Ford has created factory-built racers that were based on their production cars for many years. Many of those racers have originated as Mustangs and several of those have included Cobra R models. During the summer Ford brought back another variant of the Mustang.
This Mustang variation is from the first generation during the time when the Cobra Jet was reintroduced. The original Cobra Jet was produced with a high-torque long stroke 428 cubic inch and as a drag racing special. Ford will now be bringing it back be producing a brand new Cobra Jet after forty years.
Usually the NHRA Stock Car drag racing only allows vehicles built with factory-specification powertrains to compete. Yet, now the rules are about to change and they will be allowing vehicles built with aftermarket cars to compete as well.
Ford has built many production cars and factory-built racers during the last four decades. What most of them don’t know is that most of these racers were derived from the Mustang. Since the middle of the 90’s these racers have include the Cobra R’s and a few variants of the FR500.
Ford Racing is stepping up the competition and offering the 2008 Mustang FR500S as an affordable factory built race car that has been created to enter the club of racers. It was debuted at the 2007 SEMA Auto Show.