Daimler SP-250 gets Cobra treatment

Owned and built by a Billy Gibbons look-alike, a regular at Rochester, NY cruise-ins, this 1960 Daimler SP-250 has had its original 2.5L baby hemi V8 swapped for a 351" small-block Ford. Front suspension is C-4 Corvette, 9" Ford rear. Five-speed Tremec box. Just enough body mods to let you know............

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• daimler
• cobra
• ford
• v8
• sp-250

[johnlaurauk]

totally raped and fucked up beatifull car

[Zoomlens]

@johnlaurauk You have no idea what you're talking about, friend. He found this car stored in a shed, frame rotted, engine gone, interior in shreds. Most people would have junked what remained. Instead, he had a race-car shop build a new frame, with Corvette front suspension, and dropped in the small-block Ford. The SP250 was hardly a beautiful car to begin. Notorious for poor build quality and engine failure. If not for fiberglass bodies, they'd all have been rusted away by now.

[EccentricRichard]

How is any engine over 300 ci a small block? 300 ci is about 4.9 litres, which is pretty big. Now, the original 2.5L, or a Rover 3.5 or 3.9 could be considered small block, but anything over 4L is not a small block.

[Zoomlens]

"Small block" refers not to displacement, per se, but to the design itself. The Chevy "small-block" was made in displacements from 262 cu in to 400 cu in. The blocks were all the same outside. Ford "small-blocks" were made from 221 to 400 cu. in. Mopars from 273 to 360. There's no "official" definition, just common usage.

[moyadapne]

Well sorry, that's how they came out in '61. I'd be more concerned at the side pipes and the wheel arches from hell.

[TRAUMA2]

dont like the taillight wings

[creamofcardstv]

great video clip and I've rated it as five star. Please check out my clips on vintage motor car trading cards, 1920s-1950s.