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<blockquote data-quote="429SCJ" data-source="post: 16827255" data-attributes="member: 192617"><p>I agree. I never understood the difference between HP and torque until I bought an unrestored original 38,000 mile 71 SCJ and then I knew. It was a hell of a handful. To me the 68.5 428 will hold value do to being the first year of the 428. My very first car in high school was a 1972 Grand Torino Spirt with a 411 gear. Second was a juiced up Shelby GT 350. My biggest regret selling car was a 1985 Pantera GT 5 that was built for racing. He started with a Boss 351 engine. It had 500 HP at rear wheels. I currently own a 2013 Boss 302 which is an engineering marvel in itself. It is rated at 444 vs 385 in the 00R but in my opinion the 00R is a much stronger pulling car. In my days you either built cars for 1/4 mile or for highway speed. The one thing I do know for sure is that driving the Cobra R puts the biggest smile on my face then all the cars I have ever owned. So with all that verbiage the decision is in. I may buy the 1968.5 Cobra Jet, but if I do then I will find a way to keep the R.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="429SCJ, post: 16827255, member: 192617"] I agree. I never understood the difference between HP and torque until I bought an unrestored original 38,000 mile 71 SCJ and then I knew. It was a hell of a handful. To me the 68.5 428 will hold value do to being the first year of the 428. My very first car in high school was a 1972 Grand Torino Spirt with a 411 gear. Second was a juiced up Shelby GT 350. My biggest regret selling car was a 1985 Pantera GT 5 that was built for racing. He started with a Boss 351 engine. It had 500 HP at rear wheels. I currently own a 2013 Boss 302 which is an engineering marvel in itself. It is rated at 444 vs 385 in the 00R but in my opinion the 00R is a much stronger pulling car. In my days you either built cars for 1/4 mile or for highway speed. The one thing I do know for sure is that driving the Cobra R puts the biggest smile on my face then all the cars I have ever owned. So with all that verbiage the decision is in. I may buy the 1968.5 Cobra Jet, but if I do then I will find a way to keep the R. [/QUOTE]
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