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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2008 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet - Click above for high-res gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Saturday afternoon we went for what may have been the shortest and quickest first drive in the history of Autoblog. When we go on a typical first drive with a manufacturer, we get to drive a vehicle around for at least a few hours in a variety of environments. Not so this past Saturday, when we tried out the latest customer race car product from Ford Racing, the Cobra Jet, a Mustang conceived at the behest of drag racers who wanted a factory built car ready to take to their local drag strip. <br /><br />The original Mustang Cobra Jet appeared back in 1968 with a big, powerful engine and all of the interior bits normally stripped out by racers already absent. Those cars would go on to be some of the most successful factory-built drag cars ever. A year ago, Ford began preparing to build a run of 50 brand new cars bearing the legendary nameplate. Officially designated "FR500CJ," the new cars were delivered to customers last Fall and have been seen racing regularly at strips across the country throughout the year. <br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/">First Drive: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081561/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081573/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081569/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081560/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081562/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><em><strong><small>Photos Copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><em><strong><small>, lead image courtesy of Dale Amy</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, watch out for second!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/">First Drive: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, watch out for second!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19066570/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2008 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet - Click above for high-res gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Saturday afternoon we went for what may have been the shortest and quickest first drive in the history of Autoblog. When we go on a typical first drive with a manufacturer, we get to drive a vehicle around for at least a few hours in a variety of environments. Not so this past Saturday, when we tried out the latest customer race car product from Ford Racing, the Cobra Jet, a Mustang conceived at the behest of drag racers who wanted a factory built car ready to take to their local drag strip. <br /><br />The original Mustang Cobra Jet appeared back in 1968 with a big, powerful engine and all of the interior bits normally stripped out by racers already absent. Those cars would go on to be some of the most successful factory-built drag cars ever. A year ago, Ford began preparing to build a run of 50 brand new cars bearing the legendary nameplate. Officially designated "FR500CJ," the new cars were delivered to customers last Fall and have been seen racing regularly at strips across the country throughout the year. <br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/">First Drive: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081561/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081573/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081569/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081560/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/2081562/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/cobra-jet-milan-1280-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><em><strong><small>Photos Copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><em><strong><small>, lead image courtesy of Dale Amy</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, watch out for second!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/">First Drive: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, watch out for second!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19066570/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/first-drive-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-watch-out-for-second/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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