its like a "no b!tch, push that pedal into the metal! I aint no slowing down!"
That Ferrari at 2:47 was probably like”AH SHIT NOT AGAIN!!”
wait... this is a REAL Shelby Daytona!?! :O oh so purdy.
yep, one of the original 6
That's why it's 7 plus million bucks.
Owned by a gentleman in germany 🇩🇪
Wait...................................................
Thing is worth almost 8 M and he’s tracking it/ driving like a boss. Props.
They always say, money has to roll.... i agree...
At 300kmh, wining tires in the corners and downshift like the engine says "noooo, dont slow down! Go harder!"
1:34 to 1:39 Holy God above!
Ferrari killer! The legend lives! Shelby knew what he was doing.
Rob Lockhart Ken Miles more, he is the mind behind this whole car and it’s design. Lol replying to a 5 year old tweet
@@nathanwurtz268 The movie gave Miles more credit than is due. It was Shelby and his engineers that made it happen.
Jonathon Barberio probably honestly lol
Jonathon Barberio Smoke another one
Nathan Wurtz this car was 100% Pete brock and a few other engineers miles had 0 input to this car
The fact that it set the alarm off on the Ferrari is just funny lol
Sounds great …..I parked next to one a couple months ago in Dearborn, MI at Gateway Classic Motors. I'm very proud of my Ford Racing Exhaust on my 2010 Shelby GT500 but when the 1965 Cobra Daytona took off and left the parking lot …..OH MY GOD! ...it was the coolest sound I ever heard and it was coming out of a Roush 427 crate motor.
Anyone that dislikes this video, it's very much dead inside.
I fail to see how it has been possible to have 49 dislikes?...who and what has happened to mankind?
@Mikey L fax
The daytona is probably one of the most beautiful Race cars Ever Made
Prius owners who are jealous and think their car is the best because newer=faster to them.
I'm dead inside and love this video
This is what legends are made of! Absolutely gorgeous and love the looks and sounds of this car. RIP Mr Shelby
No modern concept car can compete with this beauty.
that sound makes me smile every time I hear it! was so awesome to see and hear it live at the Modena Trackdays
The Shelby Daytona Coupes are stunning beauties. Incredible that Pete Brock penned them simply to perform a task. And what true car guy could resist the angry, thoroughbred roar from the Hi-Po 289?? My favorite race car ever, and my vote for most beautiful.
IFKR?? The 289 HO and the 427 SOHC Cammer variant in the GT40 mk2 are the only two sounds that have ever brought tears to my eyes!!
@Snehan Ghosal - FYI, The GT40 MKII had an FE wedge head side oiler 427. The sohc hemi cammer was a variant of this block, and never made it into the GT40.
those modern ferarri alarm means they're crying out loud drowned in tears of envyness!
Imam Dwi Septiadi or they couldn't handle the power of the Daytona!
I think it scared the Ferrari😀
stuart berger
They embarrassed Ferrari in front of the world.
The Ferrari pissed its pants, lol.
@@stue1100 especially this moment 2:54!!!!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I also love it when the Shelby goes quiet at 2:33 then it's like trying to break the sound barrier at 2:36.
Pure pleasure. Good old racing times!
Without a doubt, the greatest GT car ever built. That is my dream car and I was lucky enough to see them run and win at Sebring in the 60s mor than once. This is what you got when a muscle car engine was coupled to a high speed gear drivetrain and a fantastic aerodynamic body. No one has exceeded this design.
The old professor
Live Free or Die!
In the 60's, this would have been the boogeyman for Ferrari.
What do you mean, would have been. At about the :55 second mark the Ferrari was having a panic attack. And if the black GT-40 had started it's engine it would had a heart attack . ; )
I think the prancing horsie in front of it wet its pants.
This car is fricking AWESOME!!!! This.Is.The.Best.Classic.Sports.Car.Ever.Created.
There is no V8 made that sounds better then a ford V8. That is all.
Actually, any straight piped, carbureted pushrod big cam american v8.
absolutely nothing sounds better than a highly modified, high rpm, big cube hemi or bbc. best sounds on the planet.
There are subtle differences that can add up to a big difference in sound. Port shape and symmetry/asymmetry, cam grind, compression, firing order, intake manifold, carburetion or fuel injection, combustion chamber shape, exhaust system type: these all contribute. To me, the roadracing Ford Windsors are the ultimate in musical-sounding muscle V-8's.
Loulovesspeed
Eating V-12 Ferraris for breakfast and Corvettes for lunch.
@@SamAceRothstein Yeah big block is the king
Damn, that exhaust set off the alarm in the Ferrari in front of him. LOL
sick car and still badass 50 years later ! amzing video and sounds
One of the best looking cars made.
Them horses is scared of the Shelby Cobra
sure is a lot of bald eagles under the hood of that shelby huh
Just saw the first Daytona and I got to touch it! Also, it was signed by Carroll Shelby.
" The Stingrays and Jags were so far behind, I took my Cobra outta gear an' let it coast to the line.."
@watergod 83 The musical group The Rip Chords in their 1964 hit song, "Hey Little Cobra".
I thaught so. Is that an xjr ?
@@dunerman2533 No, it was the "E" Type Jaguar, or XKE as Americans referred to it.
Cheers , thank you :)
Kinda meant that but couldent remember. Xjr Is way off lol.
Fantastic video -- thanks so much. Those cars were racing around Florida & Europe in 1965 and I was in Minnesota studying biochemistry and had no clue it was even happening! Great to see that beast now Shelby and Brock accomplished a lot.
I love this era. Great cars. The movie 'Le Mans' show cases a few of these types of cars.
It's so nice to see an owner of a car like that take it out and do what it was meant to do what it was built to do what it was born to do. That is such a great sight to see a legend in the Auto industry out like that on the track going at it one more time.
THAT is what a car should sound like!
Ford's 289 Hi-Po resonating throughout Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps; A sight and sound to behold!
Love the sound and car and love how the car alarms went off
You know it's good if it gives you goosebumps. The audio is good too!
Proper muscle car sound
This car is a great example why i love old racing cars
Hats off to people who buy cars like this and run them at speed so we can, in a sense, enjoy it with them. Too young to see them in their prime. Daytona is a real legendary beauty.
My dad raced stock cars back in 1974 on the island of Hawaii when we were stationed there..
I could listen to this all day everyday..
Music to my ears..
I'm happy that cars like this are in hothead's hands, who don't do stupid shit like burnouts. Just keep them safe and from time to time show its beautiness on a track.
This is almost surreal. This car - after all these years. Beautiful.
Amongst the euro dental drills that car sounds awesome. Good old American V8.
What a mean car. Also what an insane sound.
One of my most favorite cars in Gran Turismo.
1:19 Greatest sound on earth right there in my opinion
Such an amazing piece of engineering art! Just puts a smile on my face!
that song is AMAZING !!! thx Gumbal
that's just a raw, brutal beast of a motor
The 289 K code Ford V8.
International World Champion.
The designs for this car were once deemed "to ugly to be built". Gorgeous IMO
without a doubt the most beautiful classic race car ever made
That sound is freakin incredible!!
Unmistakable sound (firing order) of a Ford V8 👌🏻😎
That car sounds like T-rex coming down the track, man!!
I love them cars more than any other of Carol Shelby's designs. They're works of art. Wanted one since I first saw one in the 60's!!!
Great video Gumbal, cheer's.
I just saw a shelby daytona coupe today! It was parked at my local raleys and it was oh sooo beautiful!
Imagine being at Le Mans back in the 60's.. the sound alone is just out of this world
Glorious sound and great to see it being driven hard
I don't understand how people would be surprised by this. I get that there are people who will spend this kind of a money as an investment and to have a piece of art, basically, they can show off to friends. While I get that they exist, I cannot begin to understand them. If I dropped 7.25 million on this car, you can bet your lily white ass I'm going to take it out and drive it hard at least once or twice a year like this. I'm the kind of guy that if I bought a Ferrari or Lambo, I'd drive that damn thing to get groceries and down to the corner store for cigarettes and beer on the weekend. I might not commute in it every day, but at least once every few weeks I'd be sure to drive it down to work when the weather was nice.
Ya but the value won't ever go down on that car because it is very very rare unless it is wrecked but it would still probably sell for a lot
I agree. This car was built to be raced, not to silently die in a museum. If it crashes, it crashes doing something it was built to do: win.
Your an idiot those are rare
Tyskyis Blackett Youre^
If you're going to call someone an idiot, at least spell correctly. And who cares if they're rare? If I'm buying a car like this, I can afford not to care about it depreciating.
Those revs are outrageous.
1:18 to 1:40 OMG THE SOUND
The engine winding up at 1:20 is pure bliss
This is the Cobra that is underrated and flew under the radar
*Not* the Cobra, just the Daytona. The Cobra is a *different* car with a *different* engine and body, whereas the Daytona was based on the 1964 AC A98 Le Mans Coupé.
Sounds very old skool Nascar, love it!!
1:35 you can fucking hear it from a mile away.... Fine as fuck!
This is a Real V8
All the way in Belgium. Still rockin' the California plates!
This sound is why electric car racing feels lacking
EV's are just a trend
One of six made...Still rips it around the track. My man.
What a legend!
Don't kid yourself with comments like for a 1964 car it is fast....This is the real deal, not a Superformance or any other modern remake, this is one of only a handful of real Daytona race cars.
The Mercedes is either CW311 or an Isdera Imperator with Mercedes badging. I couldn't tell if the Isdera's rear-view periscope was on the roof. About 30 of the Imperators were made, whilst a handful of the CW prototypes were constructed. Either way, a rare car.
agraulich2009 it's an imperator
Technology may have moved on but modern race cars just don't give the aural stimulation of a big block engine and downshifts; pure joy.
@Malcolm Lane-Ley - Actually, the Daytonas were 289 cu in small blocks, pumped up to 390 hp and good for 195 mph! To a great extent, it's the headers and side pipes that make it sound more like a big block.
You're absolutely correct of course, when I said big block I inadvertently made a boo-boo by not giving recognition to the difference between big and small block american engines; the underlying intention was to berate the lack of aural drama from the small capacity, high revving, paddle shift turbo cars of today
I agree. I grew up as an American teenager in the '60s surrounded by muscle cars. American cars may not have had the overall quality of many foreign cars, but they produced the absolute best sounds from the classic American V8s. I sure miss those wonderful sounding engines that certainly commanded one's attention and admiration. It's a different world my friend, for better and for worse!
Is it just me or did that classic V8 trigger that italian alarm in front?
LOL @ 1:13... After 50 years the Daytona is still giving Ferrari hell. Guess old habits are hard to break.
R.I.P. CARROL SHELBY
That poor bastard at 2:54 probably shit his pants as the Daytona passed him.
hahaha
Красивая машина. Жаль что такие больше не делают.
spa is one of the best tracks in the world IMO
very incredible car... thanks CARROLL SHELBY!!!!