The go-fast theme Ken had started with was even carried over into the paint job. Vista Auto Body (Vista, CA) did the required prepwork to the 'glass body before covering it with a special Viper Red mix (it really glows in the sunlight), then accenting the red with twin white racing stripes. To set this Cobra apart from others he may come upon, a chunk of mahogany was planed, shaped, drilled, and varnished on its way to becoming the new dash. Once installed, Ken added seven black-faced Stewart Warner gauges, wiring them up using a Painless Wiring kit. Brown also laid out the carpet (as well as the unique footbox upholstery) but left the buckets seats as he got them from Shell Valley: finished with pleated black leather.
Burton is a gaffer by trade (the head electrician on a movie or TV show) and works in Hollywood on the set of the "Two and a Half Men" television program, starring Charlie Sheen. Though Sheen may be remembered for several things, most folks don't know he is also a hard-core muscle-car fanatic (Sheen, who collects muscle cars, is reputed to be the one responsible for enlightening actor Nicholas Cage to the muscle-car mania and Cage's subsequent car collection).
To that end, Burton is planning on bringing his bright red ride to work soon and leaving it in Charlie's parking spot. Maybe after a ride in Burton's bullet Sheen will have a new appreciation for big-block Cobras on squeeze!
BOBBY BURTONLa Canada, CA1967 Cobra S/C
| CHASSIS |
| Frame | Shell Valley Companies (SVC) |
| Wheelbase | 90" |
| Rearend | 9" Ford |
| Rear Suspension | Aldan coilover shocks |
| Rear Brakes | Wilwood 4-piston disc |
| Front Suspension | Aldan coilover shocks |
| Front Brakes | Wilwood 4-piston disc |
| Steering | Rack-and-pinion |
| Wheels | Polished 15"Halibrand-type |
| Front Tire | BFGoodrich 265/60-15 |
| Rear Tire | BFGoodrich 295/50-15 |
| ENGINE & TRANS |
| Make | Ford 427 center-oiler,bored .030 |
| Crankshaft | Stock Ford |
| Pistons | TRW 12.5:1 |
| Water Pump | Edelbrock high-volume |
| Radiator | 4-core aluminum |
| Alternator | Powermaster |
| Heads | Aluminum Shelby |
| Induction | Dual 660 Holley carbs |
| Air Cleaner | Finned Cobra |
| Ignition | MSD w/ rev limiter andtiming control |
| Headers | Custom by WTB Mufflers,Vista, CA, ceramic-coated |
| Mufflers | Chrome sidepipesfrom SVC |
| Transmission | 4-speed toploader |
| BODY |
| Manufacturer | Shell Valley Companies |
| Body Mods | Dash replaced
w/ mahogany wood |
| Bodywork | Vista Auto Body, Vista, CA |
| Paint Type | Viper Red w/white stripes |
| Painter | Vista Auto Body |
| INTERIOR |
| Gauges | Stewart Warner |
| Wiring | Painless Wiring kit |
| Steering Wheel | SVC wooden |
| Seating | Pleated leather bucketsby SVC |
| Upholsterer | Ken Brown |
| Material | Wool carpet |