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First-Ever Factory Production Car to Achieve Front Wheel Lift at Launch (Original Post) Glamrock Aug 2018 OP
Ford's Cobra Jet Mustangs (modern) did it first and some years ago. machoneman Aug 2018 #1
Not according to Guiness book of records and Auto Nation magazine. Glamrock Aug 2018 #2
Sorry, your dead wrong! These were limited production cars right out of Ford factories. machoneman Aug 2018 #3
Whoa whoa whoa man (Hands up) Glamrock Aug 2018 #6
Rented Shelby once, wow. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #4
Perfect for the gold chain and musk crowd. OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #5
Obviously it's probably shit outside a straight line. Glamrock Aug 2018 #7
Lotta one offs that were however production flotsam Aug 2018 #8
I'm guessing by "production" Glamrock Aug 2018 #9
Close call flotsam Aug 2018 #10
Right? Right? Glamrock Aug 2018 #11
And to think tRump wants to "Make Cars Great Again" Best_man23 Aug 2018 #12
Holy crap! What is that! Glamrock Aug 2018 #13
That's an Edsel discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2018 #14
That's gorgeous! Glamrock Aug 2018 #15
What you really need is a 1970 AMC Gremlin discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2018 #16
OH GAWD! Glamrock Aug 2018 #17
During 1969 the AMX SS 390 CI included 2 4bbl carburetors. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2018 #18

machoneman

(4,122 posts)
1. Ford's Cobra Jet Mustangs (modern) did it first and some years ago.
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 01:18 PM
Aug 2018


Actually, the 2013 models, five years ago, did the same wheelies right out of the showrooms!

machoneman

(4,122 posts)
3. Sorry, your dead wrong! These were limited production cars right out of Ford factories.
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 01:29 PM
Aug 2018

Read up on it and don't get hung up on fictional fake news stuff from essentially fluff non-auto sites. Auto Nation is hardly a Bible btw!

Try Motor Trend, Road and Track, Hot Rod for real facts! No fake news there!

Glamrock

(11,994 posts)
6. Whoa whoa whoa man (Hands up)
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 01:46 PM
Aug 2018

Calm down brother. Im not trying to pick a fight here, baby. Just posting what I read. Certified by Guinness as the first. Reason being, as far as I can tell so far is that the Ford is non VIN numbered. Meaning it's a race car. Specifically a drag race car. Again, as far as I can tell, not sold to be street legal while the Demon is.

From the Ford.com website:
Engineered by Ford Performance Parts, the purpose-built drag racer developed on the 2018 Ford Mustang platform is limited to 68 non-VIN production cars.

Final 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet ordering and product specifications will be released this summer. The car is designed to be legal for National Hot Rod Association drag racing, along with several National Mustang Racers Association and National Muscle Car Association classes.

http://performance.ford.com/series/drag-racing/news/articles/cobra-jet/2018/04/2018-cobra-jet-announcement.html

OilemFirchen

(7,161 posts)
5. Perfect for the gold chain and musk crowd.
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 01:36 PM
Aug 2018

Well-designed performance cars stick to the pavement intentionally.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
8. Lotta one offs that were however production
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 02:53 PM
Aug 2018

Friend bought a '66 Mercury Cyclone GT W/390 C.I. S-code engine. The car had belonged to the son of a Ford dealerships owner and had several production codes no one (even the Ford mechanics) could quite identify...And yes it could...

Glamrock

(11,994 posts)
9. I'm guessing by "production"
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 03:22 PM
Aug 2018

They mean anyone with the cash can order one. Not factory speed shopped. Not non VIN numbered. Factory, street legal, anyone can order.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
10. Close call
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 03:25 PM
Aug 2018

It had a standard VIN and paperwork but was specially spec'ed by guys tied to the racing division.

Glamrock

(11,994 posts)
11. Right? Right?
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 03:32 PM
Aug 2018

There ya go. Seems like the Demon is right off the assembly line badass. And I ain't hyping. See my original post. Not exactly a fan of Chrysler products. But it seems to be the first "production" car capable of pulling a wheelie. 2.92" according to the certification by Guinness Book Of World Records. If that's wrong, I'm sure the other car companies will sue to have it changed.....

Best_man23

(5,122 posts)
12. And to think tRump wants to "Make Cars Great Again"
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 04:55 PM
Aug 2018

It was the advent of computer controls, electronic ignition, and other technologies to make cars cleaner that eventually led to today's 450+ HP Mustangs and Camaros, as well as the Demon.

Maybe this is what tRump has in mind

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Glamrock

(11,994 posts)
13. Holy crap! What is that!
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 05:08 PM
Aug 2018

Maybe a Studebaker? If that's what he has in mind I'm jumping on the tRump train!

As if. I'm just not racist enough apparently. Three of my top five "if I could meet" folks are black.....

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