1968 Mustang R-Code

The 1968 1/2 428 Cobra Jet MustangSome FACTS, nd a little HISTORY of the Birth of the1968 1/2 428 Cobra Jet Mustang The1968 1/2 428 Cobra Jet Mustang was a sure-fire winner at the track or on the street. In 1968, ord's secret weapon--the 335hp 428 Cobra Jet big-block--made its debut in the Mustang at Pomona, clipsing the competition. The first 50 built were special lightweight dragstrip specials. A team of these Super Stockers, iloted by Don Nicholson, l Joniec and Hubert Platt, ook the 1968 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, alifornia, y storm. You can't argue with the success of the 428 Cobra JetMustang at the '68 and '69 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, alifornia? Certainly not us, ecause the history books (and NHRA records) have been speaking for themselves for more than 30 years.The 428 Cobra Jet was born of Bob Tasca's desire to win. The 428 proved a reliable drag-racing engine capable of excellent quarter-mile times in the lightweight Mustang. It would be able to deliver run after run and come back for more. The limited-production run of 50 Wimbledon White fastbacks produced strictly for NHRA competition. Those fastbacks were shipped to professional drag racers, s an opening salvo for the '68 season. These gentlemen went to the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona with their fastbacks and earned Ford some respect. They were built by Ford to put a stop to the "Hemi" dominance at the race track. Hot Rod Magazine called the CJ "the Fastest Pure Stock in the History of Man!" The "Standard" 1968 1/2 Cobra Jet Mustangs were equally unbeatable down at the corner stoplight.

1968 1/2 Mustang GT Fastback - R Code 428 Cobra Jet 1 of 61 built in Wimbledon White R Code 428 Cobra Jet Fastbacks with the C6 that resembles the Wimbledon White Factory Race Cars.With this car being a true Wimbledon White built 1968 1/2 Mustang Fastback "R" Code 428 Cobra Jet built by Ford for the dealership to sell to the public that closely resembles the 50 Wimbledon White Fastbacks built strictly for NHRA Competition, akes it more desirable than other common colors. It is a RARE FIND!!! The Factory built 1968 1/2 Mustang "R" Code 428 Cobra for the showroom were introduced to the public in April 1968 almost 8 month after the 1968 Mustang hit the showrooms. They were SOLD customers under 5 months. Then the much more common 1969 R Code came out. In 2015 its much easier to find a nice example of a 1968 Shelby GT 500 than it is the 1968 1/2 R Code 428 Cobra Jet because there were more Shelbys built and sold over the 12 month period!

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