Coolest Muscle Car

[NAZCA C2]

I saw the coolest car on TV the other day that I never knew existed. It's the Ford Torino King Cobra. Only 3 were ever made and they were built to race NASCAR but never did because of a rules change. What makes this car cool? It's powered by a racing version of the BOSS 429 engine and makes 650hp! Too bad more of them were never made.

[Sweeney921]

thats huge for back then, and even today!

oh, and what kind of BMW is your picture of?

[whiteballz]

its (as near as i can work out) the Ital design nazca for BMW in '91. mid mounted V12! insane! apparently quite light for its size.

[NAZCA C2]

thats huge for back then, and even today!

oh, and what kind of BMW is your picture of?

Italdesign Nazca C2 powered by a BMW V-12. Close to 400hp but very light weight. It's been one of my favorite cars since Need For Speed 2 came out for Playstation. NFS 2 Ruled!

[Batmobile_Turbo]

hey i saw that show too! it was with that guy with the weird mustache i think htat this is an awseme car too, it's just a superb car.

[Slicks]

Tell me some thing how many ital design BWM's were made, cause i know no one is going to belive me but i saw a bimmer just like that a long time ago.

[fpv_gtho]

I saw the coolest car on TV the other day that I never knew existed. It's the Ford Torino King Cobra. Only 3 were ever made and they were built to race NASCAR but never did because of a rules change. What makes this car cool? It's powered by a racing version of the BOSS 429 engine and makes 650hp! Too bad more of them were never made.

some factory HEMI engines used to make figures close to that but were never quoted above 425hp at a fairly lowish 4000rpm.

[Falcon500]

Mercury Couger Eliminator...rare muscle car that had an option list longer then your arm...even offerd a quad brace of webbers and numerous other goodies...

[cls12vg30]

Coolest muscle car, it's a tie between the 1970 Plymouth AAR 'Cuda and the 1970 Plymouth Superbird. And that Torino really looks like somebody grafted on the front end off of a 280ZX.

[NAZCA C2]

Tell me some thing how many ital design BWM's were made, cause i know no one is going to belive me but i saw a bimmer just like that a long time ago.

Not too many were made, i dont think they actually went into production. Italdesign usually makes one-off custom/concept cars.

[JERNACE]

on which channel was it shown?

[pdr]

Speed Channel episode of My Classic Car. BTW, the owner removed the original Boss 429 and replaced it with a CanAm 494; that's where the 650hp came from.

[Batmobile_Turbo]

Coolest muscle car, it's a tie between the 1970 Plymouth AAR 'Cuda and the 1970 Plymouth Superbird. And that Torino really looks like somebody grafted on the front end off of a 280ZX.

this car came before th 280ZX so the 280 ZX would have had to graft its front off of a Torino King Cobra.

[GT500]

meh....I like the GT5000 (duh) and the 70 Chevelle SS 454

EDIT: DOH! GT500. 5000......meh.....

[NAZCA C2]

on which channel was it shown?

It was on Speed Channel the other day. I think the same episode is on again on sunday april 4.

http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/inde...am=&usecal=yes

http://www.myclassiccar.com/