1982 Ford Mustang 5.0 VS 1962 Shelby Cobra 260 and 289

1982 Ford Mustang 5.0
Would hot-rodding and/or street racing have survived the 1990s without the 5.0-liter Mustang?
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1962 Shelby Cobra 260 and 289
The AC Ace was a boring English sports car with a half-hearted Bristol engine. Carroll Shelby put the small-block Ford V8 in it and created a legend.
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