1997 Granatelli Custom Wide Body 6 Speed 427 Cobra Mustang Convertible 650+ HP

1997 Granatelli “Wide Body” Custom Cobra SVT Mustang Convertible “FANG”
427 V8 650+hp 6-Speed High Performance Show Car -Original Owner - California Car
From the famed Granatelli stable of high end Custom Designed Ford Cars/Trucks and modeled after the 1000 hp Street Driven Summit Racing Pro Millennium million dollar Mustang, his custom Granatelli Cobra Mustang “FANG” is the 650+ hp little brother. Granatelli built three similar custom high performance Mustangs: Pro Millennium (aka QuikStang), HRILLER & FANG.
The body for this one-owner Ford Cobra Mustang was modified using “All Steel” and no Bondo. The hood, ose and rear diffuser were one off and fabricated with a Carbon Composite. The car was finished off byEuro Bodywith six coats of black Giasurit paint and twin silver stripes.
Once completed, his Granatelli Wide Body Mustang show car "FANG" was featured in the Main Hall at SEMA in Las Vegas by Granatelli Motor Sports and in 2001 Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords did a 4-page full color spread on the car.
FANG is as happy on the street as it is on the track and runs as good as it looks. The car was built to be a 200+ MPH Cobra Mustang and JR Granatelli recently stated that he drove it on the open road at a speed of 200MPH and there still was plenty more to go... JR Granatelli sincerely refers to this car as "one of his Babies"!
The below list includes most of the modifications on this incredible high performance car-

• Wider front (6 inches)
• Wider rear (8+ inches)
• Lower (3 inches)
• Custom-built 12-point chrome-moly roll cage (for extra bracing, trength & safety)
• Granatelli Motorsports tubular K-member
• Granatelli Motorsports fully adjustable coil over front suspension
• Granatelli Motorsports weld-in full length sub frame connector
• Granatelli Motorsports upper and lower control arm package (stronger and adjustable)
• Granatelli Motorsports Tubular A-arms with sway
• Eibach lowering springs (improved handling- this car can easily take corners at over 75 mph)
• Stalker nose piece (carbon composite)
• Customized Saleen SR-71 rear wing to match body width
• 18” HRE Performance Wheels with low profile Michelin tires
• Upgraded Cobra R front & rear disc brakes
• Ford Motorsport (Ford Racing) SVO 351 block with 4.08 bore - 427 cubic inch engine with a 4.0-inch stroke. The engine was built with the following performance components- Sonny Bryant billet crankshaft, arillo connecting rods, E pistons & wrist pins, luminum CNC high port/polished Trick Flow (TFS) cylinder heads (ported by J.R. Granatelli) with a trick 3-angle valve job (to compliment the airflow), omp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft, omp Cams hydraulic roller lifters, omp Cams hardened steel push rods, tainless Manley valves, .6 ratio Crane Gold roller rocker arms
• Vortech V-1 T-trim supercharger (helps to provide over 650 hp at 12 psi of boost)
• Ford Racing Cobra intake manifold
• Fel Pro (Fast) stand-alone fuel injection system (allows for precise tuning of the air/fuel mixture for a forced induction system)
• Vortech Intercooler system
• Granatelli Motorsports long-tube headers
• Borla stainless-steel mufflers
• Dodge Viper T56 6-speed transmission
• Special CNC-designed motor plate to adapt the Viper Transmission to the 427 Windsor engine
• McLeod RXT clutch assembly
• Stock 8.8-inch rear end housing with 3.55 gears with Granatelli Motorsports 8.8 inch girdle support
• Full Posi-Traction rear differential
• Dynotech 1-piece performance aluminum drive shaft
• Bosch fuel injectors
• Braided Fuel Lines
• Interior boost gauge (for the supercharger)
• Dual bucket racing seats (power driver’s side) with Simpson racing belts
• Interior carbon fiber accents
• Colored under-chassis lighting

FANG is also equipped with power steering, ower brakes, ower windows, ower locks, ower exterior mirrors, ower trunk release, ual front airbags, ir conditioning, ear window defogger, inted windows, ord Mach 460 premium stereo sound system with AM/FM/Cassette, D changer, ower antenna, ey-less entry with remote, larm and it still has the original power convertible top with Glass rear window.
This Cobra Mustang was purchased new in 1997 by a Southern California enthusiast for the purpose of customizing it into one of the best looking and performing Mustangs in the world. Granatelli Motor Sports with Euro Body made it all happen by 2001 andFANG has been out of the public eye since being tucked away in Santa Barbara garage. Everything is still in excellent condition (see all recent pics in this listing)and it is offered for sale by the original owner.
The Granatelli name has been associated with racing and performance for more than seventy years. Granatelli Motor Sports, leader in automotive high performance, pends countless hours in engineering and precision testing to ensure its customers' innovative products and advanced automotive solutions.JR Granatelli is the owner/president of Granatelli Motor Sports and previous owner of Paxton Superchargers. JR is a licensed Pro Stock driver and has several SCCA, HRA & Indy Car wins under his belt. In 2001, R set the NMRA Pro 5.0 Racing world record in his then sponsored Summit Racing Cobra, stablishing it as the quickest and fastest modular motored Mustang in racing history, record that stood for over 12 years.

Please call (949)642-7447 for additional information or to set a time to see this great car in the Newport Beach area of California. The purchaser will be responsible for shipping or picking the car up from Southern California, owever we can assist the buyer with the shipping process.
**Purchasers who live in the State of California – please note: California residents may only purchase this car for show or off road purposes. The car hasn't been licensed for several years and can't be registered in the State of California as equipped due to California’s stringent smog restrictions/regulations for 1997 model cars.