Bud Moore King Cobra For Sale

[Aero426]

The second of the Bud Moore King Cobras is on the market.   Probably not going anywhere at that price, but it is the real deal.    Bud acquired the yellow KC and this one from FoMoCo after the program was cancelled. 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-FORD-KING-COBRA-PROTOTYPE-NASCAR-BOSS-9-4-SPEED-1OF-2-SOLD-TO-BUD-MOORE-/221223402935?forcev4exp=true

[A383Wing]

cool....

headlight covers or hidden lights? The yellow one I saw in 99 had open headlights

Bryan

[held1823]

this thread could use a splash of color

[held1823]

more color...

one interesting area is visible in the last photo here. the underhood area behind the street car's turn signals is not boxed in , and there is a hole in the core support directly behind it. i assume this allowed for brake ducting, or was it perhaps something far more insidious?

[JB400]

The Nascar races in 70 and 71 would have been interesting if the rulebook was left alone

[FJ5WING]

I always called that my "powerball" car. If I ever hit the lottery I would buy that car whether it was for sale or not. The offer would have made the owner want to sell.

My Ford roots run deep!

[69 DAYTONA]

The second of the Bud Moore King Cobras is on the market.   Probably not going anywhere at that price, but it is the real deal.    Bud acquired the yellow KC and this one from FoMoCo after the program was cancelled. 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-FORD-KING-COBRA-PROTOTYPE-NASCAR-BOSS-9-4-SPEED-1OF-2-SOLD-TO-BUD-MOORE-/221223402935?forcev4exp=true

...not a Ford guy, but I have always admired this car...my guess $250-325K

[Aero426]

cool....

headlight covers or hidden lights? The yellow one I saw in 99 had open headlights

Bryan

There are lights under the covers.

[Aero426]

one interesting area is visible in the last photo here. the underhood area behind the street car's turn signals is not boxed in , and there is a hole in the core support directly behind it. i assume this allowed for brake ducting, or was it perhaps something far more insidious?

Good thought, but probably not.   The Torino race cars are what we call half-chassis cars.  Meaning that the entire front of the car is '65 Galaxie (full frame) based.  The Galaxie front clip is attached all the way through the rocker panels of the Torino using 2" x 3" rectangular steel.    None of the stock front Torino structure is used.   What I am getting at is the underhood and rad support area of the race version would look nothing like production.   Ditto on the Dodges and Plymouths as well.   Ducting and air management under the hood is variable depending on who fabricated it. 

[Patronus]

She's a beauty, looks real nice.

[held1823]

one interesting area is visible in the last photo here. the underhood area behind the street car's turn signals is not boxed in , and there is a hole in the core support directly behind it. i assume this allowed for brake ducting, or was it perhaps something far more insidious?

Good thought, but probably not.   The Torino race cars are what we call half-chassis cars.  Meaning that the entire front of the car is '65 Galaxie (full frame) based.  The Galaxie front clip is attached all the way through the rocker panels of the Torino using 2" x 3" rectangular steel.    None of the stock front Torino structure is used.   What I am getting at is the underhood and rad support area of the race version would look nothing like production.   Ditto on the Dodges and Plymouths as well.   Ducting and air management under the hood is variable depending on who fabricated it.  

great explanation. i was likening it to the daytona fender holes being there should nascar require them, and thought this car was being developed around the same time, leading ford to err on the side of caution. timeline wise, the KC would have been closer to the superbird development period.

[A383Wing]

cool....

headlight covers or hidden lights? The yellow one I saw in 99 had open headlights

Bryan

There are lights under the covers.

Thanks Doug...so what's on the red car must be kinda like a snap-on style cover?

Sorry for the "dumb questions"

Bryan

[boss429kiwi]

The second of the Bud Moore King Cobras is on the market.   Probably not going anywhere at that price, but it is the real deal.    Bud acquired the yellow KC and this one from FoMoCo after the program was cancelled. 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-FORD-KING-COBRA-PROTOTYPE-NASCAR-BOSS-9-4-SPEED-1OF-2-SOLD-TO-BUD-MOORE-/221223402935?forcev4exp=true

...not a Ford guy, but I have always admired this car...my guess $250-325K

You would find a concours restored Boss 429 Mustang for $250-$325K.
My guess is $750K+

[DAY CLONA]

Thiat's Stewart Weiman's car, he has quite a few Toys, IIRC he also has a HEMI Superbird.....I think he's just "testing the water", so to speak....$500K is large, but there's only a handful of these cars, 3 IIRC...The King Cobra is Kool, but I really prefer the Mercury version below.

[DAY CLONA]

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[wingcarenvy]

Given how rare the King Cobra is I think this guy can call his own price. For a multi millionaire car collector 500K is chump change.

[Aero426]

Given how rare the King Cobra is I think this guy can call his own price.

To a degree, yes.    The only benchmark on this car is itself, when it sold for around 100k (a real good deal at the time).   That was at over ten years ago now.     Let's just say, that if it is priced right, all it will take to sell it is a phone call.   Perhaps something closer to Hemi Superbird money is more like it.   

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I've seen the car in person & the hood is loooooong!

[Daytona Guy]

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I like the looks of the Merc than I do the Torino for the Aero car.

Dane

[Bob T]

Pretty impressive car, if the right guy sees it, then it will sell I guess.
There's a guy out here I know with two Twister specials, any ideas on what sort of coin they might be in the ballpark for 

[arrow]

 Im not knocking the car one bit - its a great piece of history and cool as it gets , but I dont think it was a Boss 9 car originally . Someone that knows more about it can correct me if Im wrong.

[Aero426]

Im not knocking the car one bit - its a great piece of history and cool as it gets , but I dont think it a Boss 9 car originally . Someone that knows more about it can correct me if Im wrong.

You are right.   John Craft says it had a 429 wedge in it when Bud Moore received it.   But it had the Boss Nine compatible shock towers.  It later got the engine it should have had in the beginning. 

[odcics2]

What happened to the race car Cale tested?    Wonder where that front clip ended up...

Aren't there more of these around than were originally built BY FORD?  

[GOTWING]

so where is the big wing ? 

[myaerocars]

If I ever get back into the project, there WILL be one more car around (to go with my Superbird clone). 

Since I got the front end out of the mold, I have just kinda decided to take a break from the Fords and stay with my Road Runner and the '72 Charger. My daughter asked me when I was gonna get the King Cobra done and I told her "before you get outta school".  She then asked me  "Is that middle, high, college or grad school, dad"    Smart girl, she is!

Godspeed,
JON